OeAW | Post-DocTrack
The OeAW awards fellowships to holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences who are pursuing an academic career in order to assist in the transition to the post-doc phase.
In particular, the aim is to support:
- the completion of publications resulting from a doctoral thesis,
- the development of a candidate’s own research project for applying to national or international funding bodies,
- the establishment of (international) networks and cooperations in connection with one or both of the above-mentioned goals
Target group
- Applications are invited from outstanding young scholars who have completed their doctoral/PhD studies in the field of the humanities and cultural and social sciences in Austria no more than six months before the submission deadline.
- The doctoral or PhD studies must be completed at the time of application; the entire duration of the applicant’s doctoral or PhD studies may not be longer than five years.
- Further application requirement is also the high scientific quality and originality of the dissertation (evaluation with "very good") or previous research achievements.
Funding duration and amount
The duration of the scholarship is 3–12 months.
The amount of the scholarship is 50,568 Euro (gross/gross) per year.
Application
The next submission deadline is 15 May 2026.
Further information on the website of the OeAW.