Fulbright Combined Award for Austria

Fulbright Austria (the Austrian-American Educational Commission) offers up to eight study/research grants combined with English teaching assistantships funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. Recipients work as teaching assistants at secondary schools in Austrian university cities for 13 hours per week (plus preparation and administration time) while concurrently pursuing research and taking university courses on a part-time basis. The teaching assignment is the first scheduling priority. The grant period runs from October 1 to June 30, beginning with a week-long Fulbright orientation in Vienna followed by an additional week-long teaching assistantship orientation. Grantees receive a monthly net salary of approximately €1,574 for eight months (October–May), a one-time stipend of €1,300 for June, and a travel grant of €2,000. Fulbright Austria reviews project proposals for their coherence and quality and particularly values proposals of bilateral or comparative relevance that enhance Austrian-American collaboration and promote mutual understanding.