Mobility Fellowships
Under the Mobility Fellowships programme, the University of Vienna supports research stays at selected renowned universities, including its Strategic Partners. This measure is intended to expand and intensify existing contacts with colleagues at the respective host universities or to initiate new research activities.
The programme is aimed at researchers employed at the University of Vienna in the following categories:
- Prae-Doc (except the University of Chicago, Stanford University, King's College, Queensland University)
- Post-Docs
- Tenure Track Professors, Assistant and Associate Professors
- Univ.-Prof., ao. Univ.-Prof. (except Stanford University)
Lecturers and senior scientists are not eligible to participate. Employment with the University of Vienna must continue for at least six months after the end of the research stay.
Submission deadlines:
Spring Call for applicants of all categories except Prae-Doc
- 15 April 2025 (for stays from October 2025 – June 2027)
Autumn Call for applicants of all categories except Assoc. Prof., ao. Univ. Prof., Univ. Prof.
- 15 November 2025 (for stays from June 2026 – February 2028)
Scholarship rates:
The scholarship amount is € 70–90 per day. In addition, a travel allowance of € 300–1,500 is paid. A list of the scholarship rates depending on the destination can be found here.
Duration of stay:
Research stays of three to eight weeks (maximum 56 days) are funded.
Application:
Via Mobility Online.
Comprehensive guidelines for the programme are currently being drawn up.
The call is open for research stays at the following universities
Strategic Partner Universities:
Further universities:
* The following applies to research stays at Stanford University: The research projects should be thematically related to the Europe Centre of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.