The Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide is a research grant administered by OeAD-GmbH and financed by Austria’s Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF).
Young researchers from any discipline and any country except Austria spend 1 to 9 months at an Austrian university on their own research project, supported by an Austrian supervisor. The current call covers stays in the 2027/28 academic year.
Benefits & funding
- A monthly scholarship for 1–9 months; the rate is set in the call on grants.at and cannot be raised, e.g. for family.
- OeAD says it may not cover all costs: plan own funds for insurance, rent, visa and travel.
- Most OeAD scholarship holders are exempt from tuition fees.
- Health and accident insurance is compulsory and yours to arrange.
Eligibility
- Any nationality except Austrian; all disciplines.
- One of: a PhD candidate in a programme outside Austria; a postgraduate or postdoc who finished studies at a university outside Austria after 30 September 2025; a postdoc teaching or researching at a university outside Austria.
- No older than 35 when the stay begins.
- Not eligible: permanent residents of Austria, people educated mainly in Austria, regular students at Austrian universities.
- No living, study or research in Austria in the six months before the grant starts.
- Sufficient English in your field; no test certificate needed.
Application process
- 1Secure a signed confirmation of supervision from a lecturer at an Austrian university, on the OeAD template.
- 2Obtain letters of recommendation from people other than that supervisor, dated within six months of applying.
- 3Complete the online application, meeting each section’s minimum word count and declaring any generative-AI use.
- 4Submit by 1 December 2026, 23:59 CET; late documents are not accepted.
Program timeline
Online application opens
September 2026
Application deadline
1 December 2026, 23:59 CET
Results expected
Early July 2027
September 2027
Earliest start (stays within the 2027/28 academic year)