Awards and Opportunities for UMN Graduate Students
The Center for Austrian Studies, working in cooperation with the University of Minnesota and other institutions, has been instrumental in providing students with research and travel support to spend a semester or academic year at select institutions abroad.
In addition, the Austrian government and other partner universities with Austrian Studies Centers have made it possible for students to come to Minnesota and take advantage of the University's unique educational activities.
Summer Research Grants in Austrian/Central European Studies
We regularly offer Summer Research funding intended to provide financial support to currently enrolled University of Minnesota graduate students, in order to further their progress toward the degree. Generally, awards are slated for post-prelim Ph.D. students.
Voices of Vienna Scholarship
The Voices of Vienna scholarship was established by Kathryn and Wilbur Keefer, in honor of Professor Emeritus William Wright, founding director of the Center for Austrian Studies (1978). The scholarship is administered by the School of Music and the Center for Austrian Studies in alternating years. The Center for Austrian Studies awards the Voices of Vienna Scholarship in even-numbered years.
The next application deadline will be in March 2025; please check back in Spring 2025 for further announcements
Teaching and Research Assistantships for advanced (ABD) graduate students
During the academic year and sometimes the summer, the Center for Austrian Studies regularly hires Ph.D. candidates as teaching and research assistants to work with affiliated faculty on course design (funding permitting), or on its major projects and publications. Please contact the Center about current openings.
Doctoral Research Fellowships - Funded by the OeAD (Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
Doctoral research fellowships (now known as Ernst Mach Worldwide) are available for University of Minnesota graduate students who wish to spend a year in Austria. Please contact us, and visit grants.at, for more information.
NOTE: For graduate students from Austrian universities, please click here for additional information about the fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
Fulbright Awards
The Fulbright Program, funded in the United States by the U.S. Department of State, provides research and other grants for U.S. citizens to Austria and other countries. Please refer to the University of Minnesota's Fulbright page for additional information. NOTE: Non-U.S. Nationals interested in Fulbright opportunities to the United States should visit their country's corresponding Fulbright commission website.
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship
Administered by the University of Minnesota Graduate School, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) provides a unique opportunity for outstanding mid-career Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during the fellowship year.
Applicants can designate the Center for Austrian Studies, contingent upon endorsement by the Center, and as long as the director of the center/institute is willing to write the applicant a letter of endorsement. Applicants should also check with their mentors and the Center Director early to ensure a good match.
Carlson School of Management - Exchange Program
The Carlson School of Management (CSOM) maintains a separate exchange program in which the Vienna School of Business and Economics (WUV) and CSOM exchange students on the MBA level. In addition, CSOM has European partnerships that have resulted in Global Executive MBA Programs.
Teaching Assistant Exchange - University of Salzburg
The University of Minnesota and the University of Salzburg have historically had an exchange agreement at the teaching assistant level. In every second year, a graduate student from each institution crosses the Atlantic to do research and teach courses in his or her native language. Please inquire with the Center about current opportunities related to this exchange.
Center for German and European Studies - Hella Mears Fellowship
The Center for German and European Studies offers Hella Mears Graduate Fellowships to fund graduate student research on a wide variety of German and European topics. Since the fellowship's inception, fellowships have been awarded to advanced graduate students in a number of liberal arts disciplines.
Center for Premodern Studies - Saltus Grants
Awarded by the Center for Premodern Studies, Saltus Grants help graduate students expand or strengthen their work as scholars of premodern studies. Saltus Grants encourage students to take a leap toward a new skill or perspective in their scholarship or career. Saltus Grants contribute to professional goals and are complementary to research projects. Prioritizing new skills, platforms, and approaches, Saltus Grants fund opportunities beyond dissertation research and writing.
Immigration History Research Center - Graduate Fellowships
The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) has numerous fellowships available to UMN graduate students working on a broad range of international migration- and US immigration-related research topics that overlap with Austria and Central Europe. Potential areas of research include global migration, US immigration, and race and ethnicity in the US, as well as refugee resettlement, immigration law and politics, ethnic organizations, identity, arts, folklore, gender, journalism, and literature. Research must also advance the work of the IHRC and involve graduate fellows in the work of the Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA). Please refer to the the IHRC's fellowships page for further information.
Institute for Global Studies - FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowships
The Institute for Global Studies offers Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in African and International studies. The competition is open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree students to study a modern less-commonly-taught language (LCTL) in combination with area studies courses. There will be two distinct competitions (African studies and International studies). Fellowships are available for the following modern foreign languages:
African Studies: Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Portuguese
International Studies: Arabic, Chinese, Dakota, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ojibwe, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Swedish, Urdu
Other languages may be approved on a case-by-case basis.