Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWF): Ernst Mach Grant for studying at an Austrian university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule)

Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWF)

The Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) creates the best possible framework for enterprises and represents at international levels the interests of Austria as a business location. One of the main objectives is to accelerate structural change by actively supporting research, technology and innovation.

Economics/Business, Tourism, Economics and Technology, Technology/Biotechnology, Media and Design, Health and Social Matters

March of each year

Monthly grant rate EUR 940.
Accident and health insurance, accommodation.
Recipients of grants from non-European developing countries will also receive a travel costs subsidy of EUR 730 maximum.

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo - Democratic Republic of the, 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, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea - Democratic People's Republic of, Korea - Republic of, Kuwait, 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, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania - United Rebublic of, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdomraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Study a master Programme or have successfully completed at least 4 semesters of studies within a bachelor/diploma Programme by the time of taking up the grant.

Maximum age: 35 years.

Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant.

Proficiency in the language of instruction (German or English), particularly in the respective subject area.

Admission to the university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) of your choice.