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Center for Austrian Studies

The Western Hemisphere's oldest and best-known research center investigating the past, present, and future of Central Europe with a specific focus on Austria and the successor states of the Habsburg Empire.

Awards and Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Awards and Opportunities for Graduate Students

Awards and Opportunities for Faculty and Scholars

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A Statement Regarding the Invasion of Ukraine

CAS Condemns the Invasion in Ukraine and Stands with all those Who Oppose it

2022 CAS Summer Research Grants for UMN Graduate Students - Apply by March 15, 4:30 CT

$5,000 Summer Research Grants in Austrian/Central European Studies for UMN Graduate Students

2022 Voices of Vienna Scholarship - Apply by March 15, 4:30 CT

Generous Support for Undergraduate Seniors or Graduate Students to Study in Austria or Central Europe

Situating German Film Stock

This workshop brings together media scholars and archivists to examine the German film stock industry’s twentieth-century history through this transnational lens.

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The Center for Austrian Studies 2022 Dissertation Prize

Information about the Center for Austrian Studies 2022 Dissertation Prize