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Financial aid for Austrian students to study abroad
Federal Ministry of Science and Research of Austria
2317- Austria
- Worldwide
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Summary
| Duration: | 3 - 20 months |
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| Quota: | Unlimited |
| Application deadline: | Anytime |
| Benefits summary: | Monthly allowance (€ 73-582) |
Last update: 18 October 2011
Description
The legal parameters covering student support, as stipulated in the Student Support Act of 1992 and enacted in numerable ordinances relating to this act, are a very special legal matter with three specifically remarkable aspects:
- The large group of students for whom a study grant, in addition to financial support payments, constitutes a considerable part of the financial resources required for their studies.
- The function of the Student Support Act within the framework of the Austrian legal system, which is being increasingly harmonized with other social policy legislation (family allowances, social insurance), and which thus reaches beyond the immediate scope of financial aid for students. This is why the Student Support Act assumes a key role among pertinent social policy legislation for students.
- The law on student support as a test case for public transfer payments -- a perspective which generates basic reflections on student aid.
The present paper on the legal parameters covering student support first addresses the federal programs which are in place for the financing of university studies. Subsequently, it outlines the specific regulations of the Student Support Act of 1992.
Eligibility
The authority for study grants will decide on eligibility of grants and supportive measures.
Duration
The time of eligibility for study grants generally includes the legally determined times of study courses per study programme, plus one semester of tolerance.
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Benefits
Monthly allowance:
The grant for study abroad amounts to a maximum of 582 EUR per month. The exact determination of the monthly amount depends on an ordinance by the Federal Minister of Science and Research and is based on the costs of living and studying in the respective country.
Examples:
- EUR 73 to EUR 146 monthly in east-European countries
- EUR 116 to EUR 276 in Germany, France, Italy or the Netherlands
- Up to Euro EUR 429 in Great Britain and EUR 487 in the U.S.A.
- in Japan EUR 472 to EUR 582
Transport Cost Allowance:
Travel cost allowance may be granted for travelling to the respective university site abroad. There is no legal title to such a supportive measure.
Subsidies for Language Courses:
As a preparatory measure for a student´s study abroad, the ministry offers subsidies for adhoc language courses. These subsidies may cover part of the costs for a language course, or result in the extension of the grant for one´s study abroad by an additional month. There is no legal title to such a supportive measure.
Application information
The Study Grant Authority decides on study grants according to the "General Law on Administrative Procedures" (AVG) by means of a notice following an application or appeal. This procedure relies on data-processing techniques and a shortened procedure of assessment. Decisions are made on the basis of clearly identified certificates by authorities and statements by students and their parents. The required simplicity and swiftness of this procedure is determined by the shortened period of decision (3 months) -- and, thus, by the shortened period of appeal to a higher authority according to § 73 AVG.
The right of appeal against such a notice includes personal intervention, which will be decided on in the course of an assessment procedure by a senate of the Study Grant Authority (collegial body consisting of university professors, student representatives and officials of the Study Grant Authority, at a ratio of 1:2:1) by way of a notice. It is possible to obtain an intervention-related preliminary decision already from a case officer of the Study Grant Authority - similar to the preliminary decision on an appeal according to § 64a AVG. In this case, the above-mentioned predecision on an appeal is explicitly ruled out. If the application deadline was missed the rules regarding the restitutio in integrum according § 71 AVG are applicable.
This notice by the Senate regarding the intervention may be answered within the framework of the universities by an appeal to the Federal Ministry for Science and Research (for other educational institutions the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture, the Municipal School Board and/or Provincial School Board, or the provincial governor are responsible).
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Additional information
Those students receiving assistance for study abroad will have to provide proof of academic advancement to the authority for study grants after completion of one´s study abroad, otherwise they will have to pay back the money granted.
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