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Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships

Funding varies

Scientify Research Solutions AB · Austria

OutlineThe Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) support Austrian-trained PhD holders to continue their postdoctoral training abroad. The applicant must have completed their doctoral studies, published in international scientific journals, an invitation from the foreign...

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Incoming Fellowship (Austria)

Funding varies

Scientify Research Solutions AB · Austria

OutlineThe Incoming Fellowship program from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) supports the recruitment of excellent researchers from around the world to Austria. Outstanding applicants who are eligible for Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship, an ERC Starting or ERC Consolidator Grant...

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IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) 2026 for doctoral students worldwide

Funding varies

Austria

Annually, up to three participants of the Young Scientists Summer Program are given an award for outstanding work produced during the program. The award provides financial support for the winners to return to IIASA in the following year for an additional three months of research.

PHD

ISTA Postdoctoral Fellowships in Austria 2026

Fully funded

The Institute of Science · Austria

Are you enthusiastic to perform innovative basic research in an international environment? The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships in Austria. This fully funded fellowship program will provide a platform to conduct research beyond the conventional scientific methods. Scholars will work together with their colleagues and leading scientific experts. Fellows will get full-time employment contracts with competitive pay of a minimum of 73,500 Euros. They will also get full social security coverage and benefits.

PHD, POSTDOC

Austrian Government Scholarships (OeAD / grants.at)

Fully funded

OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation · Austria

Varies by grant. Most cover a monthly allowance, insurance and a fee waiver for study or research at an Austrian university; the Ernst Mach Grant is the best known of them.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Each grant has its own call and deadline; the database lists them with the current dates.

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