Short-Term Research Abroad Scholarship
The Doctoral School PhilKult supports international exchange as well as the visibility of its doctoral students by offering scholarships for short-term research visits abroad, including field research. The scholarships are intended for those students who need to undertake research outside Vienna; who are planning a block of field research; or who wish to develop and deepen specific international connections relevant for the dissertation project.
Basic Conditions
Type of Financial Support
The Doctoral School offers a scholarship of a lump-sum of 1000 Euro a month, for a maximum of three months (i.e. 3000 Euro).
The payment of the scholarship takes place only after completion of the research visit on the basis of the original invoices and receipts as well as a report on the visit (one page A4).
Please note that the DocSchool cannot fund any private arrangements concerning accommodation. Any accommodation during the visit should be from an official source (e.g. hotel, airBnb, university halls of residence etc.).
Application and Required Documentations
Deadlines for the research abroad grant are generally twice a year: 15 March and 15 October.
The following documents should be submitted:
- Application form, with approval and signature of the Head of Section; the Head of Section should see the complete application beforehand
- a short letter of motivation explaining the relevance of the planned research visit for the dissertation project and setting out the activities proposed during the visit
- a table of costs
- CV
- Letter of invitation from the host institution
- a short reference from the main doctoral supervisor
The DocSchool PhilKult is able, in general, to support only one short-term research visit during doctoral studies, finances permitting.
First, present the materials to your Head of Section. Please then prepare the completed application, consisting of the application form, signed by the Head of Section, and all other documents in a SINGLE PDF document. It should be sent to the Coordinator of the DocSchool Philkult at ds.philkult@univie.ac.at
Unfortunately, we are not able to accept late applications.
The following link provides information about other sources of funding for international research visits for doctoral students: Austria Agency for Education and Internationalisation grants
The International Office of the University of Vienna has several opportunities in the Erasmus+ scheme (e.g. dedicated Erasmus+ Short Term PhD Mobility) and strategic partnerships, e.g.: Erasmus+ Short-Term PhD Mobility (univie.ac.at)