Ernst Mach Follow-up Grants (EZA)

4 November 2024

Ernst Mach Follow-up Grants (EZA)

The ASEAN European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) is a network that supports the exchange of scientists and postgraduates and the transfer knowledge between partner universities in the member countries in Europe and South-East Asia. The funding is organized by the OeAD-GmbH in cooperation with ASEA-UNINET (on behalf of and financed by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research – BMBWF).

The Ernst Mach Follow-up Grants (EZA) is one of the funding programs under the ASEA-UNINET. The Grants are offered for PhD holders and Postdocs who were in receipt of a grant in Austria which was administered by the OeAD-GmbH.

Application Deadline: 1st February and 1st September every year

  • Upcoming Deadline: 1 February 2025

Grant Benefit Paid:

  • Monthly grant rate: EUR 1,300
  • Assistance in arranging accommodation and health insurance
    • Scholarship holders have to pay the costs for accommodation and insurance themselves.
    • It is possible for OeAD scholarship holders to book accommodation (dormitory or apartment) with the OeAD student housing. The monthly costs are:
      • Monthly rent: roughly EUR 300 – to EUR 800 (depending on the amenities)
      • Monthly administrative fee: currently EUR 21
    • OeAD scholarship holders need to have health insurance that is accepted by the Austrian authorities for the duration of their stay in Austria. The OeAD can help with taking out such insurance. The monthly costs can vary, at the moment you should calculate EUR 55 – to EUR 200
  • Scholarship holders with citizenship and travel from non-European developing countries will also receive a travel costs subsidy of maximum EUR 1,200.

Duration: 1-3 months

Research Areas:

  • Natural Sciences
  • Technical Sciences
  • Human Medicine, Health Sciences
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Arts

Eligibility:

  • Postdocs who are pursuing research or teaching at a higher education institution/university in a Non-European developing country and who were in receipt of a grant in Austria which was administered by the OeAD-GmbH.
  • There must be at least 3 years since your last OeAD administrated scholarship stay in Austria and the dates of the grant you are applying for now.
  • Maximum age at the time of application: 45 years
    • For the upcoming application deadline: Born on or after 1 October 1979
  • Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant. Applicants who are already permanently residing in Austria are not eligible to apply.
  • Grants in this programme can only be applied for once every 3 years.
  • The scholarship will only be granted for projects that can be completed within the scholarship period (max. 3 months)

How to Apply?

Online at www.scholarships.at only. (Paper-based applications are no longer accepted.)

For more information:

Email: katharina.engel@oead.at