Government of Austria Scholarships 2027 | Ernst Mach Grant

Applications are open for the Government of Austria Scholarships 2027. Austria’s official government scholarships are managed by the OeAD (Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation) on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. The best-known programme is the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide, which funds international doctoral students, postgraduates and post-docs to carry out research stays at Austrian universities.

In this article you will find the 2027/28 deadline, benefits, eligibility and the application process. Austria is a great study destination, and you can also look at study in the USA without IELTS if you want more options.

Government of Austria Scholarships 2027: Key Details

• Country: Austria
• Managed by: OeAD on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
• Main programme: Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide
• Level: Doctoral students, postgraduates and post-docs (research stays)
• Academic year: 2027/28
• Deadline: 1 December 2026

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Who Can Apply?

The Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide is open to applicants from all disciplines and all countries except Austria who are:

• Doctoral (PhD) students enrolled at a university outside Austria, or
• Postgraduates and post-docs who completed their studies outside Austria and want to do research in Austria for an academic career, or
• Post-docs working as lecturers at a university outside Austria.

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Financial Benefits

• Monthly grant: about €1,300 per month (rate in recent calls).
• Help with health insurance.
• Help finding accommodation, including OeAD student housing.
• Tuition fee reduction where applicable.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Austrian citizens are not eligible.
• Applicants should be under 35 years of age.
• You must not have studied, researched or worked academically in Austria in the six months before the grant starts.
• You need a research plan and an academic supervisor or host at an Austrian university who supports your stay.

Note: These grants fund research stays in Austria. They are not full Bachelor’s or Master’s degree scholarships. Other OeAD programmes exist for specific regions and fields, and you can search them all in the official grants database.

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Deadline

The application deadline for the Ernst Mach Grant – Worldwide 2027/28 is 1 December 2026. OeAD moved this deadline earlier than in previous years, so do not wait until February.

How to Apply

1. Find a professor or host institution in Austria who will support your research stay.
2. Prepare your documents: CV, research proposal, letter of support from your Austrian host, recommendation letters and academic transcripts.
3. Apply online through the OeAD grants database (grants.at) before 1 December 2026.

For full details, visit the official OeAD website.

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