SAIA webinars: Austria-Slovakia cooperation 13/09 and 27/09

The International Office of AFAD and Support and Counseling Center recommend to the attention of students and teachers the SAIA webinars regarding the submission of applications for scholarships and project cooperation with a focus on Austria.

 

we would like to inform you that another call for applications for scholarships and project cooperation is currently open as part of the Austria-Slovakia Action, cooperation in science and education program. At the same time, we would like to inform you that more information on the current call will be presented at...

SAIA webinars:

  • AUSTRIA - scholarships and grants for research stays and project cooperation

  • AUSTRIA - scholarships for students and doctoral students for study and research stays

  • and summer German language courses

 


More details

Scholarship categories:

Those interested in scholarship stays in Austria can apply in the following categories:

  • Scholarships Actions for 2nd-level university students to prepare a diploma thesis (1,150 euros/month),
  • Research grants Actions for doctoral students (1,150 euros/month),
  • Research scholarships Actions for scientific and pedagogical workers within 10 years of completing the PhD. / non-habilitated (1,400 euros/month).
    • The basic schedule of this call is:

      • Deadline for submitting applications: 15 October 2023
      • Selection of scholarship recipients: early December
      • Start of stay: no earlier than three months from the closing date
  • Scholarships: Actions for short-term stays of 1-3 days (90 euros/day)
    • applications in this category are accepted on an ongoing basis.

 

Students, doctoral students, scientific and teaching staff from state, public or private universities in Slovakia and from the Slovak Academy of Sciences can apply for the scholarship.

 

SAIA Scholarships Austria Slovakia 2023/2024PDF, 261 KB

 


As part of project cooperation

It is possible to apply in the following categories:

  • targeted project support Action – it is about strengthening cooperation between Slovakia and Austria in important areas of higher education and research. Currently, projects from the following areas can be supported: the organization of Austrian-Slovak summer language courses ("Sommerkollegs"), the organization of Austrian-Slovak trainings and doctorates under double supervision (max. 60,000 euros for 36 months, but max. 20,000 euros per year - 12 consecutive months),
  • support of initiative projects within the Action - within this area of support, project partners choose the topics and activities they need to fulfill their goals (the so-called "bottom-up" approach), while these projects must be in accordance with the goals of the Action (max. EUR 6,000 per year - 12 consecutive months).
    • The basic schedule of this call is:

      • Deadline for submitting applications: 15 October 2023
      • Project approval: early December
      • Start of project implementation: no earlier than four months from the closing date

 

SAIA projects Austria Slovakia 2023/2024PDF, 213 KB

 


More details

Interested parties can find details about the program on the website www.aktion.saia.sk, while the interested party can also use consultations and advice in 5 workplaces of SAIA in Slovakia.