Grants & Scholarships
Database for scholarships & research grants
The Austrian database grants.at provides students, graduates and researchers with information on national and international scholarships and grants. It is Austria’s biggest online database for scholarships and research grants for all academic areas. Financial support options for students, graduates and researchers range from classical grants and scholarships, allowances and prizes to extensive national, European and international research support programs.
The scope of providers of funding ranges from international organisations, the European Union, national governments in Austria and abroad (ministries and administrative organisations) and their provincial governments or municipalities to private foundations, associations and companies.
OeAD Scholarships & Grants 2025/26
The OeAD (Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation) offers grants and scholarships to students and researchers from all over the world. The programmes range from grants aimed at broad target groups to more specific ones aimed at applicants from certain fields of study or regions.
You can find information about Incoming Scholarship Programmes and Grants for 2025/26 here.
More information about Studying in Austria can be found here.
University of Vienna Summer School for International and European Studies
AT LAKE WOLFGANG, AUSTRIA | July 12 – August 9, 2025
The univie: summer school will take place from July 12 to August 9, 2025. The four week program offers high-level European studies courses, a program at the Austrian Arbitration Academy, and German language courses.
Given the intercultural and interdisciplinary aspect of the summer school, the program is of interest to students from all fields of study, but certainly of special interest to students who focus on Europe or study one of the following fields: Austrian Studies, European Studies, Political Science, Law (Arbitration Law, International Law, European Law, Comparative Law), Economics, History, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, and/or German. The campus life creates an environment which encourages intercultural and social exchange and promotes mutual understanding within the international student population.
International Artists-in-Residence Project Week: "Essence of Southern Styria"
Kulturbotschaften Südsteiermark 2025 – Embassies of Art 2025
SOUTHERN STYRIA, AUSTRIA | November 3 – 8, 2025
Are you a student or young artist who is interested in photography? Whether analogue, digital, experimental or interdisciplinary – this is your chance to become part of a unique project! The Kulturbotschaften Südsteiermark – Embassies of Art are looking for applicants who understand photography not just as a technique, but as an artistic tool with all its possibilities. Individuals of all nationalities and genders who are not older than 35 years can apply by February 28, 2025.
During your residency, you will have the opportunity to realise your artistic ideas and visions to illuminate the identity of Southern Styria (Theme 2025: "Essence of Southern Styria") from a contemporary perspective. The project offers a week in the inspiring surroundings of Southern Styria to work creatively, including free accommodation and meals, a fee of € 500 and the opportunity to become part of an international network of artists. At the end of the project week, the resulting works will be presented to the public in a joint exhibition.