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Grant programs
COVID-19 Update (26.11.2020):
Please note that you can only receive financial aid for a physical stay in the country of your host institution. You may switch from on-site to virtual exchange as long as you are still physically present in the host country.
In addition to the regular application documents, each PLUS scholarship applicant must sign a declaration of personal responsibility (in German OR English version) and submit it with the remaining application documents:
Erklärung zur Eigenveranwortung
Applicant’s Declaration for a Subsidised Stay Abroad
Due to the unpredictability of the spread of SARS-CoV-2, all interested parties are advised to inform themselves independently about the current travel information for the destination country:
https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-aufenthalt/reisewarnungen/
The University of Salzburg advises not to travel to countries for which travel warnings have been issued.
If the participant travels to a risky area, PLUS will not be liable for any damages that may occur. It is expressly pointed out that a possible repatriation by the state is not guaranteed and that a travel health insurance may lose its validity.
Study Abroad Grant
The University of Salzburg has many agreements with universities worldwide, which enable students to attend courses abroad tuition-free. These courses can then be accredited to their course programme at the University of Salzburg. Availability, scope and content of the "Study Abroad Programme" vary for each partner university.
Grant duration: the length of the study period is from a minimum of one semester (or trimester) up to a year.
Next submission deadline: February 1st 2021
Detailed information:
Study Abroad grant / exchange grant – English
Grant for short-term, study-relevant specific courses abroad
These are specialised courses (summer and winter schools) for learning academic methods and practices which are absolutely necessary for the students study programme in Austria, as well as being relevant to their job prospects.
Grant duration: minimum 1 week, maximum 3 months.
Next submission deadline: February 1st 2021
Detailed information:
Short-term, study-relevant specific courses abroad – English
Grant for short-term, academic theses work abroad
Granted to those wishing to carry out necessary, study-relevant work for example diploma or theses research (in laboratories, libraries, academic collections, archives and field research). Grant cover for is between 1 and 6 months.
Particular exceptions are made to shorten the stay, but for no shorter than 14 days;
Grant duration: bachelor theses for maximum 1 month, Diploma/Master theses maximum 3 months, dissertation students will not be funded for longer than 6 months.
Next submission deadline: February 1st 2021
Detailed information:
Subsidy for study abroad - students of english and american studies / romance language and literatures / slavonic studies
Students of the above-mentioned study programmes can apply for a subsidy to support their study at a foreign university in order to perfect their language skills.
Grant duration: the duration of the study period must be at least a semester but no more than a year.
Next submission deadline: February 1st 2021
Detailed information:
Subsidy for doctoral theses students visiting conferences abroad
The University of Salzburg allocates subsidies to doctoral these students who wish to visit conferences/ congresses/ symposia/ workshops abroad. The targeted group is doctoral students of the University of Salzburg who are not contracted workers at the university. The following costs will be covered by the funding: travel, accommodation and allowance.
There are two submission deadlines each year:
31st January and 30th June
Detailed information:
Application requirements and documents – English
Further grants for students, graduates and scholars
The OeAD (Österreichische Austauschdienst) provides information on public and private scholarships with their online database, with the results able to be filtered according to specific criteria.
