With the Alpbach scholarship programme, young people under 30 can attend this leading interdisciplinary conference and a variety of academic seminars. Moreover, a basic scholarship covers the participation fee to all events at the European Forum Alpbach. Additional subsidies are available for accommodation and daily allowances.

Benefits

• A basic scholarship covers the participation fee (EUR 1.400) for the whole duration of the event (14.08.-30.08.2019).
• Also, Should applicants not have sufficient funds to cover the costs of their stay, they can additionally apply for a residence scholarship which covers the accommodation (EUR 30 per day) or a full scholarship providing accommodation (EUR 30 per day) and daily allowances for food (EUR 17 per day).

Eligibility

1. The grant to participate in the Seminar Week and the Alpbach Symposia is available to international applicants up to the age of 30.
2. Also, They welcome applications from all countries and academic disciplines.
3. Artists and non-graduates are strongly encouraged to apply.
4. Also, There are special application procedures for Austrian, Chinese and Taiwanese nationals.
5. Former Alpbach scholarship holders are invited to return to the European Forum Alpbach as Seminar Assistants or Alpbach Buddies.

Selection Procedure

• Each application is checked for formal criteria.
• Then, Applications fulfilling these criteria will be passed on to the next round where they are anonymized and subsequently reviewed.
• Each application is rated by two members of an independent selection committee and ranked based on the average of the two ratings.
• Then, Decisions on scholarships are based on academic merit, work experience, extra-curricular activities and the overall quality of the motivational statement.
• They aim at promoting diversity among scholarship recipients.
• Also, The clubs and initiative groups award scholarships independently.