Grants and scholarships
Are you looking for a scholarship or a research grant for Austria? International students and researchers can apply for scholarships at various institutions. There are different financial support options depending on your country of origin and your academic level. Please note that scholarships are offered by different institutions (OeAD, other financial support organisations, foundations, etc.).
Further information on selected OeAD scholarships can be found here:
- Landarztstipendium Niederösterreich
- Medizinstipendium des Wiener Gesundheitsverbundes
- Stipendium der ÖGK für Medizinstudierende
- Franz Werfel Grant
- Ernst Mach Grant
- Richard Plaschka Grant
- Erhard Busek Grant
- SHER Fellowship Programme
A list of all OeAD scholarships can be found on grants.at. To do so, filter the search by the funding organisation "OeAD-GmbH - Agency for Education and Internationalization."
Institutions interested in using the OeAD’s proven services for their tailor-made programmes can find more information here.
Institutional grants
Moreover, some higher education institutions offer scholarships for international students themselves. Institutional scholarships. The international office of the higher education institution at which you are going to study provides information about these.
Grants and scholarships from your home country
Please also enquire in your home country whether or not there are scholarships or other financial support options for you.
Austrian database for scholarships and research grants
At www.grants.at, Austria’s most comprehensive database for scholarships and research funding, you will find an overview of a great number of financial support options. Please note that there are hardly any financial support options for students in bachelor’s programmes. A whole degree programme in Austria is also hardly ever supported financially.
OeAD.map of projects and alumni
The OeAD.map is a virtual map which displays registered projects and alumni funded by the OeAD and allows them to be presented in an international context. By using this map, higher education institutions and international organisations can easily find out about OeAD-funded projects from their region. Students and researchers can look for registered OeAD scholarship holders and connect with alumni through the oead.map.
The OeAD.map is a virtual map which displays registered projects and alumni funded by the OeAD and allows them to be presented in an international context. By using this map, higher education institutions and international organisations can easily find out about OeAD-funded projects from their region. Students and researchers can look for registered OeAD scholarship holders and connect with alumni through the oead.map.