Austria · PhD Scholarships
PhD-level awards open to Sri Lankan applicants studying in Austria. Each scholarship shows eligibility, deadline, and a one-tap WhatsApp line to a counsellor who has helped students win it before.
11 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.
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.
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.
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).
Österreichische HochschülerInnenschaft (ÖH)
Eligibility
Enrolled students at Austrian universities — including international students — facing documented financial hardship; a needs-based support grant, not a recruitment scholarship.
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Graz
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA degree-seeking students at FH JOANNEUM who are paying the cost contribution in full. One application allowed per degree level — once during a bachelor's and once during a master's.
Montanuniversität Leoben
Eligibility
International students already enrolled at Montanuniversität Leoben. This is a modest support fund, not a tuition scholarship — Leoben's real financial draw is its low public tuition of EUR 726.72 per semester for non-EU citizens.
