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Fulbright Grants for Teaching, Research, Career Development, or Institutional Collaboration
Type
Austrian Fulbright scholars
Application Period
15 February–30 October 2025
Grant Length
3–4 months
Starting Date
2026–27 academic year
Visit a US host institution to teach, do research, pursue career development, or foster institutional collaboration.
Submit an application
Grant summary
The Fulbright Grants for Teaching, Research, Career Development, or Institutional Collaboration grants allow highly qualified Austrian academics to visit US host institutions for a minimum of three and a maximum of four months for the purpose of teaching, research, career development, or institutional collaboration. Ideally, projects address two or more of these aspects.
Grants may begin as early as 1 September and end as late as 30 June, with a duration of 3–4 months.
All applications are treated confidentially. Fulbright Austria representatives review and rank submitted applications, and finalists are notified of the status of their applications by the end of April.
Grant amount and benefits
- $4,000 per month for 3–4 months
- Travel and relocation allowance of €1,500
- J-1 visa for exchange visitors (please note that J-1 visa holders in the "Professor/Research Scholar" category are subject to specific regulations, such as the 2-year home residency and a 24-month bar. During this period, it is possible to re-enter the US on a tourist visa but not on a "temporary working visa" or an "immigrant visa.")
The following items are not covered by the grant:
- "Affiliation fees," "service fees," or similar fees that some US institutions require visiting scholars to pay in order to receive visiting-scholar status and/or get access to libraries, laboratories, IT services, etc. (Fulbright Austria recommends that you contact your prospective host institution's International Office and ask them if visiting scholars are subject to such fees.)
- Costs of any university health plan that the host institution might require visiting scholars to purchase
University of California, Los Angeles
Columbia University
2021–22 Austrian Fulbright scholar Lore Ellen Hayek at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. © Lore Ellen Hayek
2022–23 Austrian Fulbright scholar Mario Rothbauer at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. © Mario RothbauerQualification and eligibility
This award is open to faculty of all academic ranks with a PhD or equivalent, appropriate teaching experience, and relevant expertise.
All applicants must have Austrian citizenship. Dual citizens of the US and Austria are not eligible to apply.
Instruction is in English.
Fulbright Austria expects applicants to take all possible measures to avoid plagiarism. For resources on plagiarism, please visit these external resources:
- The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research’s Best Practice Guide for Research Integrity and Ethics
My Fulbright grant allowed me to be part of the Orthopedic Soft Tissue Program at the Research Institute of the Hospital of Special Surgery in New York City, where I was lucky to work with Dr. Miguel Otero and his team for three months, developing three-dimensional systems to study fibrosis in osteoarthritis. I thank Fulbright for providing me with this unique opportunity for scientific and cultural exchange, new friendships, and good memories.
–Mario Rothbauer, 2022–23 Austrian Fulbright scholar at the Hospital for Special Surgery
Catalog text
The catalog with the official grant text and full award details are available from 15 February to 30 October.
Recipients of this Fulbright grant
2012–13
Barbara Brenner
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Department of Global Trade
Louise Hecht
Palacky University
Kurt and Ursula Schubert Center of Jewish Studies
2013–14
Thomas Fahringer
University of Innsbruck
Institute of Computer Science
Martina Hoeckner
University of Innsbruck
Institute of Zoology
Thomas Koenig
WWTF - Vienna Science and Technology Fund
Office of the President of the ERC
Barbara Strasser
Institute for Nutritional Sciences and Physiology
Department for Medical Sciences and Health Systems Management
2014–15
Gernot Paulus
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
Geoinformation and Environmental Technologies
Petra Riefler
University of Vienna
International Marketing - Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics
Silvia Schultermandl
University of Graz
Department of American Studies
Marc Streit
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Institute of Computer Graphics
Thomas Wallnig
University of Vienna
Department of History
2015–16
Romana Radlwimmer
University of Vienna/Lissabon
Departamento de Estudos Românicos
Rafaela Schinegger
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Bernhard Standl-Gruber
University of Vienna
CSLEARN
Christian Stauffer
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection
2016–17
Christoph Clar
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Vienna
Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
Thomas Hein
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Andrea Trenkwalder-Egger
MCI - Management Center Innsbruck
Social Work
Harald Wiltsche
University of Graz
Department of Philosophy
2017–18
Andreas Holzinger
University of Innsbruck
Department of Botany
Kerstin Hödlmoser
University of Salzburg
Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology
Irene Maier
University of Vienna
Department of Nutritional Sciences
2018–19
Ulrich Kral
TU Wien
Institute for Water Quality and Resource Management
Stefan Rabitsch
University of Graz
Department of American Studies
Rebecca Unterberger
University of Klagenfurt
Robert-Musil-Institut
Ingeborg Zechner
University of Salzburg
Department of Musicology and Dance Studies
2019–20
Ingrid Geier
Salzburg University College of Teacher Education
Education, Science and Research
Katherina Kinzel
University of Vienna
Department of Philosophy
Christina Traxler
University of Vienna
Department of Historical Theology
2020–21
Andreas Mehrle
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Department of Mechatronics
2021–22
Lora Ellen Hayek
University of Innsbruck
Department of Political Science
Ingeborg Lang
University of Vienna
Faculty of Life Sciences
Robert Spindler
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Faculty of Economics and Management
2022–23
Raffael Heiss
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Center for Social & Health Innovation
Jürgen Pirker
University of Graz
Institute for Public Law and Political Science
Mario Rothbauer
Medical University of Vienna
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, KCLOB
Lisa Schmidthuber
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Institute für Public Management und Governance
