Grants for Austria

Mach. Werfel. Plaschka

Scholarships and grants for AustriaThe OeAD offers grants and scholarships to students and researchers from all over the world. Our programmes range from grants aimed at broad target groups to more specific ones aimed at applicants from particular fields of study or regions.

This folder focuses on three programmes open for worldwide application:The Ernst Mach grants as well as the Franz Werfel and Richard Plaschka fellowship allow students and researchers from universities outside Aust-

ria to conduct research or study abroad program-mes at an Austrian university or research institu-tion.These programmes are funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Re-search (BMBWF).

P

lease consult our

online database

www.grants.at

for further information

on all OeAD grant programmes

and other scholarships

available in Austria.

CEEPUS Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies

Bilateral ›Aktion‹ Grants Czech Republic, Slovakia und Hungary

Scholarship of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria

Ernst Mach-Grant – ASEA-UNINET

Ernst Mach-Grant – Eurasia-Pacific-Uninet

https://oead.at/en/to-austria/grants-and-scholarships/

Target group Postgraduates Postdocs

Field of study all

Duration 1 to 9 months

Grant amount Postgraduates: 1,050 €/month Postdocs: 1,150 €/month

Application deadline February 1

Where to apply online at www.grants.at

Funding agency OeAD-GmbH on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF)

Age limit 35 years

Gave name to:

the Ernst Mach Grant

the critical velocity ratio entitled ›Mach number‹

the Mach crater on the moon

Ernst Mach (1838 – 1916) Physicist and Philosopher

Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide

The Ernst Mach Grant worldwide is open for applications from these target groups:

PhD students currently enrolled a universityoutside Austria,

Postgraduates and postdocs with a degree

from a university outside Austria wishing to advance their scientific career,

Postdoctoral lecturers currently employed ata university outside Austria.

This grant is open to students who are partici-pating in a master programme at a university outside Europe or have successfully comple-

ted at least four semesters of studies within a bachelor or diploma programme.

Ernst Mach Grant for studying at an Austrian University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule)

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grants.at

Target group Undergraduates Graduates

Countries Non-European countries

Field of study Natural sciences Technical sciences Human medicine, Health sciences Agricultural sciences Social sciences

Duration 4 to 10 months

Grant amount 1,050 €/month

Application deadline March 1

Where to apply online at www.grants.at

Funding agency OeAD-GmbH on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF)

Age limit 35 years

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Franz Werfel

Werfel Fellows can work as visiting researchers at university departments and do research in lib-raries, archives or at research institutions.

Franz Werfel FellowshipFranz Werfel, who was born in Prague in 1890 and died in California in 1945, is one of the most famous representatives of Austrian literature. The Franz Werfel Fellowship is therefore aimed at young university lecturers with a research focus on Austrian literature.

Fellows can apply for the follow-up programme once they have completed twelve months of their fellowship.

Target group Postgraduates Postdocs Researchers

Field of study German language and literature, focus on Austrian literature

Duration 4 to 9 months, may be extended to 18 months

Grant amount 1,150 €/month Postdocs: mobility subsidy € 600/month

Application deadline March 1, September 15

Where to apply online at www.grants.at

Funding agency OeAD-GmbH on behalf of and financed by the Austrian

Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

(BMBWF)

The Richard Plaschka Fellowship is targeted at researchers of Austrian history. Plaschka Fel-lows can work as visiting researchers at univer-sity departments and do research in libraries,

archives or at research institutions. Fellows can apply for the follow-up programme once they have completed twelve months of their fellow-ship.

Richard Plaschka FellowshipAustrian historian Richard Plaschka (1925–2001) was a university professor for Eastern European history at the University of Vienna (1967–1993), rector of the university in 1981/1982 and head of the Austrian East and Southeast Europe Institute from 1958 to 1988.

Target group Richard Plaschka Fellowship PreDoc: Postgraduates Richard Plaschka Fellowship PostDoc: Postdocs Researchers

Field of study Historical disciplines, focus on Austrian history

Duration 4 to 12 months, may be extended to 18 months

Grant amount 1,150 €/month Postdocs: mobility subsidy € 600/month

Application deadline March 1, September 15

Where to apply online at www.grants.at

Funding agency OeAD-GmbH on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

(BMBWF)

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