Fully Funded PhD Positions & Scholarships in Austria 2026–2027: 6+ Open

EMABG – European Master in Animal Biodiversity and Genomics (Erasmus Mundus)

EMABG Consortium (BOKU Vienna) · Austria

EMABG trains animal scientists in breeding, biodiversity and genomics across six consortium universities including BOKU Vienna, Wageningen, Göttingen, SLU, NMBU and AgroParisTech. The third-intake application round opened on 15 September 2026 and stays open until 15 January 2027, with roughly 15 fully funded Erasmus Mundus scholarships on offer.

Franz Werfel Stipendium – Grants for Critics and Cultural Journalists (OeAD, Austria)

OeAD (Austria) · Austria

The Franz Werfel Stipendium, run by Austria's OeAD agency, invites critics and cultural journalists from abroad for research stays in Austria connected to a journalistic or critical project on Austrian culture. The annual call and its closing date are announced on the OeAD grant page.

Helmut Veith Stipend – Master's Funding for Women in Computer Science (TU Wien)

Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms (VCLA) · Austria

The Helmut Veith Stipend honours the late TU Wien professor by funding outstanding women pursuing a master's in computer science at TU Wien, with emphasis on logic, computation and its applications. The annual deadline is 30 November, making the 2026 round a near-term target.

ISTA Fully Funded PhD Programme 2027

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) · Austria

ISTA's PhD programme recruits across research groups in the natural and mathematical sciences. Hosted by Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) in Klosterneuburg. Apply by 8 January 2027, 15:00 CET.

MESPOM – Erasmus Mundus Master in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management

MESPOM Consortium (Central European University) · Austria

MESPOM is the Erasmus Mundus master in environmental sciences, policy and management run by Central European University with Lund, Manchester and the University of the Aegean. For studies in 2027-2029, applications for financial aid and visa-sensitive applicants close on 7 January 2027, with later self-funded rounds on the admissions calendar.

PhD in AI for Biomedicine 2027 — AITHYRA Vienna, Austria

AITHYRA — Austrian Academy of Sciences · Austria

Fully funded PhD in AI for Biomedicine at AITHYRA Vienna, at the intersection of machine learning, experimental biology, chemistry and medicine.