The Austrian Government provides scholarship grants to foreign students willing to carry out short term programs and research studies in Austria.
Scholarship Name: Scholarship Foundation of The Republic of Austria.
Level of studies: UG/ PG/ Research studies
Departments: Natural Science, Technical Science, Human Medicine, Health Science, Agricultural Science, Social Science, Humanities and Arts.
Scholarship period: The scholarships can be granted for up to 1 Academic year. Short-term grants (1 to 3 months) have a priority in the period from January to June. Scholarships are also awarded for research periods at scientific research institutions in Austria
Scholarship Details: The scholarship offers Rs 90,000 and Rs 17, 000 as insurance coverage for each month. To compensate for the staying cost Rs 40, 000 is provided. Apart from this, this scholarship also covers transportation costs.
Requirements: Applicants must be doctoral students, or Master's degree or Diploma students in the process of writing their end of degree thesis. The online application form has to be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a project plan for the study and research stay in Austria, proof of knowledge of German or English, two letters of recommendation from teaching staff of the applicants home university and a letter of acceptance from an academic supervisor working at an Austrian higher education institution.
Age limit: For doctoral students 40 years at the time of submission of the application and for other students it is 35 years at the time of submission of the application.
How to apply: Eligible candidates are to apply through online