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  • The Marietta Blau Grants of the Austrian Centres (formally known as Doctoral Research Fellowships) are aimed at highly qualified doctoral candidates who wish to complete a research stay at an institute of the Austria Centers. The fellowship serves to optimize their doctoral thesis; therefore the fellowship stay must be completed before submitting the doctoral thesis:
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  • 01. February 2025 · 11:59 pm

    Ernst Mach Grant worldwide (International)

    The Ernst Mach Grant worldwide is intended for young researchers and university lecturers of all disciplines who are studying or pursuing research outside Austria and want to do a research project in Austria.
  • The Ernst Mach Follow-up Grant (EZA) is a programme for former scholarship holders from non-European developing countries. Eligible for application are people who are pursuing research or are teaching at a higher education institution in a developing country and already received a scholarship administered by the OeAD.
  • The Ernst Mach Grant – ASEA-UNINET within the framework of the ASEAN-European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) enables study and research stays in Austria. The target group is researchers (postgraduates, postdocs and lecturers at member institutions of the ASEA-UNINET) as well as undergraduates and graduates (music performance).
  • 01. March 2025 · 11:59 pm

    Richard Plaschka Grant

    The grant is named after the Austrian historian, who died in 2001 and who worked at the University of Vienna as a university professor for Eastern European history from 1967 to 1993. In 1981/1982 he was the rector of the University of Vienna.
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  • 30. November 2025 · 11:59 pm

    CEEPUS

    CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) is a multilateral exchange programme with Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Students and lecturers can apply for a financially supported stay abroad in one of the 16 CEEPUS member countries. Both short stays (excursions lasting at least three days) and longer stays (up to ten months) can be supported.

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Higher education
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Youth
European programmes

Erasmus+ is very important because we can only benefit from Europe's diversity by working together in peace. EU = FUN - discovering joy and new things and making new friends in Europe! I want to experience EUrope, eTwinning projects and democratic co-operation!

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Diana Groß
Erasmus+ Special Ambassador in the field of ‘Democratic Participation’

The OeAD in figures

>330,000
participants in Erasmus+ and ESC (2021-2027)
430
science ambassadors visit schools on a voluntary basis
1,500
schools are taking part in digital learning
>2,200
Incoming: scholarships and research funding
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