OeAD-GmbH - Indonesia - Austria Scholarship Programme

Benefit

You will receive a full scholarship for a doctoral degree at an Austrian university, which is funded for 36 months. The scholarship covers your tuition fees, a living allowance of approximately 1000 EUR per month, return flights to Austria and health insurance. The first 9 months constitute a preparatory phase. In exceptional cases, the funding may be extended by up to a further year. If you bring your family with you, you may also receive a settlement allowance from the third semester onwards. The programme is run jointly by the Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (KEMDIKTISAINTEK) and the Austrian agency OeAD-GmbH, with ASEA-UNINET acting as a partner. Up to 15 scholarships are awarded per academic year.

Eligibility

• Your job: You are a permanent lecturer (dosen tetap) at an Indonesian university under the authority of KEMDIKTISAINTEK, and you hold a national lecturer identification number (NIDN or NUPTK).
• Nationality: You are an Indonesian citizen.
• Degree level: You hold a Master’s degree. You do not yet hold a doctoral degree and are not currently enrolled on a PhD programme.
• Age: On 31 December of the year in which you are applying, you must not be older than 35.
• English: You hold a valid certificate that is no more than two years old: TOEFL iBT 90, TOEFL ITP 550 or IELTS 6.5.
• Admission secured: You have received an unconditional offer of admission from an Austrian higher education institution or have a confirmed supervisor there.
• Research plan: You have a research proposal of between 5 and 10 pages, which has already been approved by your proposed Austrian supervisor.
• Field of study: All subject areas are open, including natural sciences, engineering, medicine, health sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts.
• Permission to leave: You have a release letter from your university (for state universities) or from your regional higher education authority, LLDikti (for private universities).

How to apply

You apply online via the Indonesian portal at kualifikasidikti.kemdiktisaintek.go.id, where you should select the ‘IASP’ menu option. The application deadline is 1 March each year. Following an administrative review, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview before the final selection is made.

You can find more scholarships in our guide Scholarships in Austria.