Richard Plaschka PostDocs Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to PhDs from all over the world (except Austria) for research at Austrian institutions, for establishing and promoting scientific cooperation in the areas of: humanities: historical sciences, archeology.

Duration of the scholarship: 4-12 months. If the scholarship is successfully completed, its term can be extended up to 18 months (total duration) if the required request is submitted.

The monthly stipend is € 1,150 + € 600 (mobility costs).

Fellows are exempt from tuition fees. Fellows from non-EU, EFTA or OECD countries receive an additional payment of € 1000 in travel expenses.

Accident insurance, health insurance and accommodation are paid independently by the scholarship holder:

• The Austrian Academic Exchange Service (OeAD-GmbH) offers accommodation (room in a hostel or apartment) with a payment of € 220-470 per month. For the accommodation – € 18 administrative fee;
• OeAD-GmbH can purchase health insurance and accident insurance from the scholarship for the fellow. On average, health insurance costs € 55-200 per month.

Requirements for applicants:

• subject matter specialists, historically or historiographically, related to Austria;
• there are no age restrictions.

Necessary documents:

• Application form, filled in on-line: www.scholarships.at, to which should be attached:
• two letters of recommendation from university professors who defended their doctoral dissertation. Recommendations can be in any form on the letterhead of the university, with the date and signature of the teacher, not earlier than 6 months at the time of application for the scholarship;
• consent to the research of the lecturer who defended his doctoral dissertation of the host institution (completed and signed the Betreuungszusage consent form),
• scan of the first page of your passport (photo and name page),
• scanning of a diploma of higher education, a scientific degree and qualification,
• a detailed description of the Austrian research project and a bibliography,
• confirmation of teaching load,
• confirmation of employment at the university.

Deadline for submissions: March 1, every year, and September 1 (early)

Contact person: Mag. Katharina Cepak
katharina.cepak@oead.at
More info: http://oead.grants.at/out/default.aspx?TemplateGroupID=34&PageMode=3&GrainEntryID=5172&HZGID=5527&LangID=1