Does a fellow need a German bank account for reimbursement processes?
No, its not mandatory.
However, please take into account that the fellowships are granted under EU/German travel reimbursement law. The GFZ is organizing the administrative process. If GFZ is not possible to connect to your bank, we cannot reimburse your travel costs. Your bank institute at least should provide SWIFT information, like:
- US Bank
- Country: USA
- Account holder name
- Account number: 1234XXXXXXXX
- SWIFT NUMBER: USABCD33ABC
- ROUTING NUMBER: 123456789
If your bank institute is located in Europe, IBAN, BIC and account holder name are sufficient.