ÖAW
ÖAW – Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Federal
Funder
Austria's largest non-university research institution with 26 research institutes. Offers scholarships and funding programs for early-career researchers, including in social sciences.
Grants
4APART-GSK
ÖAWAll disciplines
“Humanities, social and cultural sciences (GSK)” — the page names no individual subject; neither psychology nor communication science appears on it.
Postdoc fellowship specifically for humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies. Enables independent, open-topic research with one's own project idea; additionally up to €12,000/year for travel, material and other costs plus up to €2,000/year childcare subsidy.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Supports outstanding doctoral candidates with a fellowship for their dissertation. All disciplines. Very competitive, high prestige.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
MAX KADE Fellowship
ÖAWAll disciplines
Finances a 12-month research stay at a research institution in the USA. All disciplines. Requirements: invitation from the US institution, PhD within the last 10 years, Austrian citizenship or at least 3 years of residence in Austria.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
“the humanities and social and cultural sciences” — the page names no individual subject.
Bridges the phase between PhD completion and a postdoc position in the humanities, social and cultural sciences: finish dissertation publications, develop an own research project for funding applications, build networks. 3–12 months, plus travel allowance up to €2,000.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
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