Available grants & scholarships

Please note that WU does not offer any grants or scholarships based on social need. In general, students have to support their life in Vienna with their own fiancial means.

The following grants are offered for academic year 2026/27:

WU Leistungsstipendium

This grant is a one-time, merit-based scholarship covered by ministry funds and regulated by state-law. Eligible students are Austrians, EU citizens and only those Third-Country nationals that are equated with Austrian nationals (and thus have "Austrian citizen status" such as long-termin residents or spouse/kid of Austrian nationals). Students can apply once a year in October, please read the guidelines carefully before you apply.

Changemaker Scholarship Programme by TSH

This scholarship is directed at master's level students who face exceptional difficulties, are nationals of a country with permanent waiver of tuition and completed their previous education there. Students will be pre-screened and short-listed by WU and selected by the TSH Talent Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on advancing equity and opportunity through targeted programs. Please note that studens are not legally entitled to the scholarship.

Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants: grants.at 

Austria's largest online database for national and international grants and scholarships. Please note, however, that in comparison to some other countries, the options are limited and only a few grants will be accessible for WU students.