Grants and Scholarships

Merit scholarship grants

Call for applications for merit scholarship grants (pdf, 192 KB)
Guidelines for applying for merit scholarship grants (pdf, 177 KB)

As soon as a new call for applications is released, the application form will be made available here.

Need-based scholarship grants

Call for applications for need-based scholarship grants (pdf, 208 KB)
Guidelines for applying for need-based scholarship grants (pdf, 177 KB)
Application form for need-based Scholarship grants (pdf, 146 KB)

Due COVID-19 pandemic please apply for need-based scholarship at studienrecht@wu.ac.at. If you would like to submit your application in person to the Study Service Center, this is only possible on October 12 and 19, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Mobility grants for doctoral/PhD candidates

Mobility grants for doctoral/PhD candidatesare intended to help cover travel expenses and encourage mobility. For mobility scholarships, there is no set application period - applications can be submitted throughout the year, before or after the stay abroad. To apply, please submit the completed application form and the necessary documents listed in the guidelines to the Doctoral Office (Building LC, 2nd floor, Study Service Center). The scholarship is awarded by the Vice-Rector, Academic Programs and Student Affairs, once a year (in the second week of October).

Call for mobility scholarships (pdf, 48 KB)

Application for a mobility scholarship (docx, 759 KB)

Doctoral seminars on a European level

Doctoral seminars on a European level are offered by the European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA), a network to further student exchange and to promote scientific cooperation between doctoral students in the Economic and Social Sciences.

More information on EDAMBA and its programs and activities

The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) is another international network for management research and teaching. The Institute organises conferences, seminars and workshops and promotes interdisciplinary research initiatives and the development and quality of European doctoral programs.

Further information on EIASM, its projects and its members

Research funds for WU's academic staff

Informationen about research funds for academic staff of WU are available in the research funding database https://bach.wu.ac.at/d/grants/.

External Funding

In this section you will find a number of scholarships, grants, prizes and awards offered by various foundations, organizations, ministries and the like.

In addition, we also recommend the database www.grants.at - Austria's largest online database for national and international funding opportunities.

If you have quesions about the external funding sources mentioned in this section, please email us.

Learn more!

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