Doctoral students of all faculties enrolled at the University of Innsbruck at the time of submission are eligible to apply.

In the case of a collaborative work, only the main responsible author (first author) in agreement with the co-authors may submit.

An outstanding scientific article already published or accepted for publication in a recognised scientific journal. The publication must not date back more than one year at the time of application.

The article must be published with an affiliation to the University of Innsbruck.

Please have the application entered into the project database by the responsible project database officer at your department and upload all documents individually as .pdf files. Send the project database number as an application by e-mail to forschungsfoerderung@uibk.ac.at on later tham

Wednesday, 19th of February, 2025

Documents to be submitted

1. Application form download
2. Published scientific article (paper)
   If the article has not yet been published: Essay and confirmation of publication from the publisher
3. Abstract (max. 1 A4 page in English or German)
4. Abstract (max. 4 to 5 sentences) and short CV (max. 3 to 4 sentences) in German (will be used for the speech at the ceremony)
5. Letter of motivation (why your scientific work should be honoured, approx. 1 page)
6. CV and list of relevant publications of the applicant
7. Declaration of consent from co-authors (please refer to the template in the form)
8. Study record and confirmation of study period VIS:onlinenot older than 14-days

The next tender is expected to take place again in 2026.