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  • 15. September 2026 · 11:59 pm

    Richard Plaschka Grant (international)

    The Richard Plaschka Grant is open to researchers in the historical sciences with focus on Austrian history or Austria-related historic topics. The scholarship duration is four to twelve months, an extension up to 18 months as well as admission to the follow-up support programme is possible. This programme promotes research cooperations and aims to establish a sustainable network of researchers with scientific relations to Austria.
    ATTENTION: Last submission deadline, programme will be discontinued
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  • 15. September 2026 · 11:59 pm

    Franz Werfel Grant (international)

    The Franz Werfel Grant is intended for young university teachers with above-average qualifications, preferably with teaching experience and employment at a university, whose work focuses on Austrian literature. The duration of the scholarship is four to nine months, an extension up to 18 months as well as admission to the follow-up support programme is possible. This programme aims at fostering academic cooperation as well as an international network of scholars of Austrian literature.
    Franz Werfel
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The OeAD in figures

>330,000
participants in Erasmus+ and ESC (2021-2027)
>640
science ambassadors visit schools on a voluntary basis
1,561
= 98% of all Austrian schools participate in the iniative Digital Learning
~7.200
queries from students, researchers and institutions were answered in 2025

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Alumni Talk with Zipporah Gichana: Advancing Aquatic Resource Management

Join us on 15 October 2026 at 18:00 at the OeAD where Zipporah Gichana will share her personal and professional experiences as a doctoral student at BOKU University. Drawing on her involvement in international research projects, she will speak about aquatic resource management and sustainable aquaculture systems in East Africa, and international research collaboration, including her role as an Africa-UniNet representative.
2 min read · 15. October 2026
OeAD Jahresbericht 2025 Deckblatt auf Englisch
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OeAD Annual Report 2025

In 2025, the OeAD had a total budget of €166.6 million for grants, administrative costs and supporting measures. €125.1 million in grants was allocated to recipients in order to promote education, science and research in Austria. The 108-page annual report highlights the OeAD’s key priorities, achievements and initiatives.

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Internationalisation

One of the most significant benefits of an international workplace is the diversity of thought it fosters, resulting in innovative

perspectives. This is a game changer that allowed me to grow as an independent researcher.

Eine Frau spricht ins Mikrofon, Podiumsdiskussion oder ähnliches
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Velky Ahumada
Ernst Mach International Scholarship holder in the summer semester of 2018 and Ernst Mach Postdoctoral Fellowship holder in 2024; both stays were at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg; lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cartagena
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