Austria · PhD Scholarships
PhD-level awards open to Sri Lankan applicants studying in Austria. Each scholarship shows eligibility and deadline — book a free visit to any of our three offices to talk your options through with a counsellor.
17 active awards for Sri Lankan applicants.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Eligibility
International applicants with a Bachelor's or Master's in science/maths/computing for ISTA's fully funded, employment-based PhD programme.
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) – at Austrian universities & institutes
Eligibility
Master's graduates hired onto FWF-funded research projects or doctoral programmes. Salaried employment, not a tuition scholarship.
Medical University of Graz (Medizinische Universität Graz)
Eligibility
Students of all nationalities holding a Master's degree or equivalent in the natural or life sciences or medicine, with a written thesis.
Vienna BioCenter (IMP, IMBA, GMI & Max Perutz Labs)
Eligibility
Applicants of any nationality holding (or about to complete) a Master's or equivalent in molecular life sciences.
University of Vienna
Eligibility
Doctoral candidate accepted to a University of Vienna PhD programme with strong research proposal; selected via the annual uni:docs competition.
FH Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Nationals of third countries (non-EU, non-EEA, non-Swiss) admitted to a degree programme at FH Kufstein Tirol.
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Eligibility
International Bachelor's and Master's applicants to JKU Linz with strong academic records; grants awarded by scheme.
Medical University of Vienna
Eligibility
International applicants admitted to a Medical University of Vienna doctoral / PhD programme; funded research positions where available.
University of Innsbruck
Eligibility
International degree-seeking students enrolled at the University of Innsbruck; merit grants and tuition-fee waivers, awarded on academic performance and need.
Lauder Business School, Vienna
Eligibility
International applicants to Lauder Business School's English-taught Bachelor's or Master's programmes in international business and management, assessed on academic merit and interview.
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Eligibility
Doctoral candidates of any nationality enrolled at an Austrian university, within the first year of their PhD.
Webster Vienna Private University
Eligibility
International applicants to Webster Vienna's English-taught Bachelor's or Master's; merit-based on academic record (and test scores where required).
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