Target group
Young and especially highly qualified scientists of any discipline

Goals

• Promotion of scientific work at leading foreign research institutions; gaining experience abroad during the postdoc-phase
• facilitation of access to new scientific areas, methods, procedures and techniques so as to contribute - following return to Austria - to the further development of science in Austria

Requirements

• completed doctoral studies
• international scientific publications
• invitation from the foreign research institution
• If a return phase is requested: confirmation of the Austrian research institution

Length

• Fellowship abroad: 10 to 24 months; return phase: max. 12 months (depends on the duration of the fellowship abroad)

Funding amount

• Variable basic fellowship for principal investigators (fellowship rates depend on country)
• Allowance of €300 per month available for career-development measures
• Where applicable: Principal investigator’s salary (current senior postdoc rate) and project-specific costs (flat rate) depending on the duration of the return phase (maximum €12,000) 

Applications

• online via FWF Elane portal
• accepted continuously, no application deadlines
• in English