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Open Call of the Academy | Scholarship Early Postdoc Applications 2025

Deadline
Tu 28.1.2025
11 h

The Scholarship for Early Post Doc Applications aims to support early postdocs in the application for their initial postdoctoral research project. This scholarship enables the intensive preparation of a project proposal, which will be submitted with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as the home institution to funding agencies like FWF (ESPRIT funding program) or OeAW (APART GSK funding program) in the end. This call is open to all postdocs.

Funding for

  • Early postdocs: Please read the eligibility criteria of the respective funding bodies and programs carefully. For OeAW APART GSK it is possible to submit up to a maximum of three years after receipt of the doctorate, for FWF ESPRIT up to a maximum of five years. That means when submitting for our Scholarship for Early Post Doc Applications you should not have received your doctorate more than two respectively four years ago (depending on the funding program).
  • Postdocs with at least two international and quality-assured publications in line with high international standards (minimum when submitting for the scholarship: accepted).
  • The applicants should convincingly convey that the successful finalization of the application is possible during the fellowship.

Requirements

  •  Applications must be submitted in English.
  • The fellowship begins upon award and can be sourced over a period of six months.

Amount of the scholarship

Overall, two fellowships can be awarded. The total amount of the fellowship is € 4.500,-- each and will be paid in three installments.

The scholarship must be repaid in full in the event that it is drawn in breach of the guidelines.

Deadline

Tuesday 28th January 2025, 11:00 am

Further information on the application on the Academy´s submission platform: https://calls.akbild.ac.at/calls/StEPD25/index.php?lang=EN