Funding possibilities

Funding possibilities at VISESS and FGGA

PhD positions at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy

• VISESS Call for applications
• Job database of the University of Vienna

Support programmes for PhD students in the research phase of their doctoral studies

• Programme for promotion of early-stage researchers (FGGA)
• VISESS Research Funds (VISESS)

Grants and awards for PhD students in the final phase of their doctoral studies

• VISESS Completion Grants (VISESS)
• FGGA:DissertationAward (FGGA)

Grants for FGGA scientists / VISESS supervisors employed within the tenure track system

• Flora Hochsinger Grant (FGGA)

Grants for External Early Career Researchers

• Post-Doc Connect Grants (FGGA)

Funding opportunities at UniVie and external funding opportunities

External fellowships and grants for PhD students

• DOC Fellowship Programme (Austrian Academy of Sciences) – fellowships of up to 36 months
• L´OREAL Fellowships (L´Oreal Austria) – fellowships of 6-12 months for female scientists in medicine, natural and life sciences or mathematics
• Mannagetta Fellowships (ÖAW) – fellowships of 8-12 months for thesis competion in the fields of humanities, cultural studies and social sciences
• Gergely Fellowships (ÖAW) – fellowships of 12 months for outstanding dissertation projects on research questions relating to biodiversity
• Graduate Program in Complexity Science (Complexity Science Hub) – fully funded PhD programme in data science and quantitative modeling
• ÖH (Austrian National Union of Students) provides a collection of federal grants, state grants and social support programmes
• More specific fellowships and grants can be found in the Austrian Database for Scholarships & Research Grants (grants.at)

External grants for supervisors

• doc.funds (FWF) – funding for 5-10 doctoral candidates

Mobility – short-term

• Work-(Self-)Care Reconciliation (Human Resources and Gender Equality, UniVie) – funds to cover additional childcare costs during mobility for female staff members
• International Office Shortterm Grants Abroad (KWA, International Office, UniVie) – travel funds for one research stay abroad of at least 2 weeks up to 3 months during the time of your PhD studies
• International Communication (ÖFG) – supplementary support programme for early stage researchers for travels abroad and inviting scientists to Austria
• Förderungsstipendium (UniVie) – support in the event of an above-average financial burden, e.g. for travel costs for research activities outside Vienna
• International Office (UniVie) Study abroad with Erasmus+ & co
• GO.INVESTIGATO (ÖAW) - grants for 1-9 month stays outside Austria (library, archive and field research) which are necessary for preparing scientific papers or publications or for drafting external funding applications in the field of humanities and cultural studies
• ÖGG abroad (ÖGG) - Travel grants to support scientific travel by Earth Science students (for members of the Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft)
• SSHM Scholarship for Short Scientific Stays -  Scholarship program for high-level scientific stays (1 to 6 months) in France; open to PhD students affiliated with an Austrian research institution and postdoctoral researchers

Mobility – long-term

• Marietta Blau-Grant (OEAD) – six- to twelve-month study periods abroad for PhD students of Austrian universities
• International Office (UniVie) Study abroad with Erasmus+ & co
• CEEPUS (OEAD) - multilateral exchange programme with Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
• Circle U (Circle U. European University Alliance)
• GO.INVESTIGATO (ÖAW) - grants for 1-9 month stays outside Austria (library, archive and field research) which are necessary for preparing scientific papers or publications or for drafting external funding applications in the field of humanities and cultural studies

Publications

• Funding for Open Access publishing (UniVie)
• Publication allowances (ÖFG)

Research awards and prices

• BMBWF Award of Excellence (BMBWF) – for best graduates of a doctoral programme, Austrian or EWR citizenship or equated third-country nationals and stateless persons pursuant to § 4 StudFG, nominations via subunit or VISESS
• Stefan M. Gregerly Award (ÖAW) - for outstanding doctoral theses on research questions in the areas of environment, nature and wildlife conservation, preferably with reference to Austria.
• Leistungsstipendium nach dem StudFG (UniVie) - for outstanding academic achievements, Austrian citizens or equivalent foreigners and stateless persons (§ 3 Bas 1 iVm § 4 StudFG)
• Theodor Körner Award (Theodor Körner Fonds) – for ongoing dissertation projects
• Wladimir Köppen Award (University of Hamburg) – for outstanding doctoral theses by young researchers in climate and earth system research
• Erich Thenius Award (ÖAW) – awarded for an excellent diploma/master or doctoral thesis in the field of (vertebrate) paleontology at an Austrian university
• Martha Cornelius-Furlani Stipendium (ÖGG) - Scholarship to support the realisation of an independent geoscientific research project (for members of the Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft)

Specific grants, awards and prices:

• More specific grants, awards and prizes can be found in the Austrian Database for Scholarships & Research Grants (grants.at)

Third-party Funding Services

• Third-party Funding Service & Calls (FGGA): Current calls and events for young researchers

[More open calls and information events for early career researchers]
[Open calls and information events (selection FGGA]

Further overviews/links on funding possibilities

• Research Service UNIVIE - Current calls and awards (PraeDoc, PostDoc, SeniorScientist)
• Overview funding - Research Services and Career Development UNIVIE
• International Office - Calls
• Grants.at
• OeAD - Scholarships for studying abroad overview page
• FWF Funding
  
• ÖAW - Funding programmes and Stipendien und Preise (German only)
• FFG - All current funding offers and FFG academy (German only)
  
• EU funding portal Euraxess Funding

Further links

• Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy (FGGA)
• VDSEE
• Workshops Doctoral Center UNIVIE
• Career Development
• Kursdatenbank UNIVIE
• UNIVIE Center for Teaching and Learning
• Successive contract regulations (u:wiki)

Contact

In case of questions, please contact Martina Egger (E-Mail: admin.visess@univie.ac.at, Phone: +43-1-4277-53009).

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