Support for Early-Stage Researchers Based roughly on the guidelines of the EU Commission’s European Charter for Researchers, early-stage researchers are defined as researchers in the first four or six years of their research activity, up to the point when they obtain their PhD. In practice, this category covers WU’s teaching and research associates and tier-one researchers. For this reason, our measures for supporting early-stage researchers focus on financial support for the completion of doctoral theses and other types of financial support that are also available to teaching and research associates. 

• Participation in international academic conferences: WU-travel allowances  (travel and lodging expenses, conference fees, trip cancellation insurance)

• Proof-reading of journal articles (pursuant to the WU Journal Rating or the individual department journal ratings): foreign language services allowances

• Short-term stays abroad (2 week - 3 months): WU International Research Fellow (travel and lodging expenses)

• Financial support to assist students in completing academic theses (dissertations), i.e. for stays abroad (only travel expenses; living expenses are not covered), costly literature searches or empirical research required for completion of the thesis: WU need-based scholarship grants

• Travel allowances for attending doctoral-level courses at a university abroad, for participating in conferences related to the topic of the dissertation (as a presenter), for research work related to the dissertation at a university abroad:  mobility grants for WU doctoral candidates

• Producing research results from a first personal research project: small-scale projects by junior faculty

• Financial support for research projects related to Vienna: WU Anniversary Fund of the City of Vienna

• Performance bonuses for WU dissertations graded “excellent” (1/A) or “good” (2/B): research bonuses

• Awards for the best dissertations completed at WU in the previous calendar year:  Stephan Koren Prize

• Awards for the best journal papers by WU researchers published in the previous calendar year:  WU Best Paper Award

• Bonuses for papers published in top-ranked journals:  performance bonuses for journal articles