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In 2026, for the eighth time, the province of Carinthia awards outstanding academic theses on digitalisation and its significance for Carinthia. Digitalisation topics from all academic disciplines are eligible, explicitly including societal aspects (e.g. digital divide, e-learning, artificial intelligence) — so psychology theses on digital topics fit. Three awards each go to bachelor's theses (EUR 500), diploma/master's theses (EUR 800) and doctoral dissertations (EUR 1,600). Open to students of Carinthian higher-education institutions with a grade of "very good" or "good"; dissertations from other universities qualify if supervised from a Carinthian institution.

Prize for outstanding academic theses dealing with European or EU topics and their significance for Carinthia — open to all academic disciplines, provided the thesis shows a strong Carinthia connection. Two scholarships each are awarded for bachelor's theses (EUR 300), diploma/master's theses (EUR 600) and doctoral dissertations (EUR 1,500). Open to EU citizens at Austrian and European higher-education institutions with a Carinthia connection (e.g. main residence, place of study or schooling); the thesis must have been completed between 1 January 2025 and 30 September 2026. An expert jury from Carinthian universities and the provincial government decides on the awards.

Project funding by the province's cultural affairs department, focused on the cultural, social and natural sciences — psychology qualifies. It covers production-cost subsidies for scholarly publications with specialist publishers, grants for organising and attending conferences and symposia, research and digitisation projects, and the ongoing scientific work of institutions. Projects need a Carinthia connection and proven scientific qualification; contract research and university theses are excluded (a printing subsidy is possible once a thesis is published). Applications are submitted via the province's online form portal.