This section informs you about scholarship and research funding opportunities as well as about job opportunities in research.
There are several databases, websites, etc. where you can find funding opportunities for your research stay in Austria:
- Austrian database for scholarships and research grants – grants.at
Grants.at is Austria’s biggest database for scholarships and research grants for all academic areas. You can find funding opportunities from the main Austrian funding bodies (like FWF, FFG, ÖAW) as well as European and international research support programmes.
- EURAXESS job database
In the EURAXESS job database you can search for vacancies and fellowships at Austrian research institutions. Several filters allow you to refine your search, including also a country filter that can be set to a different country as well.
- EURAXESS hosting database
In the EURAXESS hosting database you can search for hosting offers at Austrian research institutions. You can set different filters to align your search, including also a country filter.
- Job opportunities
On our page Job search engines we have list of Austrian/European job search engines (mainly in German) in which 'research' is a search criteria. If you are looking for jobs in public or private organisations, please visit the following page.
An overview of the national funding bodies can be found here. The main funding agencies are:
The Erwin Schrödinger program gives highly qualified postdocs the opportunity to pursue career-enhancing stays at internationally renowned research institutions, and also provides them with support after their return to Austria.