OeAD | Marietta Blau Grant

Target group:

Highly qualified doctoral/PhD students currently enrolled at an Austrian accredited university who do not exceed their 6th semester of their PhD-studies and who were residing in Austria thoughout their PhD-studies. The study progress must be efficient and uninterrupted; Exemptions for delays are childcare, home care for relatives, military or civil service or the academic employment at a university or research institution, applicants must provide relevant proof.

Target institutions:

Accredited higher education institutions, non-university research institutes, industrial research laboratories or field research; as well as archives, libraries, museums or research institutions whose stocks, research results and infrastructure are necessary for realising the project. The target institution must be abroad.

Objectives:

To optimise the doctoral thesis by way of a continuous and specific long-term visit abroad.
To support young Austrian academics in the early years of their scientific career and their internationalisation respectively.
Strengthening Austria’s status in science and research.

The professional and scientific career after finishing the programme should be plausible. The grant is not intended to support lifelong learning.

Webinars

The OeAD offers webinars to inform about the Marietta Blau-Grant: The webinar offers an overview of the Marietta Blau Grant and the application process. The Marietta Blau Grant offers financial support for six- to twelve-month study periods abroad for doctoral or PhD students of Austrian universities. It serves to optimise their dissertations. Junior researchers are the main target group.
Upcoming webinars:

Online webinar in German
Date: 19 December, 2022, 10.30-12.00
Please register here.

Online Webinar in English
Date: 13 January, 2023, 10.30-12.00
Please register here.