Researchers' Mobility Portal: an EU-wide platform for research funding possibilities, with lucidly
presented, searchable databases both for funding and research job opportunities. Jobseekers have the option
to post their CVs, and all options are searchable at national or international level. There is also a separate
country portal for Austria.
[Austrian site ¦
EU-wide portal]
Marie Curie Fellowships are designed to facilitate cross-border research contact, and are aimed at individual researchers who are looking to work in teams. Many of the fellowships awarded seem to fall to scientists, although the remit does not preclude applications from the Humanities. [Website]
EUPRAXIS 'An information delivery service for anyone looking for information on funding available from the European Union.' Offers an e-mail bulletin service. Aimed more at larger-scale institutional projects than individuals.
[Website]
European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is an independent body established in 1954 and presided over by Robert
Schuman, 'to help add a cultural dimension to the European integration process.' The ECF offers a number of
grants and project sponsorship. [Website]
MAIN AUSTRIAN SOURCES
The Austrian Academic Exchange Service (Österreichischer Austauschdienst is the main source of
information for non-Austrian researchers wishing to take up scholarship programmes in Austria and vice versa. Their website also houses information about the EU-sponsored Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Tempus sponsorship and mobility schemes. [Homepage] ¦ [EU scheme info] ¦
[Grants]
Programm Graduierenförderung, Geistes-, Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften provides post-doctoral
and other scholarships within the specified fields, and is funded by the Austrian Government (Ministry of Education, bm:bwk). [Web page]
FWF: Der Wissenschaftsfonds describes itself as Austria's central body responsible for funding
research ('Österreichs zentrale Einrichtung zur Förderung der Grundlagenforschung'). Site includes a searchable
database of current research projects, job notices with an e-mail sign-up facility, and an 'Info-Magazin' with
articles of general interest to the research community, including updates on funding issues. [Website]
KulturKontakt Austria is a project co-sponsored by the bm:bwk and the State Secretary for Art and the
Media in the Austrian Federal Chancellery. It primarily runs cultural and educational programmes in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, but also offers coaching on fundraising and practical advice for projects in this field.
[KK Website] [Federal Chancellery AT - Arts Division]
OTHER SOURCES
Robert Bosch Stiftung offers support to a range of projects, literary and educational, as part of a broader agenda to promote international understanding. [Website]
The Humboldt Foundation is perhaps the best-known giver of support to a variety of projects in German Studies, broadly defined, and a range of other fields. [Website]
BRITISH INFORMATION SOURCES
HERO, the Higher Education and Research Opportunities UK website features advice on funding and a small number of links to funding bodies and PhD programmes. [web page]
HEFCE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England [website]
The Times Higher Education Supplement has a section on funding opportunities in research (NB requires a subscription). [web page]
HEFCE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England [website]
Arts and Humanities Research Board, AHRB [web page]
The British Council offers sponsorships to overseas students and researchers wishing to work in the UK as part of a range of educational programmes.
[web pages]
