all – except Austria

Country of origin

Austria

Target country

Natural Sciences
Technical Sciences
Human Medicine, Health Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
Humanities
Arts

Area of study or research

grants

Type of grant

semester and/or one-year grants, research grants

Detailed type of grant

national

Funding

postgraduates
PhD holders, post docs

Target group

OeAD-GmbH/ICM on behalf of and financed by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy – BMWFW

Funding organisation

from 1 to 9 months

Duration

The quota depends on the budget

Quota

Monthly grant rate
for graduates: 940 EUR
for graduates with a PhD degree: 1,040 EUR
Accident and health insurance, accommodation
If necessary, the OeAD-GmbH will take out an accident and health insurance on behalf of the grant recipient

The OeAD-GmbH will endeavour to provide accommodation (student hall of residence or flat) for recipients of grants who wish to get accommodation arranged by the OeAD. Monthly costs: 220 to 470 EUR (depending on how much comfort the recipients of grants want). An administration fee of 18 EUR per month is payable to the OeAD-GmbH for arranging accommodation
The costs for insurance and accommodation have to be paid out of the grant by the recipient of the grant
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 730 EUR maximum

Grant benefit paid

Deadline:  ۰۱٫ ۰۳٫ ۲۰۱۵          for the academic year 2015/16

Where to apply:     online at www.scholarships.at only

Closing date for applications

A hardcopy application is not possible

Application form

Eligible for application are
a) postgraduates pursuing a doctoral/PhD programme outside Austria
b) postgraduates and post-docs wishing to pursue research in Austria with a view to an academic career and who completed their studies (at a university outside Austria) after September 30th, 2013
c) post-docs who are working as lecturers at a university outside Austria
(Applicants under a) have to prove that they pursue doctoral/PhD studies, applicants under c) have to prove that they are employed by a university

Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued acdemic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant

Maximum age: ۳۵ years (born on or after Oct. 1st, 1979
Good knowledge of German, particularly in the respective subject area, is a prerequisite. For projects to be carried out in English a good knowledge of English in the respective subject area is required

The scholarship will only be granted for projects that can be completed within the scholarship period (max. 9 months

Two letters of recommendation by university lecturers (for these letters of recommendation no specific form is required; they must 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

Consent of a lecturer at the Austrian target university to supervise the applicant academically

Scan of your passport (page with the name and photo

Scan of your university graduation certificate of your diploma, master, PhD or doctoral studies

General Information

Applicants who seek admission to an university in Austria have to contact the institution of their choice directly

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

The selection process for all grants for Austria is competitive, i.e. there is no legal claim to a grant even if all application requirements are fulfilled

Applicants should take into consideration § ۱ of the Data Protection Act, Federal Law Gazette of the Republic of Austria No. 165/1999, as amended, that the personal details contained in the application will be passed on to the authority dealing with their application, the contractual partners, the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and in the exchange as well as to other authorities awarding grants in Austria and will expressly agree with that

Reporting commitment

Every scholarship holder is obliged to prove that the scholarship was used in an appropriate manner by submitting a final report at the responsible OeAD Regional Office at the end of the scholarship stay

Advice on how to apply

Incomplete applications and applications not complying with the application criteria will not be accepted for the further selection process

The selection process consist of the following stages

Examination of the formal requirements

Examination of the application’s general plausibility

Assessment and evaluation of the application by experts

Final decision by the BMWFW

The experts examine and assess the applications according to the following criteria

Why do you want to study or conduct research in Austria

What exactly do you want to do in Austria during your study or research period

In which way do you want to carry out your project, which scientific methods do you want to use

What is the aim of your study or research in Austria

Which steps do you plan to take in order to reach this aim (attendance of lectures, archive work, interviews

Have you already carried out some preparatory work towards achieving this aim (if so, which

Where do you want to carry out your studies or research work (library, archive, institute

Prior studying history (duration and grades), or list of publications or documentation of your artistic activities carried out so far, respectively

Selection procedure

Grant contract
The recipients of grants will get the grant contract (Letter of Award and Letter of Acceptance) from the OeAD-GmbH/ICM. The contract covers the following aspects: Start and end dates of the grant; monthly grant rate; grant payment modalities (including a possible travel cost subsidy); compulsory presence at the place of study; performance record; data protection; repayment requirements.
Details see: www.oead.at/scholarship-conditions

Legal Basis

Federal Ministries Act 1986 (Federal Law Gazette No. 76/1986), date of the version: March 1st, ۲۰۱۵
Federal Finance Act 2015
Individual funding according to Sect. 1 para. 2 Z.1 ARR 2004 (Federal Law Gazette II No. 51/2004
Decree GZ BMWFW-41.906/3-WF/II/7/2014

Contact at the OeAD-GmbH
Mr. Michael Schedl (e-mail:     [email protected])
http://www.oead.at/

Further information