Deadline:
March 01, 2025
Location(s)
Austria
Overview
Applications are open for the Ernst Mach-Grants (EMG) – ASEA-UNINET (formerly known as Technology Grants South-East Asia)!
Details
ASEA-UNINET supports the exchange of knowledge between partner universities in the member countries in Europe and South-East Asia (Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam). The main activity of the network is the organization and financial support of the exchange of scientists and postgraduates and the transfer of knowledge associated with this.The funding is organized by the OeAD-GmbH/ICM in cooperation with ASEA-UNINET (on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research – BMWF).
General Information:
- The grant programme is fully financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF).
- The selection process for all grants is competitive, i.e. there is no legal claim to a grant even if all application requirements are fulfilled. The number of grants that will be awarded during one call depends on the quota and/or the available budget. Applicants may apply for several grants at the same time.
- Applicants who seek admission to a university in Austria have to contact the Institution of their choice directly. Applicants who come to Austria to do research and, therefore, do not need to seek admission to university, have to prove sufficient knowledge of the language they need to pursue their project. The written consent of their Austrian supervisor is necessary.
- Short-term grants (1 to 3 months) have a priority in the period from January to June. In other cases Problems can arise as regards accommodation. When applying for a short-term grant therefore consideration should be given to applying primarily for the period of January to June.
- Grant holders must be present at their place of study in Austria to study or conduct their research project.
- Once an application has been rejected, it will not be considered any further within the call. However, it is possible to re-apply for this grant with a revised application in the future.
- Applicants must comply with the admission regulations of the respective university
Selection procedure:
Incomplete application and application not complying with the application criteria will not be accepted for the further selection process.
The selection is accomplished on-site by an international ASEA-UNINET expert commission.The selection follows a multistage process:
- Examination of the formal requirements
- Examination of the application's general plausibility.
- Assessment based on personal interview by ASEA-UNINET experts and on mandadory auditions (in case of an application in the field of music). In addition to language skills, another key criterion is the project's relevance to the development of the home country and/or its economy.
- Final decision by the BMBWF.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligible for application are:
- Undergraduates and Graduates of artistic fields for a study visit in the field of music.
- Postgraduates pursuing a doctorate/PhD-program at an ASEA-UNINET member university in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or the Philippines.
- Postgraduates who want to carry out a full doctorate/PhD-program in Austria and fulfill the requirements for admission.
- Postdocs who are involved in teaching and research at an ASEA-UNINET member university in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or the Philippines.
Eligiblity for application: Only those candidates who hold the citizenship of Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or the Philippines are eligible to apply for an Ernst Mach - ASEA-UNINET Scholarship. In the fields of economic and social sciences, economic topics with a connection to technology or industry are preferred. Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant.
Maximum age:
- Graduates and postgraduates: 35 years
- Post docs: 45 years
Language proficiency:
Very good knowledge of English and/or German
Dates
Deadline: March 01, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Grant benefit paid:
Supplementary grant, own funds are required:
1. Monthly grant rate
- Scholarship: 1,300 Euro
- Monthly Mobility Subsidy: 300 Euro (only for Full PhD Grant)
2. Assistance in arranging accommodation and health insurance
- It is possible for OeAD scholarship holders to book accommodation (dormitory or apartment) with the OeAD student housing. The monthly costs are:
- monthly rent: 330 Euro to 800 Euro (depending on the amenities)
- monthly administrative fee: currently 24 Euro
- OeAD scholarship holders need to have health insurance that is accepted by the Austrian authorities for the duration of their stay in Austria. The OeAD can help with taking out such insurance. The monthly costs can vary, at the moment you should reckon with 55 Euro to 200 Euro (depending on age, scholarship category and state of health). Scholarship holders have to pay the costs for accommodation and insurance themselves.
- Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries who are planning a research stay of more than 6 months: if the monthly costs for accommodation in Austria exceed 300 Euro, proof of additional funds to the Austrian residence authority when applying for the residence permit may be required. This amount may vary depending on the individual costs for health insurance and other liabilities.
3. Information for applicants who would like to apply for admission to studies in Austria: Tuition fees may be waived upon request to the Rectorate of the public university or university college for teacher education for the semesters in which studies or research can be shown to have been completed elsewhere, i.e. as part of transnational EU, state or university mobility programmes. Any tuition fees at universities of applied sciences may be waived by the rectorate upon application. This does not apply to tuition fees at private universities and private colleges.
4. Scholarship holders with citizenship and travel from non-European developing countries (Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories“ according to DAC list 2022/23 + Gabon, Malaysia, Namibia, South Africa, Thailand [https://oead.at/fileadmin/Dokumente/oead.at/ICM/MPC/BMBWF_travel_allowance_dac_list_2022-2023_final.pdf]) or for their return will also receive a travel costs subsidy of up to 1,200 Euro upon submission of original travel invoices.
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