of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria for Undergraduates,
Graduates and Postgraduates
of origin:
(except Austria)
country:
of study or research:
Sciences
Technical Sciences
Human Medicine, Health Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
Humanities
Arts
of grant:
research promotion
type of grant:
and/or one-year grants, research grants
group:
graduates
postgraduates
organisation:
on behalf of and financed by the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of
Austria
– 4 months
The quota depends on the budget
benefit paid:
monthly scholarship instalment: 940 EUR
2) accident and health insurance: if necessary, the OeAD (Austrian Agency for
International Cooperation in Education and Research) will effect an accident
and health insurance. The costs for the insurance have to be covered from the
scholarship.
3) The OeAD provides scholarship holders with accommodation (student dormitory
or apartment). Monthly costs: 220 to 470 EUR (depending on the level
of comfort requested by the scholarship holder). The scholarship holder has to
pay an administrative fee of 18 EUR/month to the OeAD for the provision of
accommodation. The costs for the accommodation have to be covered from the
scholarship.
4) Applicants from countries which are neither members of the EU nor members of
EFTA, EEA or OECD can be granted a travel allowance. The lump sum depends on
the country of origin.
date for applications:
09. 2016
possible start: January 2017
form:
at www.scholarships.at
on how to apply:
for application are
– descendents of forced labourers (regardless of their country of origin)
– or people coming from countries that have suffered exceptionally from the
Nazi regime, especially from the recruitment of forced labourers.
Students meeting the above mentioned criteria can apply to pursue research
on their bachelor thesis
– on their diploma or master thesis
– or their dissertation.
No scholarships are awarded for Bachelor-, Master- or Doctoral/PhD
studies pursued in Austria, summer courses, language courses, clinical
traineeships or internships.
Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in
Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant.
Age limit:
Doctoral students: 40 years (born on or after September 1, 1976)
for other students: 35 years (born on or after September 1, 1981)
The following documents have to be uploaded for the Online
Application on www.scholarships.at:
– fully completed Online Application form “Application for a Scholarship
of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria” including a CV and a
project plan, describing the plans and completed preparatory
work for the research stay in Austria
– two letters of recommendation from university lecturers. For these letters of
recommendation no specific form is required; they have to contain the
letterhead, date and signature of the person recommending the applicant and the
stamp of the university / department and must be no older than six months at
the time of application
– confirmation of supervision by a supervisor at the chosen Austrian
university, university of applied sciences or research institution
– scanned passport (showing the name and picture of the applicant)
– university graduation certificate of your diploma, master, PhD or doctoral
studies at a university outside Austria resp. proof of enrollment at a study
programme at a university outside Austria
confirmation, that proves your participation in a study programme (Bachelor,
Master/Diploma or PhD) at your home university
– for descendants of forced labourers: processing number or photocopy of the
letter of information or other relevant proofs
procedure:
selection is made by the Scholarship Council in regard to the following
selection criteria:
– Formal check (through the OeAD-GmbH)
– Necessity of the research stay in Austria in regard to the
further process of the thesis.
– What are the plans for the research stay in the framework of the
scholarship?
– How will the Project be carried out? Which scientific methods will you apply?
– What are the main objectives of your research stay in Austria?
– Which steps have you planned in order to achieve these objectives
(research in archives, interviews, . . .)?
– Have you already completed preparatory work to achieve these objectives (if
yes, which ones)?
– Where do you plan to carry out your project (library, archive, institute . .
.)?
– academic background (since when are you already studying, which grades have
you achieved) and list of publications or documents in regard to your artistic
work so far.
– plausibility of the Application.
General Information
All scholarships are based on competition. This means that even in the case of
the fulfilment of all the requirements there is no legal claim to the award of
the scholarship.
An award is only possible once per category, a renewal is not possible.
Scholarships are also awarded for research periods at scientific research
institutions in Austria (e.g. universities, Austrian Academy of Sciences,
National Library, National Archive).
As for article 1 of the Austrian Data Protection Act, BGBl. Nr. 165/1999 in the
present version, the applicant is aware of the fact and fully agrees that
personal data contained in the application and its enclosures may be forwarded
to the authority processing the scholarship, the contracting parties, the
Austrian Foreign Ministry and other granting authorities for statistical
purposes and in order to ensure that the application can be processed
properly.
that are incomplete or do not meet the requirements cannot be taken into
consideration.
false pretenses, or if any other grant offered on www.grants.at
was obtained for the same time period as this scholarship
Short-term grants (1 to 3 months) have a priority in the period from January to
June. In other cases problems can arise as regards accommodation. When applying
for a short-term grant therefore consideration should be given to applying
primarily for the period of January to June.
information:
the OeAD:
Teresa Karamat
www.oead.at
update:
– Teresa Karamat (OeAD-GmbH)
