AK Oberösterreich

Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Oberösterreich

Federal State Funder

The statutory representation body for employees in Upper Austria. Awards the annual AK Science Prize for works that serve to improve employees' working and living conditions.

Grants

AK Science Prize (AK Upper Austria) New

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

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

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

First discovered: 22.07.2026

Website: ooe.arbeiterkammer.at

Add to calendar: 2026-11-22 2027-06-15

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