Austria

Achievement scholarships

The intention of an achievement scholarship is the acknowledgment of outstanding study achievements. An unfavorable social situation is not a necessary condition. Since September 1st 2001, the achievement scholarships are no longer assigned only during the graduation phase. Now students may receive them independently of their academic year. Achievement scholarships are assigned at the Universities, Universities of Fine Arts, theological institutes, Universities of Applied Sciences.

They are awarded by the respective educational institutions. Information and forms are available in the Dekanaten.

Requirements:

The adherence to the requirement duration for scholarship (minimum study time plus 1 term per section) has to be made with consideration of possible important reasons for an extension of the requirement duration. Note average of the examinations, training meetings and scientific work with a note not lower than 2,0, fulfillment of the requirements.

Private scholarships

Apart from the publicly assigned scholarships there are also other places and institutions which offer them. These supports are usually assigned only for scientific work and with special study achievements. You can find an overview of such scholarships here.

Language scholarships

Language scholarships support those who wish to study abroad and need to attend a preparatory language course. The payment takes place only afterwards.

Travel expenses subsidy

Scholarship applicants who complete a foreign study, can be granted, for the support of the necessary travel expenses, a travel expenses subsidy. A legal claim does not exist.

Promotion scholarships

Promotion scholarships serve the promotion of students' scientific or artistic pieces of work. An unfavorable social situation is not necessary. The awarding take place via the respective educational facility. The height of the scholarships amounts to between Euro 700 and Euro 3,600 per academic year.

Requirements:

•    application, including description of the work,
•    evaluation of the costs and their financing program,
•    opinion of at least one university professor concerning that evaluation as well as if the student is likely to achieve an above average success, sticking to the deadline with consideration of the possibly more important reasons of fulfilling the requirements.

Aids for foreign students

Students from the third world countries, who cannot apply for any social scholarship, do not have a big chance to get a financial support. You can ask at the: Austrian Exchange Service (ÖAD )

On the web page of the ÖAD you will find information and application forms for all the scholarships offered by the ÖAD to the foreign students as well as to study abroad programs.

Afro-Asian Institute

Students from African and Asian countries can look for the scholarships options here. Guidelines and forms can be found here .

Education Ministry

For recognized refugees the Ministry of Education assigns scholarships from the means of the integration fund. All the information can be found here .

Graduation scholarship – SAS

The SAS is addressed to students who apart from studying also work part-time and/or raise a child. In such cases, however, the SAS tends to be lower as if one would be fully gainfully employed.

A condition for this grant of a study is that the student:

•    is in the graduation phase (presumably the study will be finished at the latest within eighteen months starting from awarding the scholarship)
•    has not completed any other study or equivalent training by the time of awarding the SAS
•    is not 41 years old yet
•    in the last four years before granting the SAS was employed at least part-time for at least three full years or obtained an income equivalent for this extent of employment from gainful employment, whereby retention periods are to be followed in accordance with the law protecting working mothers as well as child educating times
•    in the last four years before granting the SAS applied for no study aid
•    starting from granting the SAS gives up all professional activities
•    was not granted the SAS before