Grant Opportunity for PhD Holders from Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria

Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria announces the Scholarship for postdocs. The area of study is Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Human Medicine, Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. This grant is for a Semester and/or one-year grant, research grants. This grant is for Ph.D. holders and post-docs.

1. Monthly scholarship instalment: 1.150 EUR.
2. Health insurance: OeAD scholarship holders need to have health insurance that is accepted by the Austrian authorities for the duration of their stay in Austria. The OeAD can help with taking out such insurance. The monthly costs can vary, at the moment you should calculate 55 to 200 EUR (depending on your age, scholarship category, and state of health). The costs for the insurance have to be covered by the scholarship.
3. Accommodation: It is possible for OeAD scholarship holders to book accommodation (student dormitory or apartment) with the OeAD Housing office. 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-Housing Office for the provision of accommodation. The costs for the accommodation have to be covered by the scholarship.
4. Travel Costs: Applicants from countries that are neither members of the EU nor members of EFTA or OECD can be granted a travel allowance. The lump-sum depends on the country of origin.

• This Opportunity is eligible for the application of Postdocs, working at universities outside of Austria.
• No scholarships are awarded for 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.
• The age limit is 40 years (born on or after September 1, 1982).
• The selection is made by the Scholarship Council in regard to the following selection criteria:
• 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...)?
• List of publications or documents in regard to your artistic work so far.
• plausibility of the application.
• 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).
• Applications that are incomplete or do not meet the requirements cannot be taken into consideration.
• The scholarship must be repaid in full, if it was obtained under false pretenses, or if any other grant offered on www.grants.at was obtained for the same time period as this scholarship

About OeAD:

It supports people in continuously expanding the necessary skills for a self-determined life in the digitized and globalized world and in working together – across borders – in science and education. Whether kindergarten, schools, higher education institutions and science, vocational education and training, or adult education: the OeAD supports educational institutions in imparting the skills for the digital age: problem-solving skills, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity.

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