USA: Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation

The Marshall Plan Scholarship invites applications from Austrian and American students who have an outstanding record of achievement in their field of study and plan a research stay abroad at least for three months. The focus of the programme is on applied sciences and technology. Research fields/topics are chosen freely by the applicants (bottom-up approach)
The funding amounts to up to € 10,000 (minimum € 4,000).

• Enrollment in one of the eligible study programmes at MedUni Vienna - valid enrollment is also required during the research stay
• The applicant must have been living in Austria for at least 2 years at the time of application.
• A minimum stay of 90 days is mandatory (travel days for arrival/departure, start or end of research stay on a holiday or weekend cannot be counted towards the research period).
• The research projects are under the supervision and responsibility of an Austrian and an American academic.
• Participation in the program is only possible once.

• Excellence Programme MDPhD in the Diploma Programme in Human Medicine UN 202
• Master's programme in Medical Informatics UN 066 936
• Master's programme in Molecular Precision Medicine UN 066 329
• PhD Programme UN 094 
• Doctoral Programme of Applied Medical Science UN 790 202

Applications have to be submitted to the International Office of MedUni Vienna (online application through the mobility management programme Mobility-Online).

• After the evaluation by a MedUni Vienna committee of experts, recommended proposals will be submitted to the Foundation by International Affairs.
• After the deadline for universities to submit their proposals, the final selection of applications will be carried out by the Foundation based on the ranking proposed by MedUni Vienna and budgetary availability.
• The grant agreements for the accepted proposals are then signed between the students and the Foundation.

Beginning of August - mid September (for research stays starting beginning of January the following year or later),

beginning of February - mid March (for research stays starting beginning of August of the same year or later),

see Application Calendar.

Link to Online-Application

• Online application via Mobility Online
• Letter of Motivation (maximum 2 pages)
• Project description in English (minimum 1,500 words, maximum 2,500 words) using the following prescribed structure:
  • Title of research project
  • Supervisor at home university, supervisor at host university
  • Short description of research agenda
  • General goals
  • Detailed description of research problem
  • Methodological considerations 
  • Workflow
  • Relevance and expected results
• Curriculum vitae (in tabular form)
• List of publications (optional)
• List of lectures (optional)Transcript of Records
• 2 letters of recommendation, written and signed by MedUni Vienna professors. One letter of recommendation must be issued by the supervisor of the Diploa/Master/PhD thesis.
• Letter of acceptance from the host university in the United States incl. the exact period of stay (start and end date). Only official letters from the university will be accepted.

• Awarded applicants will have to sign a research assignment agreement with the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.
• Scholarship holders are obliged to duly 
  • apply for a visa (J1) before the start of the stay abroad and to 
  • provide proof of having taken out sufficient travel, health and accident insurance (including insurance for repatriation in case of emergency) as well as 
  • sufficient third-party liability insurance, otherwise the scholarship cannot be released.
• Payment is generally made in two instalments, with the first instalment of 80% due before the start of the research stay and 20% upon completion of the research period and approval of the written documentation.

• Confirmation of stay signed by supervisor at host institution indicating the exact duration of the research period abroad
• Final research report (min 7500 words excl. front page, table of contents and references/testimonials)
• Confirmation of supervisor at home institution regarding successful completion/approval of the research period abroad
• Field report (maximum 2 pages, including a general impression of the research stay abroad, quality of the host institution, contacts and integration within the host institution, organisation and location of the host institution, recommendations for future students/scholars of the Marshall Plan Foundation).
• E-mail address for contacts after the research stay
• Flight tickets/boarding passes
• Possible applications for a release delay of the research report on the website of the Marshall Plan Foundation  (maximum possible embargo period: 3 years)

Further information on application and deadlines can be found on the programme website.

Contact:

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
Marshall Plan Anniversary Foundation

Rechte Wienzeile 225
1120 Vienna
Austria

office@marshallplan.at