OeAD | Marietta Blau Grants of the Austrian Centers
The Marietta Blau Grants of the Austrian Centres (formally known as Doctoral Research Fellowships) are aimed at highly qualified doctoral candidates who wish to complete a research stay at an institute of the Austria Centers. The fellowship serves to optimize their doctoral thesis; therefore the fellowship stay must be completed before submitting the doctoral thesis
Target group
PhD students who are enrolled in an ongoing doctoral or PhD programme (matching the field) in Austria or at one of the universities with an affiliated Austria Center with a corresponding research focus.
Target countries
Canada, Israel, United States
- Alberta/Edmonton: Social Sciences and Humanities as well as Music and Dramatic Arts
- Jerusalem: Social Sciences, Law, Humanities and European Studies
- Minnesota: Economic Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Music Studies
- New Orleans: Political Sciences and History
Grant duration and sum
- 10–12 months
- sum depends on target country
Submission
The deadline for applications was extended from 1 February to 15 March 2026.
More information is available on the website of the OeAD.