AK Wien
Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien (AK Wien)
Federal State
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.
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.
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.
Data last updated: 2026-07-22