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AK Wien

Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien (AK Wien)
Federal State
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Statutory interest representation of Vienna's employees. Funds science through its own prizes and stipends, including the Antonio Gramsci Prize, the AK Essay Prize and the Maria Szécsi Fellowship.

Grants

3
Antonio Gramsci Prize for Critical Research in the Migration Society New
Medium
Dissertation prize of AK Wien in cooperation with Bielefeld University for theses examining migration-society conditions in the fields of employment, social inequality, education and/or subjectivity as relations of power and domination. Eligible: dissertations in German or English from a doctoral procedure completed no more than two years ago; one-time submission, selection by a jury of two AK Wien members and five university professors.
Funding amount: 5.000 €
Target group: Doctoral graduates (doctorate completed no more than 2 years ago)
Deadline: Current round: applications until 30 September 2026
Dissertationspreis Migration Kritische Forschung
Data last updated: 2026-07-22
Maria Szécsi Fellowship New
Low
Up to four fellowships per year for one- or two-year master's programmes abroad in economics, political economy or related social-science disciplines with an economic focus. One-time 6,000 €: half on acceptance, half after presenting the master's thesis at AK Wien. Austrian citizenship not required; women, first-generation students and people with a migration background are especially encouraged. The application to the target university must already be filed at submission; studies already begun are not funded.
Funding amount: 6.000 € einmalig (bis zu 4 Stipendien pro Jahr)
Target group: Students before a master's programme abroad with an economic social-science focus
Deadline: 2026 deadline: 25 May; decision expected by end of June (awarded annually)
Stipendium Masterstudium Ausland
Data last updated: 2026-07-22
AK Essay Prize New
Low
Annual essay competition of AK Wien on a changing socio-political topic — 2023 "extreme wealth", 2024 "time poverty", 2025 "urban–rural divide" (nearly 180 submissions). A main prize and recognition prizes are awarded; a jury from academia, literature and media selects the winners. Conditions and prize money per call: see website.
Funding amount: siehe Website / see website
Target group: see website
Deadline: Annual call, dates see website
Essay Preis Gesellschaftspolitik
Data last updated: 2026-07-22