University of Vienna Fellowship Scholarships For International Students In Austria 

The University of Vienna is inviting applications for the uni: docs fellowship program for International Students in Austria. These fellowships/scholarships are open to doctoral candidates of all disciplines.

Stay with us to learn more about the this University of Vienna scholarships fellowship program.

Brief Description

The uni: docs fellowship program is an individual scholarship that aims at financing excellent doctoral candidates for a period of three years.

The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is one of the oldest universities in the German-speaking world.

By the time of the application, the TOEFL iBT or the IELTS Academic needs to be completed successfully

Scholarship Type

Fellowships are available for pursuing a doctoral research program at the University of Vienna.

Field of study:

These fellowships are open to doctoral candidates of all disciplines.

Scholarship Benefits:

• Uni:docs fellows will be employed at the University of Vienna for 30h/week according to the current collective agreement.
• Uni:docs fellows are members of the scientific staff who enjoy all rights and duties involved in such a position.

To be taken in(Country):

University of Vienna scholarships is taken in Austria

Scholarship Number:

Not Specified

Eligible Nationality:

This doctoral fellowship program is open to both Austrian and international candidates.

Eligibility:

• The fellowship program is open to doctoral candidates of all disciplines.
• Applicants need not necessarily already be enrolled as Ph.D. candidates at the time of application.
• Already enrolled applicants: If the applicant is already enrolled as a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vienna, the admission has to have occurred no earlier than the summer semester 2023.
• Not yet enrolled applicants: If the applicant is not yet enrolled as a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vienna, the admission needs to take place before October 2023.
• If funding for a duration of at least 2 years has been granted from elsewhere (e.g. ÖAW-DOC scholarship, or employment at the university), then it is not possible to apply for the uni:docs scholarship.
• The funding of part-time dissertations is not possible. Additional employment which is not clearly related to research is also not possible.
• Applicants need a supervisor at the University of Vienna who is working in the field of the planned thesis and has to have at least a 50 percent contract with the University of Vienna which lasts until the end of September 2023. At the time of their application, applicants already have to be accepted by this supervisor as PhD candidates. The supervisor needs to fill out an online form (see application documents) to complete the application process.
• Entrance Requirement: The admission procedure depends on if the student completed their previous studies at the University of Vienna or at another university or a University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule).English Language Requirement: By the time of the application the TOEFL iBT or the IELTS Academic needs to be completed successfully. Partner universities in English-speaking countries do not accept any other language tests than TOEFL or IELTS as proof of English proficiency. Minimum scoresTOEFL iBT: min. 90 out of 120 points
• IELTS Academic: min. 6.5 out of 9 points (6.5 overall bands, 6.0 writing)Some universities may require higher scores or have very specific TOEFL/IELTS scores for each band (reading, listening, writing, speaking).

Application Deadline:

The deadline for application is around January in that  academic year

Application Procedure: 

A complete application for University of Vienna scholarships includes the following parts

• The online application form includes the abstract (max. 2000 characters incl. spaces). The abstract of German applications must be written in German. If the application is in a language other than German, the abstract must be written in English.
• Upload A CV (in the language of the application, max 3 pages). This CV should not contain any information that allows inferences on the gender of the applicant (no picture, no first name, no e-mail address with first names etc)!
• Upload: A narrative CV (in German or English, max. 3 pages)
• Upload: A research proposal of the dissertation project (max. 10 pages including reference list). The proposal must include information on the state of the art as well as information on methods, a time plan and information on relevant literature on the topic. The research proposal should not contain any information that allows inferences on the gender of the applicant (no picture, no first name, no e-mail address with first names etc)

You can begin the application and get more details by clicking the Scholarship Link.

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