Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant for Post-doctoral scientists

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Application Deadline: November 30, 2025

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant. The SASTE grant helps excessive potentials from Sub Sahara Africa working within the subject of Agriculture, Forestry, Water Management, Renewable Energies, Nutritional Science, Human and Veterinary Medicine for a analysis keep in Austria. In case of sturdy involvement of Technical Sciences and IT in analysis tasks of the talked about fields, these areas of analysis are additionally eligible for application. Applicants originating from a sure group of nations of Sub Sahara Africa are most well-liked within the candidate rating (see appendix). The profitable applicant is embedded in a long-term analysis setting at a Sub-Sahara African college or analysis establishment (= home establishment).

Eligibility Requirements

• Post-doctoral scientists (
• Applicants maintain a analysis place in Africa (which ensures the continuation of the work on the home establishment after the analysis keep in Austria) and have analysis expertise within the subject of the proposed analysis.
• PhD earned from outdoors Austria is fascinating however optional. If PhD earned and application for analysis keep concern the identical college or division in Austria, nice significance can be connected to the novel side of the analysis undertaking.
• 6 months previous to the deliberate keep, the applicant has not studied or labored in Austria
• A minimal of three and a most of seven years of post-doctoral work expertise inside a University or increased analysis group situated in Sub-Sahara Africa.
• Contract with the home establishment for a minimum of 2 extra years after the analysis keep (Confirmation by the home establishment is required, e.g. contract particulars).
• Confirmation by the Austrian internet hosting establishment and the supervisor to just accept the applicant in addition to to offer the mandatory sources for the analysis (workplace house, amenities, time, and so forth.).
• Excellent language expertise in English or German.

funding

• Grant length might vary between 12 to 24 months, relying on the complexity of the undertaking. • An extension of the grant is just not doable.
• Monthly stipend of 1500 Euro is supplied.
• Additional help for housing of as much as 600 Euro/month
• Travel finances of as much as 3000 Euro/12 months for scientific visits of the home instinct and scientific conferences
• Costs for the internet hosting establishment in Austria of as much as 2500 Euro/12 months in response to work and finances plan as part of the application.
• Confirmation of the mandatory in-kind contributions by the home instinct (e.g. help for subject work, technical tools and so forth.)
• Additional funding associated to the proposed analysis is useful, however is topic to disclosure.

Required Application Documents

• Research proposal (6 to 10 pages) with a (i) detailed define of the deliberate work, methodologies, literature and so forth., (ii) why this work wants a analysis keep in Austria, (iii) the long-lasting affect on the home establishment and the area, (iv) every other data supporting the application.
• Motivation letter (as much as 2 pages) protecting motives for working in analysis/in a sure subject of analysis, expectations for the longer term profession.
• Detailed Curriculum vitae with the record of publications and scientific achievements.
• Employment affirmation for a contract for a minimal of two extra years after the return from Austria on the home establishment (The contract is required)
• Recommendation (as much as 2 Pages) letter from the pinnacle of the unit of the home establishment protecting (i) the help and the significance of the work of the applicant, and (ii) how this can be carried out and enhance the work on the home establishment.
• Confirmation of in-kind contributions supplied by the home establishment (supporting subject work, private and so forth.)
• Recommendation letter from the pinnacle of the unit (1 Page) and the supervisor of the internet hosting establishment (as much as 2 pages) in Austria protecting (i) the acceptance of the applicant and (ii) the supply of the help (amenities and supervision) wanted to realize the objectives of the analysis proposal.
• Disclosure of extra funding associated to the proposed analysis undertaking.
• Other paperwork wanted for the admission into the internet hosting establishment and for the application for a short lived residence allow: (i) copy of the passport (proof of id), (ii) delivery certificates, (iii) extract from judicial file not older than 3 months.

Please ship your paperwork by e mail to Univ. Prof. Dr. DDr.h.c. Hubert Hasenauer President of the Austrian – Africa Uni-Net Institute of Silviculture, Peter Jordan Strasse 82, 1190 Wien, Austria e-mail: [email protected]

For More Information:

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