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Open Call of the Academy | Dissertation Completion Fellowship 2026/27

Deadline
Tu 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.

Funding for

  • Regular students ("ordentliche Studierende") of all doctoral and PhD studies of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna or of the University of Art and Design Linz can apply for the fellowship.
  • The applicants should convincingly convey that the successful finalization of the dissertation or the PhD project is possible during the fellowship.
  • The expected quality of the dissertation or the PhD project is a central criterion in the selection process.

Requirements

  • The fellowship can only be awarded once per person during the whole doctoral / PhD study period.
  • Applications can be submitted either in German or in English.
  • The fellowships have to be started within six months after the applicants have been informed about the award of the fellowship (between January and June 2027).
  • The net income or the amount of other sources of funding (e.g. grants, fellowships, etc.) must not exceed 1,121 euros per month on average during the fellowship. This amount represents the highest stipend according to the Studies Grant Act (as of Sept. 2025).
  • The scholarship recipient commits to presenting their dissertation/PhD project at the next PhD colloquium of the University of Art and Design Linz or the next Graduate Conference of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, depending on their respective institution of study.

Amount of the scholarship

Overall, six fellowships for six months each can be awarded (4 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 2 University of Art and Design Linz). The amount of the fellowship is EUR 1,200 euros per month.

Funding from third parties (stipends, grants, etc.) has to be announced immediately. Should the requirements and conditions of the fellowship not be met by the recipients of the fellowship (for example, by exceeding the allowed maximum income, through missing documents, etc.), the fellowship has to be repaid.

The Dissertation Completion Fellowship cannot be combined with other scholarships from the Center for Doctoral Studies.

Submission

The deadline for applications is 20 October 2026, 11 h. Application works via the Academys's submission system.

More information is available directly in the call.