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Financial Aid for Studies Abroad (Studienbeihilfe)

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Eligible Countries
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Eligible Region
All Regions
The Austrian Study Grant Authority (Studienbeihilfenbehörde) provides a supplementary grant to recipients of study grants for study mobilities lasting 1 to 20 months.
Scholarship type:
Program description:
This is an additional support for grant recipients undertaking a study period abroad for 1 to 20 months.
Eligibility requires receiving a study grant.
Since the academic year 2019/2020, recipients of study grants participating in ERASMUS+ study mobilities abroad can receive the full ERASMUS+ grant in addition to the Financial Aid for Studies Abroad (rather than just compensatory payment).

Amount/Benefits:
Monthly support: €160 or €276 for mobility to France, depending on the grant category of the recipient.
Travel expense support: €197 for mobility to France.

Duration:
Minimum: 1 month
Maximum: 20 months

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:


Age:
Age criteria for receiving the need-based study grant (Studienbeihilfe):
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) must be started before the age of 33.
Master's degree or combined master-doctoral program must be started before the age of 38.
The reference date is the beginning of each semester.

Additional conditions:
Eligibility: Only students already receiving a study grant (Studienbeihilfe) are eligible for this financial aid for studies abroad.
Legal reference: § 53 of the Federal Act on the Granting of Study Allowances and Other Study Promotion Measures (Studienförderungsgesetz 1992 – StudFG): Link to the law:
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10009824

REGISTRATION / APPLICATION:
Application process:
- Submit an application for a study grant in Austria.
- Submit an application for financial aid for studies abroad no later than three months after the start of the mobility.


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