Institut Français d’Autriche | Excellence Scholarships

In 2023, doctoral mobility (especially in the case of a cotutelle or codirection), short scientific stays and artists' residencies will be supported by the SCAC (Service de coopération et d'action culturelle) of the French Embassy in Austria).

Benefits

The Excellence Scholarship holder benefits from the following advantages during the whole duration of his/her scholarship:

• A monthly allowance:
  • Young researcher: 1300 to 1700 euros/month
  • Artist: 800 to 1700 euros/month
  • At doctoral level: 1100 to 1500 euros/month
• Mid-price accommodation is offered by Campus France to the scholarship holder if he or she requests it.
• Exemption from registration fees and the CVEC (Contribution de Vie Etudiante et de Campus).

General Terms and Conditions

• The management of the Excellence Scholarship is subcontracted to Campus France Paris.
• As a laureate of an Excellence Scholarship, the scholarship holder will not be allowed to leave his/her country of residence before being in possession of the CampusPass' (information on the services provided by Campus France: amount of the scholarship, accommodation, insurance). In all cases, the scholarship holder must be in possession of an identity document.
• The benefits granted, particularly in terms of financial and administrative support, will not extend to any family members who may join the scholarship holder.
• As soon as the scholarship holder arrives in France, he/she must follow the instructions of the CampusPass' and contact the Campus France centre in his/her region.
• It is not possible to combine the Excellence Scholarship with an apprenticeship or French work contract, a scholarship from the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, an Erasmus + scholarship or a scholarship from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie. If the scholarship laureate holds several scholarships concurrently, the Excellence Scholarship will be automatically cancelled.
• The scholarship holder is required to respect the duration of the training, as well as the rules of attendance of the host institution. They may not interrupt their current training, unless Campus France has expressly granted an exemption.
• Doctoral students or young researchers who receive a scholarship undertake to register in the network "France Alumni Austriche", a network of former students of French higher education institutions. The contact details of the scholarship holders are communicated to the France Alumni Austriche manager. Registration must take place before the stay in France on the website https://www.francealumni.fr/fr/poste/autriche/.