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Welcome to EURAXESS Austria!

EURAXESS is the leading platform for the research community.
We provide information and assistance to mobile researchers – by means of this portal and with the support of our national EURAXESS Service Centres. All services of the EURAXESS Network are free of charge. 
Our web portal offers information on job, funding and hosting opportunities, as well as practical information on professional and daily life.

Interested in joining the network?  Click here for more information about our network.

If you wish to search for job opportunities or information about living in another European country, 
please visit the national EURAXESS portals in further 42 European partner countries or nine worldwide hubs. Get in touch!

Research in Austria: New opportunities for researchers from the USA

Are you an international researcher currently in the USA and considering a move to Austria in the heart of the European Higher Education and Research Area or an Austrian expert abroad thinking of returning?

Explore how you can advance your research career in Austria — whether at renowned universities, innovative research institutions, or dynamic companies.

Choose Europe for Science

EURAXESS is part of the European Commission’s "Choose Europe for Science" initiative, supporting researchers worldwide—especially those facing political pressure, funding cuts, or limits on academic freedom. 

In addition to EU-level funding programmes, EURAXESS features an overview of national and regional funding opportunities.

Grants for Austria
As every year, the OeAD – Österreichs Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung offers a wide range of different grants and scholarships for the academic year 2027/28:Ernst Mach grant – worldwide: For PhD students, postdocs and researchers worldwide, regardless of their field of studyFranz
Logo Hochschulstrategie
Seit Dezember 2025 arbeiten acht Arbeitsgruppen an der Hochschulstrategie 2040, mit Vertreter:innen aller vier Hochschulsektoren, der ÖH und internationalen Expert:innen. Die Strategie soll klären, welche Aufgaben Österreichs Hochschulen gemeinsam tragen, wo es geschärfte Profile und Arbeitsteilung
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 (Europe/Sofia) - Fri, 30 Oct 2026 (Europe/Sofia), All day
The EURAXESS Biennial Conference 2026, “Evolving EURAXESS in a Changing World”, will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 28 to 30 October 2026.The event brings together EURAXESS colleagues from across Europe and beyond to discuss researcher mobility, career development and support for international

Austrian EURAXESS Centres

Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)

EURAXESS Worldwide

EURAXESS Worldwide offers researchers the opportunity to interact on a global scale. Whether you want to know more about European research policy, funding or further collaboration opportunities, EURAXESS Worldwide has dedicated teams across the world. You can find them in Afrika, ASEAN (focus on Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam), Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC, focus on Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia), China, India, Japan, Korea and North America (US and Canada).