An overview of fellowships, grants and funding for 
researchers can be found in the database
www.grants.at and at EURAXESS Jobs.

Further information about research funding in
Austria is available in the research support
database (www.foerderkompass.at; in German only).

Main fundig bodies are
- the Austrian Science Fund (www.fwf.ac.at),
- the Austrian Academy of Sciences (www.oeaw.ac.at),
- the Austrian National Bank (www.oenb.at),
- the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (www.ffg.at) and 
- the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research (www.oead.at).

All fellowships, grants and research funding offered by these organisations can be found in the database www.grants.at.

Information for researchers can be found at EURAXESS Austria. General information is available at the governmental help site www.help.gv.at/Content.Node/HELP-FC2.html. More detailed information is available in the German version: www.help.gv.at.

› Guide to Residence and Employment of Foreign Researchers in Austria

Please visit: www.oead.at/index.php?id=574&L=1

Applications have to be turned in personally at an Austrian embassy or consulate-general (www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry/service/austrian-representations-in-german.html).

In countries where there is no Austrian Embassy, Representation Authorities of other Schengen-countries issue visa C in behalf of Austria.

- fully completed and signed
- 2 ICAO-standard photos (www.passbildkriterien.at/oesterreich.html)
- valid passport
- Proof of accommodation in Austria: e.g. by tenancy contract
- Proof of a health insurance that is valid in all Schengen-countries, covering at least costs of € 30,000
- Proof of your engagement in Austria: e.g. employment contract
- return flight ticket, if available

Generally for visa C a fee of € 60, for visa D a fee of € 100 is being charged; visas for researchers are free of charge

Visa C allows you to stay in Austria up to 3 month.
Visa D allows you to stay in Austria up to 6 month.

If you are planning to stay in Austria longer than 6 month you need to apply for a residence permit.

Visa D (Residence visa D): this visa allows you to work in Austria up to 6 month; you have to disclose in your application that you take up work in Austria

Visa C allows you to travel around in the whole Schengen-area within its validity. Visa D allows you to travel to other Schengen-countries up to 90 days within its validity.

Schengen countires are those states which are participants of the Schengen Agreement, a multilateral treaty. The Agreement states removal of border controls of persons between the participating countries.

Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

No, visas are not prolongable!!!! There is only one exception in case of severe health problems that need to be treated and the treatment had already started.

No, with respect to scientific activity in research and teaching, to the development of the arts as well to the teaching of the arts no work permit is needed. Another exemption exists for the participation in European research programmes (including Marie-Curie-Fellows).

If you are not in possession of an EEC/EU or Swiss citizenship, you have to apply for residence permit, when you want to stay in Austria for longer than 6 months.

You have to turn in your application at the Austrian Representation Authority that is in charge for the country you are living. For Austrian Embassies, please see the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry.html). You have to await the result in your home country.

Exceptions: Your are entitled to apply for residence permit in Austria if you
- have concluded a Hosting Agreement with your institution
- are allowed to enter Austria without a visa
- are in possession of a residence permit of another Schengen-country

We recommend you to turn in your application three months prior to your planned stay in Austria.

Generally the fees for a residence permit are € 110, individual additional fees may occur.

Generally residence permits are valid for one year; residence permit "researcher" can be issued for two years.

Neither the "mobility allowance" nor the "travel allowance" are liable to taxation in Austria. However, all other allowances of the Marie Curie Individual Fellowships are liable to taxation in Austria.

In order to be eligible for social security benefits in Austria you need to work and live in Austria. Furthermore the type of social security depends on factors such as your employment contract and the length of your stay. Ask your employer for more information or contact the Main Association of Austrian Security Institutions.

Please visit www.help.gv.at/Content.Node/143/Seite.1430400.html#deduction

You can either rent a place on your own initiative or rent an apartment/a house from the university (if available), or buy a place. Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages. In general, prices for housing will rise from east to west – with the exception of Vienna which is in the East but more expensive than its surroundings. However, prices in Vienna are lower than the prices of other western European capital cities. Advertisements in newspapers are a good way to find an accommodation; but without contacting an agent the apartment hunt can be quite time consuming. If you contact an agent, s/he can only charge you a commission for having arranged a place for you. The commission fee is usually the equivalent of the rental fee of 2 or 3 months of the respective place. For further information please refer to www.help.gv.at under the topic "housing".

For researchers at universities, academies or universities of applied sciences, the OeAD Housing Office (OeAD WohnraumverwaltungsGmbH) provides accommodation (small apartments or places in student dorms).