ISTA Austria Scholarship

The ISTA Austria Scholarship is a fully funded PhD programme at ISTA Austria offering a salaried position under an employment contract with social security and fee waivers, across multiple technical tracks in English. It provides a full funding package including a monthly salary, conference and workshop support, German language courses, and housing options within on-campus facilities, with PhD contracts typically spanning five years.

Monthly salary under an employment contract, full social security coverage, health insurance automatically from start, funding for conference and workshop attendance, free German language courses, potential on-campus housing, and waiver of application and tuition fees.

Open to applicants holding a bachelor or master degree; applicants of all nationalities are welcome.

Prepare and submit requested documents including academic CV, two-page statement of purpose, short research interests and groups, analysis of a scientific paper with DOI, a description of a major research experience, degree certificates, grade transcripts, English translations of documents, contact details for three referees, and other listed materials.