Scholarship Council of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria for Master studies in the Field of International Relations

Benefits

• Monthly scholarship rate:
  for students enrolled in a master or diploma programme: EUR 940
  for doctoral students: EUR 1040
• If necessary, the OeAD (Austrian Agency for Internationa Cooperation in Education and Research) will effect an accident and health insurance.
• Applicants for a scholarship coming from countries which are neither members of the EU, nor members of EFTA, EEA or OECD can be granted a travel allowance of up to max. EUR 500 in addition to the scholarship.

Application information

• Fully completed on-line application form "Application for a Scholarship of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria" including a CV and a project plan for the study or research stay in Austria which describes what is planned to be done in Austria and which preparatory work has already been completed.
• Two letters of recommendation from teaching staff from the home university which confirm the necessity of the stay in Austria and provide information about the scientific qualification of the applicant as well as about his/her qualification for the stay in Austria. The letters of recommendation have to be scanned as PDF-File and attached to the application.
• Good knowledge of German or English has to be proved, depending on the language in which the project is to be carried out in Austria. The respective certificate of the test in German or English has to be scanned as PDF files and attached to the application.
• The applicant is requested to forward his/her study or research project plan and the two letters of recommendation as well as the form "confirmation of supervisor" to the person they would like to become their supervisor. The written confirmation of the supervisor of the Austrian host institution (fully completed and signed on-line form "confirmation of supervisor") has to be scanned as PDF files and attached to the on-line application.
• Without a letter of confirmation of a supervisor of an Austrian institution a scholarship will not be awarded.
• For descendants of forced labour workers: processing number or copy of the letter of information (to be scanned as PDF-File and attached to the on-line application).

Relevant Links

1. Visit Scholarship Website

Additional information

• The OeAD provides scholarship holders with accommodation (student dormitory or apartment). Monthly costs: EUR 200 to EUR 380 (depending on the level of comfort requested by the scholarship holder). The scholarship holder has to pay an administrative fee of EUR 18 per month to the OeAD for the provision of accommodation. The costs for insurance and accommodation have to be covered by the scholarship holder from the scholarship.
• All scholarships are awarded based on competition. This means that even when all scholarship requirements are met, there is no legal claim to obtain a scholarship. Scholarships for study periods at universities are only awarded upon a waver of tuition fees. 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 circulated for statistical purposes and in order to ensure that the application can be properly processed.
• Applicants wishing to apply for admission at an Austrian university need to contact the university they would like to attend directly.
• A confirmation of supervision by a supervisor of the chosen Austrian host institution is necessary.
• Applications that are incomplete at the time of submission or that do not meet the scholarship requirements will not be taken into consideration. It is not possible to hand in any documents after the deadline.
• If a scholarship is awarded due to incorrect data or if there is a case of double financing, the complete scholarship will have to be returned.
• No scholarships are awarded for summer courses, language courses, clinical traineeship or internships.