Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
The Ernst Mach Grant programme is named after the famous Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach (1838-1916). The grant programme is financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF).
Students and young researchers from foreign universities are invited to apply for this grant to come to Austria for a research or a study stay.
This programme is aimed at students from non-European universities who wish to spend a semester or two at an Austrian University of Applied Sciences.
Monthly grant rate EUR 1,150.
Assistance in arranging accommodation and health insurance
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 250 to 600 (depending on the amenities).
Monthly administrative fee: EUR 21.
The following documents have to be uploaded with the online application:
Two letters of recommendation by university lecturers. For these letters of recommendation no specific form is required; they must contain the letterhead, date and signature of the person recommending the applicant and the stamp of the university / department and must not be older than six months at the time of application.
Confirmation of the home university that the exams passed in Austria will be recognized by the home university (e.g. a learning agreement).
Confirmation of acceptance as an exchange student or free mover from the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule).
Scan of your passport (page with the name and photo).
Scan of a current Transcript of Records.