Master's and PhD grants

Students and professionals from the eligible countries are invited to apply to the Master's and PhD programme of appear. Their studies are expected to be in line with the development priorities of their home countries and the thematic focus of the programme. The objective is to contribute to institutional capacity development and poverty reduction in their home countries by completing their specific Master’s or PhD studies or parts thereof at an Austrian university. The studies enable them to contribute to the improvement of higher education and research in their home countries and institutions. They are involved in academic partnerships and/or will contribute to further establishment of academic partnerships.
The age limits for applicants take the specific needs and living conditions of women in the South into account:

• Master's: not older than 30 years (for women not older than 35)
• PhD: not older than 35 years (for women not older than 40)

For the first Call only applicants for the following two Master´s programmes will be supported.

• Programme Mountain Forestry, website
• MA Program for Peace Studies, website

Please find detailed information on Master's and PhD grants in the appear guidelines.