Austrian Integration Fund - Liese Prokop Scholarship to recognized refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

General Description

The Österreichischer Integrationsfonds supports asylum seekers and refugees enrolled in Austrian universities as extraordinary students (außerordentlichen Studenten), as well as students entitled to subsidiary protection enrolled in Austrian universities as regular and extraordinary students. The amount of the grants provided will be up to 500 euro a month; they are awarded for a maximum of 4 semesters (an extension is possible under exceptional circumstances).

Requirements

The Liese Prokop scholarship is intended to help asylum seekers, third country nationals and students entitled to subsidiary protection who are in the position to demonstrate social hardship and need to be supported through their studies. Applicants must be 30 years old or younger at the start of their degree; extensions of the scholarship will be granted upon proof of academic success.