Applications are currently being accepted for the Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD) Franz Werfel Scholarship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About OeAD Franz Werfel Scholarship
Franz Werfel Scholarship supports funded research stays in Austria for scholars focused on Austrian literature; the Franz Werfel Scholarship provides monthly grants (€2,500/month) for research stays of four to nine months with possible extensions up to eighteen months. This opportunity is aimed at postgraduate researchers, PhD candidates, postdocs and university instructors who have a clear academic connection to Austrian literature.
The scholarship is managed by OeAD on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Women, Science, and Research in Austria. OeAD administers the fellowship, which enables selected scholars to work as visiting researchers at Austrian university departments and to use libraries, archives and research facilities during their funded stay.
Benefits of OeAD Franz Werfel Scholarship
- Funded research stays will run four to nine months, with the possibility of extensions that might extend total assistance to eighteen months.
- €2,500 per month to come and do the research.
- The cash itself is substantial: a nine-month grant can exceed €22,500 at €2,500 per month, and extensions might extend the fellowship to 18 months.
- No application fee
OeAD Franz Werfel Scholarship Requirements
- Researchers and university instructors with a strong academic connection to Austrian literature are eligible for the fellowship; they should ideally have teaching experience and a well-established university profile.
- Postgraduate students, PhD candidates, and scholars from all over the world—aside from Austria—are given the scholarship to conduct study in the humanities, linguistics, and literary studies at Austrian universities.
- Scholars whose work focuses on Austrian literature are now eligible to apply for the Franz Werfel Fellowship 2027.
- Although the Franz Werfel Fellowship is open to all countries, it is actually one of Austria’s most limited research grants.
- The applicant’s established academic focus on Austrian literature is the deciding factor, and OeAD specifically favors applicants who have worked as university teachers.
Application Date and Process
- Before the deadline, candidates should develop a research project that focuses on Austrian literature, along with an academic CV, publication history, and supporting documentation, and submit it via the official scholarships application portal.
- Selected scholars can use libraries, archives, and research facilities for specialized study while working as visiting researchers at Austrian university departments thanks to the fellowship.
- OeAD states that fellows may later qualify for its follow-up support program if they have completed at least 12 scholarship months.
Application Deadline
15 September, 2026
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