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POST-DOCTRACK Fellowships

Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)

The OeAW awards up to eight fellowships per year to holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences in order to assist in the transition to the post-doc phase.

In particular, the aim is to support:

the completion of publications resulting from a doctoral thesis
the development of a candidate’s own research project for applying to national or international funding bodies
the development of (international) networks and cooperation

Applications are invited from outstanding young scholars who have completed their doctoral/PhD studies in the field of the humanities and cultural and social sciences in Austria no more than six months before the submission deadline.

1. 1. New self-employed

1. 1. 1. Personnel costs

The Department for Fellowships and Awards must be informed at the latest four weeks in advance on the form intended for this purpose (statement of obligation), including information of the bank account (signed by email - we also accept digital signatures by ID-Austria). Payment of the fellowship will only be made to a domestic bank account or to a bank account in the EU/EEA area. Payment of the fellowship (euro 49,080 per year) is made by ÖAW in equal instalments per calendar year. The amounts transferred are super gross amounts. The fellowship is subject to income tax. The fellowship holder must take care of taxation and social security contributions on their own. Information on Sozialversicherung für Selbständige (SVS) can be found at www.svs.at. You are required to send us (by email) confirmation of your registration with SVS at the latest three months after commencement of the fellowship.

1. 1. 2. Travel expenses

Post-DocTrack fellowship holders have the option of applying for a travel cost allowance up to a maximum amount of 2,000 euros. Please notify the Department for Fellowships and Awards (joanna.koelbel@oeaw.ac.at) prior to travelling of the tentative costs by using the form for travel costs application (Reisekostenantrag). Any eventual lodgings costs are reimbursed on the basis of lodgings rates (cf. The Legal Information System of the Federal State, RIS; lodgings rate 2b applies)

After the travel has been completed, the form for travel cost billing (Reisekostenabrechnung) should be sent by post with the original receipts (boarding passes, bills, cost printout). The costs will subsequently be reimbursed. You can find the forms here:

https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/fellowships/post-doctrack/postdoctrack-unterlagen/post-doctrack-travel-expenses

1. 2. Employment contracts (For employment at universities or non-university research institutions in Austria).

1. 2. 1. Personnel costs

The Department for Fellowships and Awards must be informed at the latest four weeks in advance on the form intended for this purpose (employment form), including an indication of the internal grant number and the bank account of the research institution (signed by email - we also accept digital signatures by ID-Austria). The statutory regulations applicable at the time of signing of the employment contract as well as the university guidelines apply. Duration of employment corresponds to the duration of the approved funding period. The fellowship holder is required to send (via email) a copy of the employment contract to the Department for Fellowships and Awards. The personnel costs granted by ÖAW (euro 49.080 per year) are to be understood as super gross amounts and include the statutorily provided indirect salary costs (including the employer’s portion), taxes and charges.

ÖAW transfers the personnel costs in equal instalments per calendar year directly to the payroll office indicated by the fellowship holder. Please take into account that the personnel costs approved by ÖAW are not increased during the term of the fellowship. After the end of the fellowship, a billing for personnel costs and travel expenses for the entire fellowship period is to be sent (for instance as an SAP cost item list) by email to the Department for Fellowships and Awards. Personnel costs may not be converted into travel costs.

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Eligibility Requirements

Holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences are eligible.

In particular, the aim is to support:

the completion of publications resulting from a doctoral thesis
the development of a candidate’s own research project for applying to national or international funding bodies
the development of (international) networks and cooperation

Eligible Countries:

Austria

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)

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Address: Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2 1010 Vienna Austria

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