Austrian Government OeAD Ernst Mach Issues Follow-up Grants for Developing Countries 2018

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Applications for Ernst Mach follow-up Grants are open to international post-Doctorate Scholars who are pursuing research or teaching at a higher education institution/university.

Application Deadlines: 

1st February 2019
1st November, 2019
Eligible Field of Study: Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Human Medicine, Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts.

About the Award: Applications are open to 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 (formerly ÖAD).

At the time of taking up the grant at least 5 years must have passed since the last scholarship-supported study or research stay in Austria.
Targets

• to promote scientific secondary growth
• to promote scientific cooperation
• to build a sustainable network of academics with relation to Austria

Eligible Countries: See list below

To be taken at (country): Austria

Type: Research Grants PhD

Eligibility:

Maximum age: 50 years
For the application deadline February 1, 2019: Born on or after February 1, 1969
For the application deadline November 1, 2019: Born on or after November 1, 1969
Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant.
Grants in this programme can only be applied for every 5 years

Selecion Criteria:

During the selection process the following criteria are examined and assessed:

Purpose of your stay

Why did you choose the specific target institution in Austria?

Added value of the stay for the partner countries concerned (establishment and/or continuation of institutional cooperation)

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• Prior teaching and research activities

Number of Awardees: Not specified

Value of Grant:

Monthly grant
Accident and health insurance If necessary.
Accommodation
Scholarship holders will receive a travel costs subsidy
Duration of Grant: 1 to 3 months

Eligible Countries: Afghanistan; Algeria; American Samoa; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo – Democratic Republic of the; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Cote D’Ivoire; Cuba; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti;

Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran – Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia – Federated States of; Mongolia; Montserrat; Morocco;

Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Rwanda; Saint Helena; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sao Tome and Principe;

Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Tanzania – United Rebublic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Tunisia; Turkmenistan;

Tuvalu; Uganda; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna; West Bank and Gaza Strip; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

How to Apply: Applications must be submitted at “www.scholarships.at“. Only online at www.scholarships.at.

A hardcopy application is NOT possible.

The following documents have to be uploaded together with the online application at www.scholarships.at:
• Consent of the academic partner in Austria

• Scan of your passport (page with the name and photo)
• Proof of employment by the home institution
• Curriculum Vitae
• Scan of university graduation certificate of PhD or doctoral studies

Visit Program Webpage for details

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