Target group
Young and especially highly qualified scientists of any discipline
Goals
- Promotion of scientific work at leading foreign research institutions; gaining experience abroad during the postdoc-phase
- facilitation of access to new scientific areas, methods, procedures and techniques so as to contribute - following return to Austria - to the further development of science in Austria
Requirements
- completed doctoral studies
- international scientific publications
- invitation from the foreign research institution
- If a return phase is requested: confirmation of the Austrian research institution
Length
Fellowship abroad: 10 to 24 months; return phase: max. 12 months (depends on the duration of the fellowship abroad)
Level
- Fellowship abroad (tax free): 35,600 € to 47,400 € per year (depends on the destination)
- for the return phase: personnel costs of 75,890 € per year (contract of employment ) and project specific costs up to 12,000 € per year
Applications
As of 1 Jan. 2018 only via the FWF’s electronic application portal (elane)
- accepted continuously, no application deadlines
- in English
Allocation
by the FWF Board based on an international review process
Processing time
4 months on average