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Fundings & prizes

quantA Fellowship Call for Women

Cluster of Excellence Quantum Science Austria (quantA)

Quantum Science

Target group: female researchers of all nationalities, races and religions with an outstanding research track record in quantum science; applicants must have received their PhD within the past three years or their graduation must be imminent
Amount: postdoctoral fellowship of at most two years

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Beyond [her] Lab

Startup Tirol

Any scientific field

Target group: Female researchers and students in doctoral or master's programs from Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg who think about business ideas related to their field of research.
Amount: a two-day bootcamp in Salzburg with workshops for free (meals, overnight stay and workshops included)

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FemCareer Fellowship

University of Innsbruck

Different fields, Physics is one of them

Target group: female early career postdocs; external female researchers with a PhD degree or who are about to receive their PhD; applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Austria since July 31, 2023.
Amount: fixed-term appointment as a postdoc for 36 months 
Applications: Every year

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Award of Excellence for the best dissertations

Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research

All fields

Target group: students who finished their doctoral programme at an Austrian university; the 40 best dissertations are awarded
Amount: € 3,000
Applications: Every year

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State Prize for the Best Diploma and Master's Degrees

Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research 

All fields

Target group: the 55 best diploma and master's degrees at all Austrian universities, universities of applied sciences, and teacher training colleges 
Amount: € 3,000
Applications: Every year

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L’ORÉAL Austria fellowships for Women in Science

L'Oréal Austria

Medicine, Natural Sciences, Mathematics

Target group: Young female researchers
Amount: Up to € 25,000
Duration: Six to twelve months
Applications: February 1 each year

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FWF ASTRA Award

FWF Austrian Science Fund

All academic fields

Target group: internationally visible researchers from all disciplines with doctoral degree; half of the ASTRA Awards are granted to women
Amount: €500,000 up to a maximum of €1 million for a period of five years
Duration: five years

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Berta Karlik Fellowship

Austrian Academy of Sciences

STEM

Target group: Leading female researchers with a record of a minimum of 10 years of academic work
Amount: Up to € 10,000
Applications: Every year

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grants.at database

Austria's Agency for Education & Internationalisation

All academic fields

This database provides information on all scholarships and research grants in Austria.
Target group: Students, graduates and researchers

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