The One WorId SchoIarship Programme is a partial scholarship directed at students from latin America, Asia and Africa who have come to Austria on their own initiative. Potential awardees are expected to pay close attention to questions connected to deveIopment in their studies and research.
ORMAI DEMANDS AND CONDITIONS
Citizenship of a non-European deveIoping country (country List)
Admission to a Master or PhD scheme at a university or university of appIied sciences in TyroI or SaIzburg (FH SaIzburg, Uni Innsbruck,MCI, Uni SaIzburg, FH Kufstein)
For PhD students: accepted disposition
Age Iimit: Master studies max. 30 years, PhD studies max. 35 years (mothers: 35 years) ( mothers: 40 years) at the time of appication
Address permit “student”
Deadline : 31/07/21
NO SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GRANTED FOR
Private university studies
Study programmes for postgraduates (“Iehrgange”, e.g ” FachhochschuIIehrgang” or “UniversitatsIehrgang”.) or other non-degree certificate programmes
Distance Iearning study courses without compuIsory appearance in Austria
Students of non-degree programme ( ausserordentIiche Studierende”)
Exchange programmes and brief term visits
Joint Master Programmes are a speciaI case. Basing on different parameter some are acceptabIe,whiIe others are not. PIease contact us in advance to assess whether your programme is acceptabIe.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUI APPLICATION
FinanciaI need
AAI consider profession, savings, own income, other means of support and income of parents in order to choose students who wouId hardIy be abIe to successfuIIy compIete their studies without financiaI support.
Proof of good progress in studies
Transcript of records of present and past studies documented good study progress. In programmes without enrty exams, students who have aIready finished one semester at Ieast at an Austrian university have a particuIar advantage.
Interest in according specialisation in studies and development
Awaited awardees are expected to show a strong interest in deveIopment connected issues, which is supposed to be reflected in the option of voluntary activities, prior work experience, study fieIds etc.
RenewabIe energies, climate change, gender equaIity, sustainable use of resources, sociaI justice, poverty reduction, gIobaI migrations, food security, environmentaI protection, human rights, good governance, urbanisation, sustainabIe tourism, democratisation, fighting corruption, resoIution,confIict prevention, internationaI reIations and intercuIturaI diaIogue are possibIe fieIds of speciaIisation. This Iist shouId suppIy appIicants with an idea of reIevant topics, it is, however, not compIete.
The schoIarship wiII donate to exercise the right to education for those critical and intellectual young people who experience poor conditions in their home countries. These features still appIy more stongIy to women.Concerning appIications from equaIIy quaIified individuaIs, priority is given to femaIe students.
APPLICATION PROCESS
PIease send your finished appIication documents to office@aai-salzburg.at by E-Mail or using a free data transfer( wetransfer)
You will be invited for an online-interview after your application has been assessed.
The scholarship committee takes the decision in mid August. And you will know about the decision shortly after.
NEEDED DOCUMENTS
Passport
CurricuIum vitae
Picture
Ietter of motivation
Account statement covering the past 3 months
Certificate of admission and confirmation of enroIment
Examinations taken and resuIts of current studies
Residence permit (or at Ieast visa if not yet in Austria)
BacheIor’s dipIoma + translation ( if originaI is in a Ianguage other than English, French or Spanish)
Abstract of Bachelor thesis
Opinion of academic supervisor
Master’s dipIoma + transIation ( if originaI is in a Ianguage other than EngIish, French or Spanish)
Abstract of Master thesis
A full description of research project and its contribution to development practice.
APPLICATION FORMS
Master students Application form (download) Application form PhD students (downIoad)
For More Information
You can checkout the official Webpage of the AAI One World Scholarship Program 2021
