Call for scholarship applications for the years 2026 and 2027
The Dr. Heinrich Jörg Foundation hereby announces scholarships that can be used in the calendar years 2026 and 2027. A total of € 7,000 is available for award. A maximum of € 1,500 will be awarded per application. The purpose of the foundation is exclusively to provide financial support for scientific research at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Graz.
The scholarships are awarded for the following purposes:
- To university teachers in accordance with § 94 (2) UG 2002 who belong to an institute of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Graz to cover travel and accommodation costs for participation in scientific events and/or for research stays in Austria or abroad, provided that these take place within the framework of research-related scientific activities.
- To external scientists to finance guest stays at institutes of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Graz for joint research projects with university teachers working at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
- To university lecturers and students at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Graz to promote the writing and publication of scientific papers.
Applications for 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 visiting scientists, qualifications must be proven by providing the relevant documents (CV, list of publications, etc.), and in the case of students, by above-average academic performance and at least one letter of recommendation from a university lecturer. Applications must include a detailed description of the project for which funding is being requested and a cost breakdown. Applicants must declare that they will not receive any funds from third parties to cover the expenses to be covered by the scholarship. The scholarships cannot be used as remuneration for the applicants' own work.
Complete applications (informal application, CV, list of publications) must be submitted in electronic form to the chair of the foundation committee by 20 March 2026 at the latest.
The chair of the foundation committee:
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Walter Goessler
Institute of Chemistry – Analytical Chemistry Department
Universitätsplatz 1, 8010 Graz
Telephone: 0316 380 5302
Fax: 0316 380 9845
Email: walter.goessler@uni-graz.at
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