Richard Plaschka Postdoctoral Fellowships for International Students in Austria

OeAD is pleased to offer Richard Plaschka Postdoctoral Fellowships for
international students. Recipients of Plaschka grants can work as visiting
researchers at university departments and carry out specialist studies in
libraries, archives or at research institutions.

The grant recipients
should place emphasis on cross-border collaboration in their scientific
activities.

The OeAD GmbH is the
central service centre for European and international mobility and cooperation
programmes in the fields of education, science and research.

Course
Level:
Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral programme.

Study
Subject:
Fellowships are awarded in the field of Humanities, History and Archaeology.

Scholarship
Award: These
fellowships will cover the followings:

Monthly
grant rate: € 1.150,–
Accident
and health insurance, accommodation

a) If
necessary, the OeAD-GmbH will take out an accident and health insurance on
behalf of the grant recipient.
b) If
required the OeAD-GmbH will try to provide accommodation (student hall of
residence or flat) for recipients of grants. Monthly expenses from € 220,–
to € 470,– incur. An Administration fee of € 18,– per month is payable to
the OeAD-GmbH for arranging accommodation. The costs for accommodation and
for the insurance have to be paid out of the grant by the awardee.

Recipients
of grants are exempted from paying tuition fees.
Recipients
of grants from non-European developing countries will also receive a
travel costs subsidy of up to € 1.000,– maximum. Travel expenses to
Austrian representative authorities outside the home country are also
refundable.

Scholarship
can be taken in
Austria

Eligibility: Eligible for application are
highly qualified post-docs in the field of history who are primarily occupied
with Austria-related topics. Recipients of Richard Plaschka grants can work as
visiting researchers at university departments and institutes and carry out
specialist studies in libraries, archives or at research institutions.

Nationality: Citizens of all nationalities
(except Austria) are eligible to apply.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants must have PhD degree.

Test Requirement: No

English Language
Requirement: Students need to demonstrate that they have a good level of
written and spoken English.

How to
Apply:
The following documents have to be uploaded with the online application. Two
recent letters of recommendation by university lecturers (for these letters of
recommendation no specific form is required but must contain the letterhead,
date and signature of the person recommending the applicant and must be no
older than six months at the time of application.)

Consent
of a habilitated lecturer at the Austrian target institution to supervise
the applicant academically
Scan of
your passport (page with name and photo)
Scan of
your university graduation certificate of your diploma, master, PhD or
doctoral studies
Scientific
synopsis and bibliography related to the research project
Record
of all previous held university courses
Proof
of employment at a university