GENERAL INFORMATION
In cooperation with the University of Graz, the Province of Styria has been offering a new grant for outstanding students from South-Eastern European countries – “Go Styria!”.
The Department for Scientific Affairs of the Province of Styria takes a very strong interest in the process of South-Eastern European integration. Styria, as a link between the EU and Eastern/South-Eastern Europe, adopts an active role in the scientific and cultural exchange between the countries and has the necessary preconditions to integrate the research competences and to utilize the available synergetic opportunities.
Against the background of a long standing, varied and intensive cooperation with the regions of South-Eastern Europe, the University of Graz was the first university in the German-speaking world to set a university-wide focus on “South-Eastern Europe” as the profile-setting core of its university development concept. Thanks to its expertise and acquaintance with both the needs as well as the potentials for cooperation of the South-Eastern European region, the University of Graz has been an important forerunner within the EU for the realization of the vision of European-wide integration for a long time. As part of an extensive circle of partnerships, the university takes these historically developed and in many areas important connections into consideration.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The scholarship program aims at MASTER AND DOCTORAL students who
- are currently registered at universities in South-Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (F.Y.R.O.M.), Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova) and also still registered during the winter semester 2017/18
- are currently already working on their master of doctoral thesis.
- want to come to the University of Graz as exchange students in order to do research to then finish their degree at their home universities.
as well as POST-DOCs, who
- have completed their PhD programme with excellent results. The completion of the doctorate should not be older than 1 year at time of application.
A post-doctoral stay at the University of Graz will not be supported in case the applicant completed his/her doctoral program at the University of Graz. The proposed research project should be agreed upon with the potential supervisor.
The selection of the applicants takes place in a joint process of the Province of Styria and the University of Graz. The academic quality of the applicant is decisive for the success of the application. Selected master and doctoral students will be enrolled as exchange students at the University of Graz.
The maximum scholarship period for “Go Styria” is four months. Grant awards for shorter research stays (1-3 months) are possible.
Making use of „Go Styria“ and other scholarship programs for the same duration of study at the University of Graz is not admissible!
MASTER and DOCTORAL students - Application Process and documents
In a first step applicants have to complete an online application. To receive the Code for the Online application please contact christa.grassauer(at)uni-graz.at and in your email provide the following information:
- First and last name (according to your passport)
- Home university (official name in national language as well as English or German)
- Level and area of study you are currently enrolled in
- In case you have already studied at an Austrian university in the past, mention when and at which university and also provide your student ID number (Matrikelnummer)
- Also confirm that you are currently enrolled at a university in the target region and will be in winter semester 2017/18
In a next step, you need to find a professor at University of Graz willing to supervise you during your research stay. Research the relevant department to find out if it can host you or contact the relevant academic advisor for support in finding a supervisor.
When contacting either the department or the academic advisor, make sure you include the following information / documentation:
- a brief explanation that you are applying for the Go Styria scholarship and need an invitation letter from a professor at the University of Graz
- your CV
- your research plan (max. 3 pages)
- sample invitation letter
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Please send your complete set of application documents scanned in ONE pdf-file to:
- for MA/PhD: christa.grassauer(at)uni-graz.at
- for PostDoc: blaz.ploj(at)uni-graz.at
Application deadline: 6 April 2017, 23.59 CET.
Only complete applications that reach us in time will be considered!
Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted!
AMOUNT OF GRANT
“Go Styria” includes the following benefits:
- Master/PhD: grant in the amount of EUR 600 per month
incl. tuition fee waiver at the University of Graz - PostDoc: grant in the amount of EUR 900 per month
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://international.uni-graz.at/en/stud/incoming/s-in-mprog/go-styria/