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FOREIGN EXCHANGE GRANT (AUSLANDSSTIPENDIUM)
In this action only stays abroad of regular students up to a maximum duration of 6 months can be funded.
Submission deadlines:
May 15
November 15
Funded projects
- Subject-specific courses abroad (e.g. joint programs, study exchanges, internships - outside ERASMUS+)
- Artistic and scientific work abroad (e.g. research - longer than 1 month)
- Grants for costs abroad (e.g. project, exhibition, etc.)
Reference rates
The reference rates are EUR 400.- per month for countries within Europe and EUR 800.- per month for overseas; however, the
maximum amount paid out is limited to EUR 2,400.-. The granting of the scholarship is in any case depending on the budgetary
means of the university and the number of applications. Accordingly, there will be no guarantee.
Application requirements
- Regular students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. You have to be enrolled during your stay abroad.
- Permanent residence and center of vital interests (e.g. profession, studies) must be in Austria.
- The application should be handed in before your mobility, but can also be submitted later, up to the next application deadline
in exemptios.
- Planned projects must be related to your studies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Application documents
ONLY FULL applications will be processed.
- Online application form (After you filled in the form, you will receive an automated email with a file-drop link for your documents to upload. Please
also check your spam folder.)
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation (if the number of characters in the online form is not sufficiant)
- Two letters of recommendation from professors of our university: list of eligible professors (PHD students submit only ONE letter of recommendation from the primary supervisor)
- Transcript of records and/or last degree certificate
- Proof of acceptance at the host institution (confirmation of supervision, confirmation of unpaid internships is mandatory, ...). Can be handed-in later in exceptions.
- Antrag auf Feststellung der Studienleistungen (study mobility) / Antrag auf Vorausbescheid (internship) (Current form must be downloaded from the website of the Dean of Studies. Can be handed-in later in exeptions.).
Submission
- ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://form.jotform.com/232003020524333
- DATA UPLOAD: Application documents must be uploaded in their entirety via file drop to a link that will be sent to you in an automated
e-mail after registration. (Note: Unfortunately, you will not receive a confirmation e-mail when you drop your file. We will review your application
within two weeks after the deadline and let you know if your application is complete. Please check your mailbox and spam folder
during this time, as incomplete applications cannot be considered in the decision.)
You will be informed about the outcome of your application after 6 weeks.
NOTE: For the semester(s) in which the stay(s) abroad fall(s), no tuition fees (in case of a study mobility or internship / min
2 months) have to be paid at the host university as well as at the Angewandte. The Student union-fee has to be paid in any case. If your stay abroad cannot be realized, the university's tuition-fee (if applicable) must be paid to the Angewandte.
AFTER COMPLETION of the mobility
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1 confirmation (transcript of records, job reference, etc.)
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otherwise the grant will be reclaimed!
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Equality for Mobility (EfM) - Equality for Mobility Grant
The Equality for Mobility (EfM) grant supports short-term mobilities for students with care responsibilities, students with disabilities, and/or students
with economic barriers - preferably without prior experience abroad - in order to create economic equity among students in
terms of mobility experiences.
Funding duration 2 days to 5 months (one semester)
Funding amount* is a maximum of EUR 2.400 (in addition to the Foreign Exchange Grant or the Erasmus+ Scholarship)
Submission deadlines
May 15
November 15
Application requirements**
Equality for Mobility (EfM) can be applied for by regular students from the University of Applied Arts Vienna exclusively in connection with an application
for the Foreign Exchnage Grant (“Auslandsstipendium”) or an Erasmus+ Scholarship**.
In addition to a positive confirmation of the planned project abroad (e.g. confirmation of a stay abroad at a university,
internship, research activity, etc.), one of the factor(s) for the granting of the (EfM) scholarship must be applicable and must be supported by detailed justification and any supporting documents:
- Childcare responsibilities / other caregiving responsibilities / support payments
- Impairment (disability, chronic physical or mental illness)
- Economic obstacles
Application documents***
- Online application form (After you filled in the form, it will be send by automated email for you to upload. Please also check your spam folder.)
- Supporting documents by appropriate evidence****
- CV and letter of acceptance (if you do not additionally apply for our Foreign Exchange Grant)
Submission
- ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://form.jotform.com/232003020524333
- DATA UPLOAD: Application documents must be uploaded in their entirety via file drop to a link that will be sent after registration by the deadline. (Note: Unfortunately, you will not receive a confirmation e-mail when you drop your file. We will review your application
within two weeks after the deadline and let you know if your application is complete. Please check your mailbox and spam folder
during this time, as incomplete applications cannot be considered in the decision.)
You will be informed about the outcome of your application after 6 weeks.
AFTER COMPLETION of the mobility
- 1 confirmation (transcript of records, job reference, etc.)
otherwise the grant will be reclaimed!
* Equality for Mobility (EfM) is distributed to applicants twice a year, transparently and on a pro rata basis according to the jury's decision, and is
subject to an internal maximum scale. Guidelines for a stay abroad of 3 months or more, whereby the granting of the scholarship
is in any case dependent on the budgetary means of the university: Low (EUR 800 with child or impairment, excl. economic obstacles),
Medium (EUR 1.600 economic obstacles without further factors), High (EUR 2.400 at least 2 factors must apply).
** If a study stay or internship is funded by Erasmus+, the Erasmus+ grant will be applied for directly by the EU or the Austrian study allowance (Österreichische Studienbehilfe).
Funding in case of economic obstacles can be applied in exceptions from the EfM and will be individually revised.
*** CV must be submitted additionally if not applied for the Foreign Exchange Grant.
**** Evidence can be: Confirmation of the hardship fund of the Student Union within the last 3 semesters, proof of childcare
or other care obligations, alimony payments, latest bank statements of the past three months, study allowance, disability
certificate or medical certificate (incl. proof of extra costs), proof of self-financed studies (working student) etc.
BMBWF - Auslandsstipendium für Studierende der Künste (expires September 30, 2024, submissions only possible for 2024S)
This grant is given from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research for study-exchanges into a MASTER
program with a duration of one or two semesters (max. 9 months). The Bachelor or equal has to be completed with excellency!
Only exchanges to International art universities for study mobility, which do NOT take part in the ERASMUS+ program.
- Duration: 4-9 months
- Grant given: EUR 600 p. month (1 semester = 4 months)
- Deadline: anytime
- Submission and pre-clarification: International Office / Mag.a Veronika Merklein
Application requirements
- Target group: students
- Country of origin: Citizenship of a member state of the European Union
- Maximum age: 35 years
- Department: Artistic studies at an Austrian art university
- Preliminary studies: The preliminary studies (Bachelor or 1st or 2nd diploma section, at least 6 semesters) must be completed with distinction
and an Austrian art university.
- Ongoing studies: Excellent study success as part of the ongoing studies. Compliance with the standard period of study with two additional
semesters.
- Proof of study success: The artistic major (if available) must be completed abroad and at least 12 ECTS per semester or 27 ECTS per academic year
are compulsory.
- Target country: ALL (excl. the 27 EU member states including their overseas territories, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, UK, Republic
of Macedonia and Serbia)
Application documents
- Informal application: description and justification of the study project at the host university
- Curriculum vitae
- Bachelor's or intermediate diploma
- General certificate of the current study
- Signed "Antrag auf Vorausbescheid" regarding the recognition of the central artistic subject by the Dean of Studies Prof.
Josef Kaiser and the host university
- Confirmation of admission from the host university
- Approval of the teacher of the central artistic subject of the home university
- Statement of costs and financing plan
Funded by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, an academic exchange program was established to finance scholarships and
fellowships for academic exchange between Austria and the U.S. The program is focused only on research in the field of technical
sciences.
- Duration: min. 3 months
- Award: EUR 4.000,- to EUR 10.000,- (see scholarship calculations)
- Submission deadline: 1. March - 24. April 2024 (Start of studies from 01.08.2024), the next submission deadline is September/October 2024 with a mobility start in January 2025.
- Submission and pre-clarification: International Office / Mag.a Veronika Merklein
Application requirements
- Regular Master- and Doctoral students as well as Diploms students (2. section) of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Study programmes: Architecture, Conservation and Restoration, Art x Science School for Transformation, Art & Science, Industrial Design, Digital
Art, Experimental Game Cultures, Doctoral Programmes in Natural and Technical Sciences and Artistic Research PhD Programme
- The submitted research project must have a technical background.
Application documents
- Letter of Motivation (2 pages max.)
- Project description (1,500 - 2,500 words) incl. title of research project, supervisor at home university, supervisor at host university, short
description of research agenda, general goals, detailed description of research problem, methodological considerations, workflow,
relevance and expected results
- Curriculum Vitae (in tabular format)
- OPTIONAL: Letters of recommendation, list of publications, list of lectures
After completion of the research stay
Participant must submit a research paper or documentation report on their research. More information can be found here.
Independent programs and grants for which (doctoral) students and postgraduates can apply themselves
- Alberta/Edmonton - Doctoral Research Fellowship (Postgraduate) | Submission: 1. February
- Bilateral "Aktionen" - Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary: Scientific bilateral research stays | Submission: 15. March, 15. May, 15. October
- Care Concept Welt-Stipendium (for Austrians and Germans) | Social commitment is a prerequisite, 6 months funding period | Submission: 15. February (from
April), 15. August (from October)
- CEEPUS freemover grant | Short-term and long-term mobility for East and South East European destinations (see list) | Individual and group submissions
possible (class trips) | BA, MA, PhD, teaching staff | Submission: ongoing
- Culture moves Europe | Short-term mobility for European destinations, individual and group submissions (up to 5 people) possible | Submission:
from October 2023 - May 2024 and September - December 2024 month
- Foreign Exchange Grants for students from Lower Austria (plus traineeships and conferences / BA, MA, PhD / age limit: 40) | Submission: ongoing (before the mobilty)
- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program | Teach German in the USA | Depending on your nationality, please go to the respective national homepage | Submission: 15.
November
- Fulbright Partly-funded scholarship for the USA | Complete course, suitable for Master’s | Submission: 1. May
- International progam for students (IPS) - Upper Austria | Only for Art X Science-students | Austrian nationality / BA. MA, PhD | Einreichung: jederzeit
- MAK-Schindler-scholarship program at Mackey Apartments, Los Angeles (for artists and architects) | Submission: ongoing
- Marietta Blau-scholarship (PhD) | Submission: 1. February or 1. September
- Otto-Mauer-Fonds (project grant) | Submission: 2x year
- Scientific Stay at Taiwanese university (Diplom, Master, PhD) | Submission: 1. March
- Stae scholarship for Vorarlberg students | Main or secondary residence in Vorarlberg / First degree studies / social need / no Studienbeihilfe-holder / age limit: 45 Submission | Submission: ongoing
- STEP | Supporting Travel for Engaged Partnerships | Travel grant with low experience abroad | Submission: ongoing
- Study Grant for Japan (Austrian nationality / maximum age 34 / Japan / Diploma 2. cycle, Master, PhD, Postgraduate research) | Submission: 31.
May
- Scholarship from the Mexican Government (Mexico / Bachelor, Master, PhD, Diploma, Abbreviations of institutions) | Submission: 21. July
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (maximum age: 35 / Only Switzerland / Diploma 2. cycle, Master, PhD) | Submission: ?
- Theodor Körner Fonds (project grant) | Submission: 30. April
- Traumstipendium | Travel project grant | Submission: Beginning of January
- Weltweit unterrichten | Teach German abroad | Submission: different
- WTZ-scholarship: Scientific-technical cooperation | For people conducting scientific-technical research. No artistic funding |
Submission: Different submission deadlines depending on country
General databases
- European Funding Guide
- Euraxess | Job database for PhD-students and young researchers
- Fund-Finder (IETM Mapping) | International Funding Brochure
- I-Portunus | Residencies, interestinge projects, genereal information
- Pearle | Information about taxes, social security, international visa
- Res Artis | Artist-in-Residence database
- Scholarship database GRANTS of the Austrian Exchange Service (Additionally listed grants: OeAD) contains all mobility grants available in Austria and for Austria
- Touring Artists | Information points within Europe for cultural workers
- TransArtists | Artist-in-Residence database
- Transcultural exchange | Links for International exchange
- Wooloo | Artist-in-Residence & competitions database
- Your Europe Advice | Help with legal questions within Europe
Foreign scholarships that are financed from Austrian federal funds or from funds from the European Commission for the same
activity may not be received at the same time as the Erasmus + mobility grant due to the prohibition of double funding.Please also read the newsletters of the Angewandte and subscribe to those of the respective interest groups. Project grants
and artist-in-residence programs from the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES) and the
country representatives for postgraduates are not explicitly mentioned here.