Completion Scholarship of DocSchool PhilKult

The Doctoral School of Philological and Cultural Studies can support highly qualified members with a Completion Scholarship for the final phases of writing, editing and submitting their dissertation. The programme is aimed at doctoral students whose dissertation projects are nearing completion and who have no other funding during the funding period applied for. The scholarship amounts to €1,050 per month. The scholarships have a maximum duration of 6 months, but can be held for shorter periods.

Requirements

  • The scholarship holder must not be employed as a predoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna currently or have been employed there during at least the last 6 months. This applies to both university funded and third-party funded positions as well as payment for teaching, i.e. no employment at all at the University of Vienna in the last 6 months.

  • At the time of application, work on the dissertation must already have progressed to such an extent that submission of the completed dissertation can be expected by the end of the funding period at the latest.
  • It is not necessary to be present at the university to complete the dissertation.

Basic Information

Amount and duration of the scholarship:

Amount: EUR 1,050 per month

Duration: up to 6 months 

Application details and deadline

In general, the deadlines for applications for the Completion Scholarships will be on 15th March and 15th October each year. 

Required Documents

  • Completed and signed application form
  • Letter of motivation with a reason for your applying for the Completion Scholarship (this may include information, if relevant, about your employment or family situation)
  • CV with details of academic achievements to date (e.g. prizes, conference papers, publications etc.) 
  • Annual Progress Reports ('Fortschrittsbericht')  for each year of doctoral studies 
  • Transcript of Records ('Sammelzeugnis', i.e. details of examinations, credit points etc.)
  • Table of contents of your dissertation and all completed parts/chapters (even if they are to be revised)
  • Detailed table laying out your work-plan, with stages and timings, until the submission of your dissertation 
  • Reference from your main supervisor
  • Approval from your Head of Section

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 can be sent to the Coordinator of the DocSchool Philkult at ds.philkult@univie.ac.at

Unfortunately, we are not able to accept late applications.

Important note: Multiple funding by other institutions and/or the University of Vienna for the same type of scholarship is not permitted. Recipients are responsible for any taxes on the scholarship and insurance during the scholarship period and are informed that if their annual net income exceeds EUR 8,580, this must be taxed. If the above conditions are met, the final scholarship is considered "income from self-employment".

 Application Form for Completion Scholarship

Form Wrap-up Scholarship.pdf

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