Selection process

Eligible applications will be subject to academic evaluation after the submission deadline. A selection meeting will then be held at which the best candidates for the scholarship programme will be selected. High academic standards are a deciding factor for successful applications.

Selected master’s and doctoral students will be registered as exchange students.

Please note: If you are selected for the Go Styria scholarship programme you will NOT be eligible for any other scholarship grant for the same mobility period/semester at the University of Graz (e.g. Erasmus+, Erasmus+ International, CEEPUS...).

Scholarship grant

• Master’s and doctoral students: 600 euros per month and exemption from tuition fees at the University of Graz
• Post-docs: 900 euros per month

The scholarship is available for a maximum of 4 months, shorter mobility periods are possible.

Scholarship holders need to open an Austrian bank account to receive grant payments (unless the mobility period is only for one month) and upload account details to the online application system, together with a copy of their residence registration form (Meldebestätigung).

Preparing for the mobility

On the following page you will find information to help you plan for your mobility period at the University of Graz.

Post-doc scholarship holders will receive further information from their contact person (see right-hand column) about the mobility period.

Before the end of the mobility

Scholarship holders at master’s/doctoral level:

To ensure they receive payment of the final instalment of the grant, scholarship holders must submit the following documents to the Office for International Relations at least one month before the end of their stay. Templates are available through the online application system.

• Final report: with detailed information on the outcome of the research mobility, signed by the scholarship holder
• Evaluation by the supervisor at the University of Graz

The final instalment will be paid into the scholarship holder’s Austrian account after these reports have been checked.

Scholarship holders at post-doc level:

Before the end of the mobility period, and before the final instalment can be paid, scholarship holders must submit the following documents to the Office for International Relations:

• Final report: with detailed information on the outcome of the research mobility, signed by the scholarship holder and the supervisor at the University of Graz. Post-docs will be sent the relevant templates by email from their contact person.  
• Evaluation by the supervisor at the University of Graz. Post-docs will be sent the relevant templates by email from their contact person.