GO.INVESTIGATIO grants of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Applications are invited from researchers in Humanities and Cultural Studies:

• who received their most recent academic degree (Mag./MA or Dr/PhD) not more than five years ago;
• who are studying for a doctoral degree/PhD or working as a (senior) researcher at a university or non-university research institution in Austria;
• who have a specific project that requires a (research) stay outside Austria.

Purposes: The objective of the programme is to provide support for library, archive and field research stays required in connection with the drafting of a scientific paper or publication or the preparation of an external funding application.

Countries of origin: PhD students of all nationalities at a university or non-university research institution in Austria

• Grants are awarded for periods of 1 to 9 months.
• Grants must be taken up within 6 months of the award being announced; they may also be taken up at a later date in substantiated exceptional cases.
• The grant amounts to Euro 1.500 a month.
• Depending on the amount of travel they will be undertaking in connection with the grant, recipients may apply for an amount of max. Euro 800 to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
• In addition, recipients can request a subsidy of max. Euro 300 to cover the costs of foreign health insurance.
• No grants are awarded for participation in courses, workshops, conferences and similar.

Grant provider: Austrian Academy of Sciences Fellowship and Awards (ÖAW)

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to be determined

For info about the application procedure please visit: Application

• The selection process takes approx. 2 to 3 months.
• The awards committee is made up of experts nominated by the ÖAW. Decisions about the award of grants are made on the basis of external reviews.
• The key criteria for the selection of grant recipients are the applicant’s scientific qualifications, the scientific quality of their research project, and the necessity of undertaking a research stay in situ for purposes of the project.
• Applicants have no entitlement to the award of a grant.
• The awards committee’s decision is final.