Land Vorarlberg - Otto Ender scholarship

Benefit

You will receive up to 2,500 EUR per academic year if you require a second residence at your place of study or are financially independent. If you are studying there without a second residence, you will receive up to 1,250 euros per academic year. Each grant is valid for one academic year, and you can reapply for the following year. The grant is paid by the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. Its current official name is ‘Vorarlberg State Grant for Students’. It used to be paid by the Dr Otto Ender Study Foundation.

Eligibility

• First degree: You are a regular student in your first degree, at any degree level. Second degrees, continuing-education courses, university short courses and school-based programmes are not funded.
• Where you study: You can study any subject at any university or university of applied sciences in Austria or abroad.
• Nationality: You are a national of Austria or another EU or EEA country.
• Home in Vorarlberg: At the time of submitting your application, you have had your main or secondary residence in Vorarlberg for at least 3 consecutive years.
• Financial need: Your family is on a low income, and you can provide evidence of this.
• Federal student aid: You do not qualify for Austria's federal student grant (Studienbeihilfe).
• Study pace: You will remain within the minimum duration of study for your degree programme, plus one additional semester.
• Age: You started your degree before you became 45.

How to apply

Apply via the online form on the Vorarlberg state website. There is no fixed application deadline: you can apply at any time during the current academic year. There is no interview. The state will assess your application against the criteria.