The Helmut Veith Stipend is dedicated to the memory of an outstanding computer scientist who worked in the fields of logic in computer science, computer-aided verification, software engineering, and computer security. Further,  Helmut Veith, who tragically passed away in March 2016, was a strong advocate and mentor for women in computer science.

Moreover, In honor of Helmut Veith’s efforts, a stipend for outstanding female students in computer science was with the support of TU Wien, the Wolfgang Pauli Institute, and generous donations of friends and colleagues of Prof. Veith. Also, Students who are a scholarship receive EUR 6000 annually ( installments).

It focuses on areas like

• Logic & Computation
• Business Informatics
• Computational Logic
• (Technische Informatik)
• Media and Human-Centered Computing
• Data Science

Benefit

Students, who are awarded the Helmut Veith Stipend, receive:

• EUR 6000 annually for a duration of up to two years.
• Further, Waiver of all tuition fees at TU Wien.

Eligibility

female students who meet the following conditions are eligible to apply for the stipend:

• Applicants must be eligible for admission to one of the master’s programs in computer science at TU Wien that are taught in English. those are:
• Master in Computer Science.
• Also, European Master in Computational Logic.
• Master in Computer Engineering (Technische Informatik)
• Further, The funding will only be awarded to applicants who have been unconditionally admitted to the master’s program.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics (Bologna first cycle) or equivalent degree
• Further, Extensive knowledge and interest in (at least one of) Helmut Veith’s areas of research:
• Logic in Computer Science.
• Formal Methods and Verification.
• Further, foundations of Artificial Intelligence.
• Complexity Theory.
• Computer Security.
• Also, Proficiency in English.
• Conditions
• Recipients of funding must be  to demonstrating good progress during their studies, i.e.:
• Also, obtain at least 25 ECTS credits from the respective master’s curriculum per term on average since the
• beginning of their master’s studies (the deadlines are April 30 for the winter term and November 30 for the summer term), and
• achieve a grade average of at most 1.5.
• Recipients of funding have to reside in Austria during term time for the duration of their studies. Exceptions and temporary interruptions of the stay during term time (e.g., for internships or research visits) are subject to approval.
• The stipend is for the duration of the master’s program (subject to the conditions listed above), for up to 2 years.