The submission period for the merit scholarship 2022/23 starts on 25/09/2023 and runs up to and including 31/10/2023.
You can submit your application in UNIGRAZonline from 25/09/2023.

Before applying, please check the call for applications to see whether you fulfil the guidelines:
Ausschreibung Mitteilungsblatt

(Please note that SS 20 is not included in the minimum study time calculation for the awarding of merit and funding scholarships. The respective planned duration of study can therefore be exceeded by two tolerance semesters).

Please direct your enquiries/questions to the Examination Office: nawi.pruefref(at)uni-graz.at

1. Application deadlines

The call for applications of the Faculty of Natural Sciences for the award of scholarships in the calendar year 2023 was published in the newsletter of 19 April 2023.

Application periods

24 April to 1 June 2023 
and
18 September to 27 October 2023 

The Faculty of Natural Sciences also has special conditions for the 2023 scholarships, which must be observed when applying.

Please note that SS 20 is not included in the minimum study period calculation for the awarding of merit and funding scholarships. The respective planned duration of study can therefore be exceeded by two tolerance semesters.

2. Eligible expenses

• Stay abroad - travel expenses that are absolutely necessary for the dissertation (not a diploma or master's thesis)
• Complex literature search
• Complex empirical studies
• Field studies

A precise breakdown of the requested expenses is required (e.g. "literature" alone is not sufficient, please specify exactly what is to be purchased)!

In the case of applications for activities that have already been completed, the financing plan with original receipts and, if applicable, a list of travel expenses for journeys by private car must be enclosed with the application. If no receipts are available at the time of application, they must be attached to the report once the work has been completed.

3. Expenses that are not funded

• PCs, laptops, printers, memory sticks, storage media, Internet access, etc.
• Suitcases
• Costs for catering
• Flat-rate accommodation costs (detailed information is required here!)
• Costs for binding, copying or printing academic papers
• Office supplies
• Costs for chemicals, small equipment, consumables etc. (only possible in special cases, a justification must also be included here)
• Conference fees as part of a diploma or master's thesis

4. Travel expenses

• Students with an employment relationship with the University of Graz:

Travel expenses can be authorised in accordance with the guidelines of the Faculty of Natural Sciences on the granting of travel allowances to academic university staff or via a business trip. Details can only be determined individually after the application has been submitted.

•   Students not employed by the University of Graz:

Official kilometre allowance in the amount of 42 cents per kilometre.

5. Amount of a scholarship

Scholarships are awarded in the amount of € 750,-- to € 3.600,--. Scholarships are awarded by the Dean of Studies within the framework of private-sector administration. There is no legal entitlement to a scholarship. The award is independent of the applicant's social need.

Please note before submitting your application:

In the event of non-compliance with the reporting obligation or improper use of the funds granted, any sums already paid out must be refunded!

6. Eligible students

Eligible are regular students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Graz with Austrian citizenship, equivalent foreign nationals and stateless persons.
Furthermore, the following conditions must be met in order to be eligible: 

Compliance with the entitlement period (§ 18 StudFG)

The duration of entitlement generally comprises the period of study planned for the degree programme or study period plus an additional semester. If students of a diploma programme have passed the first diploma examination within the planned period of study, the duration of entitlement is extended by one semester in the second stage of the programme. In addition, the entitlement period can be extended accordingly if there are important reasons for exceeding the entitlement period.

Extension of the entitlement period for important reasons
The entitlement period is extended if the student can prove that the exceeding of the study period was caused by an important reason (only according to §§ 18, 19 StudFG).

What are important reasons?
Illness of the student, if confirmed by a medical certificate, pregnancy of the student and any unforeseen or unavoidable event, if the student is not at fault or is only at fault to a lesser degree.

7. Application

The application form must be submitted by email to karin.mairold(at)uni-graz.at. At the same time, the signed application form with all listed documents must be submitted to the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universitätsplatz 3, ground floor.

The following documents must be enclosed:

• Application form
• Content presentation (description) of the planned work
• Financial plan
• In the case of applications for activities that have already been completed, the financing plan with original receipts and, if applicable, a  list of travel expenses for journeys by private car must be enclosed with the application.
• Submission of at least one reference from a university teacher (supervisor)
• Copy of the confirmation of registration
• If the entitlement period according to §§ 18, 19 StudFG is exceeded, corresponding proof

8. Comprehension

Applicants will be notified of the application decision in writing.

9. Reporting deadlines

Pursuant to § 67 para. 3 StudFG, 25% of the scholarship will only be paid out after submission of a report on the use of the scholarship for the intended purpose, a statement of costs and the original receipts. If this report is not submitted to the Dean's Office no later than six weeks after the end of the funded activity, not only will the retained amount be forfeited, but the amount already paid out must also be refunded. If the approved amount is higher than the sum of the actual expenses, the difference must be refunded.

Please direct your enquiries/questions about the Federal Scholarship to the person responsible:
Ms Karin Mairold-Underrain: karin.mairold(at)uni-graz.at

The Dr Heinrich Jörg Foundation was established in 1992 from a pecuniary endowment donated by Mrs Maria Jörg and declared admissible by the Styrian provincial government. The sole purpose of the foundation is to provide financial support for scientific research at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Graz. 
The Foundation Committee is responsible for the administration of the Foundation and the awarding of scholarships. Its members are four university lecturers delegated by the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. 
These are currently:

• Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Walter Gössler, Chairman, Institute of Chemistry
• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karin Landerl, Deputy Chairwoman, Institute for Psychology
• PD DI Dr. Kristina Sefc, Treasurer, Institute of Zoology
• Assoz. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Astrid Veronig, Deputy Treasurer, Institute of Physics

Awarding

Scholarships are awarded to the following groups of people and for the following purposes
1. to university lecturers pursuant to § 94 (2) UG 2002 who belong to an institute of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Graz to cover travel and accommodation expenses for participation in scientific events and/or for research stays in Austria or abroad, provided that these are part of research-related scientific activities.
2. to external scientists to finance guest stays at institutes of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Graz for joint research projects with a university lecturer working at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
3. to university teachers and students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Graz to promote the writing and publication of scientific papers.

Applications

Applications for the awarding of scholarships from the Foundation can be submitted by applicants themselves or by other university lecturers belonging to the Faculty of Natural Sciences. In the case of guest stays by external scientists, applications must be submitted by university lecturers from the Faculty of Natural Sciences. In the case of university lecturers and external scientists, the qualification must be proven by submitting appropriate documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, etc.) and in the case of students by an above-average academic record and at least one letter of recommendation from a university lecturer. Applications must include a detailed description of the project for which funding is requested and a cost breakdown. Applicants must declare that no funds will be received from third parties to cover the expenses that are to be covered by the scholarship. The scholarships cannot be used as remuneration for the applicant's own work.

Further information can be obtained from the Chairman of the Foundation Committee:
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Walter Gössler,
Institute of Chemistry
Stremayrgasse 16/III (Analytische Chemie), 8010 Graz
Tel. +43-316-380-5302; 
 e-mail: walter.goessler@uni-graz.at

The Literary Mechana awards up to twenty research and doctoral scholarships every year. 

All information can be found on the Website.