AK Science Prize (AK Upper Austria)

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AK Science Prize (AK Upper Austria) Award
AK Oberösterreich
All disciplines
Annual prize of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour for scientific works that serve to improve employees' working and living conditions. Two categories: dissertations and scientific articles (total prize money €9,000, split among up to 3 winners; open topic aligned with the Chamber's fields of interest) and master's/diploma theses (stipend up to €1,000 plus publication in WISO; fixed topic per cycle, currently "Energie der Zukunft"). Applications from habilitated professors are excluded.
Next deadline: 22.11.2026
Deadlines in detail: Master's/diploma theses 22.11.2026 Dissertations/articles 15.06.2027
Deadline: Annual; currently: master's/diploma theses by 22 November 2026, dissertations/articles by 15 June 2027
Funding amount: 9.000 € gesamt (Dissertationen/Artikel); bis 1.000 € (Master/Diplom)
Target group: Authors of dissertations and published articles from Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences (foreign institutions if the work explicitly relates to Austria) plus master's/diploma theses; at least a master's degree
Career stage: R1 R2 R3
Apply from: AT
Direction: National
Added: 22.07.2026
Add to calendar: 2026-11-22 2027-06-15
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22