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Open Call of the Academy | Füger Prize 2025/26
- Deadline: 25.6.2026, 11 h
In the academic year 2025/26, the Füger Prize will be awarded in the amount of 1,500 euros. Founded in 1819 in memory of Heinrich Friedrich Füger, professor and later director of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1751-1818), this prize is awarded yearly to students by the Preisjury Kunst.
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OeAW | MAX KADE
This programme of the Max Kade Foundation in New York supports scholars from all research disciplines who wish to visit the USA for research purposes.
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OeAD | Scientific and Technological Cooperation Danube Region
- Deadline: 30.6.2026, 12 h
The aim of the S&T Cooperation programmes is to stimulate international research cooperation, to establish new, sustainable international partnerships and to increase the proportion of young and female researchers in international research project consortia.
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Vienna Business Agency | Understanding Science Funding
The Understanding Science Funding aims to assist in communication activities that present research and scientific results in an understandable and easily accessible manner.
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ifk | Research Fellowship
ifk Research Fellowships are intended for postdoctoral researchers. Qualified applications can be submitted regardless of the nationality and institutional or professional affiliation of the applicant. Austrian applicants with comparable qualifications are given preference.
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OeAW | JESH – Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities
The Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (JESH) programme promotes cooperation between excellent young researchers from abroad and scholars in Austria. JESH offers an incoming programme for researchers from 61 different target countries as well as an outgoing programme for Austrian researchers.
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DAS WEISSE HAUS | Curators' Agenda: VIENNA 2026 Call for Artists
Students and recent alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts are invited to apply for participation in the group exhibition within the Intensive Residency Program for Emerging International Curators – Curators' Agenda: VIENNA 2026, organized by DAS WEISSE HAUS in partnership with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
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University of Music Karlsruhe | Symposium Artistic Research
- Call for Contributions: 10.7.2026
The Symposium Artistic Research will take place 8–10 October 2026 in Karlsruhe. Artists, researchers, students, and all those interested in artistic research are warmly invited to join us for a symposium reflecting a wide range of perspectives on artistic research in music, centered on Artistic Identity in Research Projects.
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Lusófona University Lisbon | ERRAR Photography Conference
- Call for Contributions: 15.7.2026
The ERRAR Photography Conference will take place 7–10 October 2026 in Lisbon. The call for contributions from the fields photography, artistic and arts-based research is open.
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TAI University School of Art | 5th International AIE Conference
- Call for Contributions: 15.7.2026
The 5th International AIE Conference themed "Art, Research and Education" will take place 18–20 November 2026 in Madrid. The call for contributions in different formats is open.
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FÜNFZIGZWANZIG | Open Call 2027
The gallery FÜNFZIGZWANZIG in cooperation with the Richard Hirschbäck Achive invites submissions for artistic contributions to the annual program for 2027.
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City of Vienna | START-Studio
The goal of this programme is to support alumni_ae of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the fields of Fine Arts and Media Art by awarding studio spaces.
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Horizon Europe | ERC Advanced Grant 2026
- Deadline: 27.8.2026, 17 h
The objective of the Advanced Grant is to support excellent Principal Investigators that are established research leaders. An ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigator is expected to be an active researcher with a track record of significant research achievements.
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BMWKMS | Individual Projects Fine Arts, Design, Fashion, Photography, Media Art 2026
The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding for individual projects in the fields Fine Arts, Design, Fashion, Photography, and Media Art.
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BMWKMS | Individual Projects Architecture 2026
The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding for individual projects in the field Architecture.
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Horizon Europe | MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships will be open to excellent researchers of any nationality.
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Open Call of the Academy | Early Postdoc Fellowship 2026
- Deadline: 15.9.2026, 11 h
The Early Postdoc Fellowship aims to support early postdocs in the application for their initial postdoctoral research project. The fellowship enables the intensive preparation of a project proposal, which will be submitted with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as the home institution to funding agencies.
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Canon Foundation in Europe | Research Fellowships
Annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers. European Fellows are expected to pursue a period of research in Japan.
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Horizon Europe | Destination Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance 2026
- Deadline: 23.9.2026, 17 h
The research funded by this call will support the ongoing EU efforts to address threats to democratic systems, arising from both internal and external sources, and to rebuild citizens' trust in democracy, including by responding to their social and economic needs.
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Horizon Europe | Destination Cultural Heritage and CCIS 2026
- Deadline: 23.9.2026, 17 h
The research funded by this call will support the ongoing EU efforts to realize the full potential of cultural heritage, arts and cultural and creative industries and sectors as drivers of both sustainable innovation and a European sense of belonging is realised through a continuous engagement with society, citizens and economic sectors.
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Horizon Europe | Destination Social and Economic Transformations 2026
- Deadline: 23.9.2026, 17 h
The research funded by this call will help tackle social, economic and political inequalities and support human capital development.
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BMWKMS | Grants in the field Film
The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding in the field of film. Among others, funding is awarded for project development as well as production of avant-garde and experimental films as well as animation, documentary and feature films.
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BMWKMS | State Grants Fine Arts, Photography, and Media Art 2027
The "Staatsstipendien" (State grants) represent a recognition of outstanding artistic achievements to date and serve to promote further artistic creation. The scholarships are awarded to artists working on an extensive artistic project in the specified fields (visual arts, photography, and media art) whose work is distinguished by a particular degree of originality and an exceptional innovative component.
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Aws | Proof of Concept Large
The funding measure supports researchers in systematically reviewing their research results and opening up potential areas of application in order to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and technology from publicly funded research and development.
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Literar-Mechana | Project Fellowship for Translators
Each year, Literar-Mechana awards up to two translators with project grants. Translations into German are given priority.
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Open Call of the Academy | Prize for Best Research Catalogue Exposition 2025/2026
- Deadline: 6.10.2026, 11 h
This prize rewards outstanding contributions to the Research Catalogue (i.e. RC Expositions) by staff and students of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. We are looking for published RC contributions from the years 2025 and 2026.
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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 postdoc phase.
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Horizon Europe | New European Bauhaus 2026
- Deadline: 1.12.2026, 17 h
New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a policy and funding initiative of the European Commission that aims to make green transition in built environments and beyond enjoyable, attractive and convenient for all. The initiative promotes solutions that are not only sustainable, but also inclusive and beautiful, while respecting the diversity of places, traditions, and cultures in Europe and beyond.
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OeAW | GO.INVESTIGATIO
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) awards grants for library, archive and field research stays outside Austria which are necessary for preparing scientific papers or publications or for drafting external funding applications.
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International Ceramics Exhibition Mino | 14th Ceramics Competition
- Deadline: 29.1.2027, 21 h
The Ceramics Competition is an important part of the International Ceramics Exhibition in Mino, Japan, which will take place between 8 October and 7 November 2027.
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Literar-Mechana | Fellowship for Artistic Work
Literar-Mechana awards fellowship for authors, playwrights, screenwriters, authors for children's books and books for young adults.
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Open Call of the Academy | Academy Open Access Publishing Fund
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna established a central Open Access publishing fund to support its members covering the OA costs for their peer-reviewed OA publications. Doctoral students and early career researchers are especially encouraged to apply.
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Open Call of the Academy | Going Book: Grant for Publication Costs
- Submissions accepted continuously
The publication cost grant is intended to support the realisation of excellent publications. The prerequisite for funding is that it is a quality-assured (peer-reviewed) publication.
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Open Call of the Academy | FWF Open-Access Block Grant
- Submissions accepted continuously
The FWF Open Access Block Grant supports open access publication costs for peer-reviewed research articles/contributions arising from FWF projects and published in OA journals, OA books, or on OA publication platforms.
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City of Vienna | Individual or Overall Funding in Science
- Submissions accepted continuously
The culture office of the city of Vienna awards "Einzelförderungen" (individual funding) and "Gesamtförderungen" (overall funding) in Science. Institutions, research projects, symposia, conferences, lectures and event series are eligible.
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Aws | Proof of Concept Small
- Submissions accepted continuously
The funding measure supports researchers in systematically reviewing their research results and opening up potential areas of application in order to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and technology from publicly funded research and development.
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Journal of Embodied Research | Open Call for Video Articles
- Call for Contributions permanently open
JER invites the submission of video articles on a rolling basis. These can focus on any topic related to embodied practice, embodied knowledge, or embodied research.
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Open Gender Journal | Open Call
- Call for Contributions permanently open
The editorial team of the Open Gender Journal (OGJ) welcomes submissions of new research articles, discussion pieces, and reviews.
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Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs and Senior Researchers
- Submissions accepted continuously
A Humboldt Research Fellowship for international postdoctoral researchers allows to carry out long-term research (6–24 months) in Germany.
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FWF | Book Publications
- Submissions accepted continuously
This program funds the publication and simultaneous open-access publication of books on research findings.
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FWF | Digital Publications
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Digital Publications program offers researchers funding for digital formats such as apps, wiki-based publications, annotated scientific databases, multi-media web-based publications (e.g., audio, video, animation), etc., to help make these publications more accessible to the public.
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FWF | Principal Investigator Projects
- Submissions accepted continuously
Researchers of any discipline who are working in Austria are eligible for applying to an FWF Principal Investigator Project. The aim is to provide funding for individual research in the area of non-profit oriented scholarly/scientific research.
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FWF | Principal Investigator Projects International
- Submissions accepted continuously
The funding program provides principal investigators and their research groups with the resources they need to work together with international project partners to investigate key research questions over a period of several years.
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FWF | Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships including a return phase
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships are intended for highly qualified postdocs of any discipline to gain experience abroad.
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FWF | ESPRIT
- Submissions accepted continuously
The ESPRIT Programme (Early Stage Programme: Research, Innovation and Training) is aimed at highly qualified postdocs from all disciplines at the beginning of their academic career who wish to carry out an independent research project at an Austrian research institute.
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FWF | PEEK
- Submissions accepted continuously
The aim of PEEK (Programme for Arts-based Research) is to fund clearly defined research proposals of high artistic and academic quality at an international level in the field of arts-based research.
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FWF | Zero Emissions Award
- Submissions accepted continuously
Researchers from universities and non-university research institutions have had the opportunity to submit climate-relevant research proposals for Austria's largest privately funded research award.
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Doc-News
Dear doctoral candidates,
the academic year is soon coming to an end and before the summer break we would like to draw your attention to upcoming and ongoing events and funding opportunities.
We are pleased that eleven thesis defenses are taking place this week, Cathérine Lehnerer (Dr.phil.), Franzis Kabisch (Dr.phil.), Alexandra Tatar (Dr.phil.), Sophie Lingg (Dr.phil.), Hannah Katalin Grimmer (Dr.phil.), Henrie Dennis (Dr.phil.), Johannes Tichy (Dr.rer.nat.), Miguel Gonzalez Cabezas (Dr.phil.), Teodora Raicu (Dr.rer.nat.), claudia* sandoval romero (Dr.phil.), and Hong Shan (Dr.phil.). Some of the defenses are still to be held in the coming days; your are warmly invited to attend (details see below).
Until 1 September 2026, doctoral students at Austrian universities can apply for the OeAD's Marietta Blau Grant, which supports 6 to 12-month research stays abroad as part of a doctoral program.
The DOC program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) supports highly qualified doctoral candidates from all fields of research – this year's call ends on 15 September.
Please contact doktoratszentrum@akbild.ac.at as soon as possible if you are planning a submission so that we can support you during the application phase.
We also want to remind all Doctoral and PhD candidates of the Academy whose dissertation or PhD project is at an advanced stage to consider applying for our Dissertation Completion Fellowship; the deadline is 20 October 2026, 11 h.
Below you can find further activities and calls, among them our ongoing funding opportunities for doctoral and PhD candidates.
For any questions regarding your doctoral or PhD studies at the Academy or funding opportunities, please consult our FAQs and/or contact us at doktoratszentrum@akbild.ac.at.
We wish you a successful conclusion to the semester and a pleasant summer season!
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Invitation to the Defense of Johannes Tichy
- Defense: 18.6.2026, 11–13 h
The Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of ohannes Tichy's dissertation project "Pink halophilic and halotolerant biofilms on cultural heritage monument surfaces: investigation of structure and function through DNA and RNA sequencing".
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Invitation to the Defense of Henrie Dennis
- Defense: 18.6.2026, 13–15 h
The Institute for Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Henrie Dennis' dissertation project "Gendered Language Discourse in Border Policies: Examining the Role of Whiteness and its Impact on Global Migration".
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Invitation to the Defense of Miguel González Cabezas
- Defense: 18.6.2026, 16–18 h
The Institute for Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Miguel González Cabezas' dissertation project "MULTIPLICITIES IN SINGULARITY. Ambivalence and Democracy in the Present Global Capitalist World".
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Invitation to the Defense of Hong Shan
- Defense: 19.6.2026, 11–13 h
The Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Hong Shan's dissertation project "Vortex — Chinese contemporary watercolor painting".
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Invitation to the Defense of Teodora Raicu
- Defense: 19.6.2026, 14–16 h
The Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Teodora Raicu's dissertation project "Identification, Stability, and Aging Phenomena of Synthetic Organic Colorants used in Modern Inks and p-PVC".
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Invitation to the Defense of claudia* sandoval romero
- Defense: 19.6.2026, 16–18 h
The Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of claudia* sandoval romero's dissertation project "Searching for Palenques between the Periphery and Center: A Relational Case Between the Photographic Work of Nora Aslan (AR) and Rochelle Costi (BR) and the Museological Framework".
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Barcelona School of Architecture | Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2027
Every two years, the Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize will recognize the best university research in the field of urbanism carried out by a student granted a PhD/doctorate.
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Open Call of the Academy | Dissertation Completion Fellowship 2026/27
- Deadline: 20.10.2026, 11 h
The Dissertation Completion Fellowship aims to support doctoral and PhD candidates in the final phase of the dissertation / PhD project until the completion.
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Open Call of the Academy | Learning-on-the-Job Grant
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Learning-on-the-Job scholarship offers dissertation supervisors the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for doctoral/PhD candidates who are involved in organizational, coordinating or administrative processes within the framework of a scientific or artistic research project.
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Open Call of the Academy | Travel Allowances for doctoral resp. PhD candidates at the Academy
- Submissions accepted continuously
Regular students of all doctoral and PhD studies at the Academy can apply for travel allowances for participations in international conferences or for the presentation of art projects.
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Open Call of the Academy | Short term Grants abroad
- Submissions accepted continuously
The scholarship for a short-term stay abroad for doctoral/PhD candidates supports stays abroad for e.g. research, field research, archival research, interviews, which are necessary for the dissertation or the PhD project. Stays abroad are funded for a minimum of two to a maximum of eight weeks.
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Open Call of the Academy | Dissertation projects on the Academy's website
- Submissions accepted continuously
All doctoral and PhD candidates with an approved dissertation agreement have the possibility to present their projects on our website. To be visible on the Academy's website you will have to fill out an application form and upload the required documents.
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ERASMUS+ | Short-term Stay abroad
- Submissions accepted continuously
In order to better meet their different learning and training needs ERASMUS+ offers doctoral students the opportunity to complete a short-term study visit abroad in Europe.
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ERASMUS+ | Long-Term Mobilities for PhD Students
- Submissions accepted continuously
Doctoral and PhD candidates of the Academy of Fine Arts have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at a partner university within the framework of ERASMUS+.
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OeAD | Marietta Blau-Grant
The Marietta Blau Grant offers financial support for six- to twelve-month study periods abroad for doctoral or PhD students of Austrian universities. It serves to optimise their dissertations. Junior researchers are the main target group.
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OeAW | DOC
The DOC Fellowship Programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences offers funding for highly qualified doctoral candidates in all areas of research.
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Literar-Mechana | Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Literar-Mechana awards up to thirty scholarships annually to highly qualified scholars from all disciplines to enable them to complete their dissertation projects.
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OeAW | Mannagetta-Fellowships
- Deadline: 20.10.2026, 14 h
Mannagetta-Fellowships support the completion of a doctoral thesis and are financed from the funds of the Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Manngetta Foundation at the OeAW.
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Verlag Barbara Budrich | Dissertation competition
Since 2005, the publishing house Barbara Budrich awards its dissertation award called promotion. One doctoral thesis will be selected by an expert jury for the free-of-charge publication in Verlag Barbara Budrich.
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ifk | Junior Fellowship
The ifk Junior Fellowships are intended for young Austrian academics working on their dissertations, as well as for non-Austrian doctoral students who are supervised at an Austrian university.
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