Scholarship Opportunities in Austria for the Academic Year 2026/2027

18 December 2025

📢 Scholarship Opportunities in Austria for the Academic Year 2026/2027

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) has announced that scholarships for 2026/2027 will once again be available for international students, graduates, and scientists.

All scholarship announcements can be found on the Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Funding at www.grants.at, which also includes opportunities offered by various other institutions.

🌍 Highlighted Scholarship Programme

Franz Werfel Scholarship
Target countries: Worldwide
This programme is designed for highly qualified individuals—preferably those with teaching experience or university affiliation—who focus on Austrian literature.

  • Duration: 4–9 months
  • Possible extension: Up to 18 months
  • Recipients who complete at least 12 months may apply for follow-up support programmes

Ernst Mach Scholarship (Worldwide)
Target countries: Worldwide

This programme is targeted the applicants from Ph.D. students, postgraduates, postdocs and young lecturers from universities outside Austria in all fields of study.

  • Duration: 1–9 months
  • Not possible for extension

Ernst Mach Scholarship (Austrian university of applied sciences)

Target countries: non-European countries (and Ukraine)

This programme is designed for undergraduate and graduate students from non-European countries (conducting a degree Bachelor on Master level) to conduct a research visit at an Austrian university of applied sciences.

  • Duration: 4 – 10 months
  • Not possible for extension

Ernst Mach Scholarship (ASEA-UNINET)

Target countries: Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

This programme is open to graduates in the fields of music, postgraduates with a master degree (including master thesis), and postdocs with a doctoral degree (or equivalent).

  • Currently, applications from ASEA-UNINET member universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are accepted
  • Duration: 9 – 36 months (depending on applicants’ types)

Details on these and many other outgoing programmes can be found here: https//grants.at/en

Further links and information:
www.studyinaustria.at
www.studienwahl.at/en
www.euraxess.at

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