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Austria
Region: Europe and Eurasia
There are three types of grants available to Austria. 20 FULBRIGHT FULL GRANTS The Fulbright Commission in Austria offers up to 6 grants to facilitate full-time research or study; up to 12 study grants combined with English teaching assistantships (13 hours per week) at secondary schools in university cities; 1 award for PhD candidates in specific fields of cultural studies; and 1 award to study at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.
Language Intermediate to advanced proficiency in spoken and written German is essential for all fields, including music and fine arts. As a rule, university courses are taught in German, although individual courses in specific fields may be offered in English. University admission requires demonstrated proficiency in German. Language study is available at most institutions and, depending on the level of proficiency, required by some. The Commission will subsidize grantees to continue language study on-site, if need be.
Grant period 9 months, beginning with a late-September orientation in Vienna.
Candidate profile The Austrian Fulbright Commission reviews the project in terms of its ability to ultimately contribute to the program mandate of the promotion of mutual understanding between the peoples of Austria and the United States and is especially but, by no means, exclusively interested in the promotion of Austrian studies or grant proposals that enhance Austrian-American collaboration. Traditional candidates for the full-time research or study awards include graduate-level students and Ph.D. candidates; musicians enrolled in performance programs; selected students in the natural sciences and/or engineering, whose projects may require extensive lab time; or selected volunteer and service projects. Bachelor’s level candidates may apply for full-time research and study grants but should note that the competition for full-time research and study awards is substantial every year. Therefore, they are advised to apply for study grants combined with English teaching assistantships. It is important for applicants to note that recipients of grants combined with teaching assistantships can only pursue studies on a part-time basis due to the time teaching commitments demand. Individuals who have applied for, but are not selected for, full-time research grants, may, at the discretion of the Fulbright Commission in Austria, alternatively be considered for grants combined with a teaching assistantship.
Students interested exclusively in teaching assistantship positions without projects or university enrollment should consider applying for the Austrian Government Teaching Assistantship program. See http://www.fulbright.at.
Fields of study not recommended Medicine and veterinary medicine.
Affiliation All grantees, including Ph.D. candidates, must be fully matriculated at accredited public universities in Austria to facilitate tuition remission, insurance, use of libraries and archives, etc. The Commission facilitates university enrollment at the applicant’s preferred university and provides for the waiver of tuition fees. Grants are not available for enrollment at private institutions of higher education or other programs of advanced study in Austria that do not waive tuition fees. Applicants should identify the individuals and institutions that will provide on-site support and guidance for projects and include letters of invitation, if possible. Invitations are absolutely necessary for full-time research and study awards, and should indicate how candidates will be anchored at the institutions. They are desired but not required for candidates of awards combined with an English language teaching assistantship. It is not recommended that a Fulbright Fellow seek to earn an Austrian university degree during the limited time period of the grant.
Music and fine arts Admission procedures at Austrian institutions of music and the arts vary on a case-by-case basis. Universities of music and the arts require auditions and/or entrance examinations, along with submission of a portfolio. Instruction frequently is still based on “master classes”: professors who select and train students for an extended period. Therefore, applicants are required to have established contact with Austrian music and/or art professors before applying for a grant and must solicit invitations to study with them. Applicants should inquire about admission and audition requirements and dates well in advance. Candidates may be required to travel to Austria at their own expense to audition (as early as June), and the Commission makes grants for musicians contingent upon university acceptance. The Commission does not accept applications from music and art students who wish to study with private teachers or at private institutions or conservatories that do not waive tuition fees. Grants are awarded only after formal acceptance by a university of music or the arts. Auditions at universities of music and the arts are highly competitive in Austria. Virtuosity is an important criterion for admission and younger candidates are preferred by the institutions.
Science and technology Before applying, candidates should correspond with preferred institutions about availability of equipment and facilities and solicit letters of invitation.
Website http://www.fulbright.at/
Fulbright grants to the European Union See Fulbright Grants to the European Union,
1 Fulbright/IFK GrantThe Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften (IFK), Vienna, a center of advanced study, will collaborate to offer one grant for a U.S. graduate student who is a Ph.D. candidate in cultural studies whose field of specialization is thematically related to Viennese, Austrian and Central European traditions and/or IFK’s interest in the promotion of interdisciplinary and comparative cultural studies. Applicants for Fulbright/IFK awards also will be considered simultaneously as candidates for traditional Fulbright student grants.
Language Proficiency in spoken and written German is required.
Grant period 9 months, October 1 to June 30.
Affiliation Grantees will have access to a workstation at IFK and be expected to participate actively in IFK seminars, workshops, and symposia.
Website http://www.ifk.ac.at 1 Fulbright/Diplomatic Academy Grant
The Diplomatic Academy in Vienna will collaborate to offer at least one grant for a qualified student to enroll in one of the two courses the Diplomatic Academy offers for university graduates: its one-year Diploma Program or the first or the second year of its two-year Master of Advanced International Studies (MAIS) Program. Please note that this grant is limited to one academic year for students accepted into the first year of the MAIS Program. Especially qualified students may enroll directly in the second year of the program. For information on these programs and their specific requirements, consult www.da-vienna.ac.at. Applicants for the Fulbright/Diplomatic Academy award will simultaneously also be considered as candidates for traditional Fulbright student grants.
Language Candidates for the Diploma Program are expected to have a good knowledge of English and of either German or French with at least basic skills in the third language. Instruction in the MAIS program is in English. Although German is not a MAIS requirement, some knowledge of German is advantageous.
Grant period 9 months, October 1 to June 30, contingent upon the program chosen.
Affiliation Costs of tuition will be covered by the Commission and the Diplomatic Academy. Grantees receive an award to cover the costs of room and board on-site, will be enrolled at the Diplomatic Academy and housed on-site. It is not necessary for candidates to apply independently for admission at the Diplomatic Academy. However, it is advisable to contact the Diplomatic Academy’s admission office to ascertain which program is most appropriate for the candidate.
Website http://www.fulbright.at/
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