Practical support and other facilities

All practical matters can be found on our intranet, UMployee. These pages contain information about work, leave, career development and the Local Consultative Body for UM staff members. You can also find links to forms and find answers to frequently asked questions. Please visit this page for all information on UMployee.

While it states that it is only for UM employees, all PhD candidates have access. If not, please ask your PhD coordinator within your graduate school or research institute..

Confidential advisors and confidential contact points at UM

While there is the Concerns and Complaints Point at the central level, each faculty has their own confidential advisor. Add what topics can be discussed with the confidential advisors. That could be the PhD study coordinator at your graduate school/research institute or another researcher working at the school or institute.

Nationally, PNN (Promovendi Network Netherlands) developed a support compass: PhD Support Compass - Promovendi Netwerk Nederland

PhD candidates can freely decide whom to contact, either the confidential advisor or the confidential contact point and at what level - UM, faculty or school or institute.

Scholarships

European University Institute scholarship
The European University Institute scholarship is intended for researchers who would like to work on their dissertation at the European University Institute during a four-year PhD programme.

For research. Not for education or internships.
Dutch students, or students who receive Dutch study finance
Deadline: check the EUI website for the deadline

Institute for European History stipends
The Institute for European History in Mainz (Germany) has stipends that are intended for young PhD students and postdocs in the field of history. This allows them to do literature and archive research at this institute.

For research. Not for education or internships.
All nationalities
Deadline: February or August

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
The European Commission's Marie Curie programme is intended for young, talented scientists, such as PhD students, who would like to do research abroad.

For training and research. Not for internships or education.
PhD students, young researchers
Deadline: varying

IT facilities

UM offers a range of IT facilities to PhD candidates. This includes WiFi, your UM account, different ways to print and your own desktop environment. You can find an overview of all services that ICTS offers on our ICTS Self-Service Portal.

The University Library supports students and researchers in achieving their academic goals. It offers a modern study and research environment that is available online, 24/7, either on campus or worldwide, accessible with your UM account and password: the Online Library. The primary PhD supervisor can indicate if there will be any desk fees for office use and UM account.

UM SPORTS

UM SPORTS (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/studeren/studentenleven/um-sports-you) offers more than 65 different sports to students and employees.