APART-MINT Information

Target group

Applications are invited from post-docs from Austria and abroad who

• finished their doctorate/PhD no longer than three years before applying (that is: before the submission deadline),
• submit an original and innovative idea for a project and
• can already demonstrate outstanding publications.

The project can be undertaken at any suitable Austrian research institution.

Exceptions

Exceptions must be clarified by consulting the Department of Fellowships & Awards of the OeAW before the application is submitted.

The doctoral/PhD program must be completed before applying (deadline is the submission deadline) or it must be completed (Rigorosum/Defensio) no later than six weeks after the submission deadline and the relevant evidence must be submitted immediately afterwards.
xceptions due to (child) care obligations, disability or (chronic) illness are possible; the deadline can be extended to a maximum of six years.

Application details

Applicants are free to apply to other (funding) bodies. The Department of Fellowships & Awards of the OeAW must be informed of such applications and their results in writing however.

It is not possible to apply for another OeAW funding program at the same time.

Re-application for the APART-MINT program is possible, if the application requirements are met.

Rules of Good Scientific Practice

When drafting the application, the program statutes of the APART-MINT program and the Rules of Good Scientific Practice (https://oeawi.at/richtlinien/) must be observed.

Duration of funding

APART-MINT fellowships are awarded for a period of twelve months and must be started within four months of the announcement of the decision of the committee. In justified exceptional cases, a later start is also possible.

If there is proof of (child) care obligations or (chronic) illness or disability, the fellowship can be claimed as a part-time fellowship. In this case, the funding period can be extended by a maximum of half of the approved time.

If the project progress is assessed positively at the end of the funding period, an extension of a further six months is possible for the preparation of a third-party funding application.

Amount of funding

The amount of the fellowship is adjusted every year; for more information, see: Fellowship Rates  
The amounts quoted are personnel costs.

Additional funding amounting to a maximum of EUR 12,000 can be applied for in order to finance project-specific travel and materials expenses.

A subsidy of up to EUR 2.000 per annum is available for childcare.

Conditions

The project should be started not later than four months after the fellowship was granted.

For the duration of the project fellows must be employed or get support by an Austrian university or research institute that provides the necessary infrastructure.

Fellows who fail to adhere to the conditions of the fellowship due to their own fault are obliged to return the funding.

Reporting

Three months before the end of the funding period, a report on the progress of the project and, if applicable, a reasoned application for an extension must be submitted to the Department of Fellowships & Awards of the OeAW (stipendien.berichte(at)oeaw.ac.at).

If the assessment is positive, it is possible to extend the funding by six months for the preparation of a third-party funding application.

In all publications that are produced as a result of the funding, the note "funded within the APART-MINT program of the OeAW" must be mentioned.

Legal status

The OeAW has no influence on the content and organization of the research project. The criterion for funding is the fulfilment of the exposè prepared by the recipient of the fellowship.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences does not acquire any rights to the results of the research work through the payment of the fellowship, nor does it exert any influence on the type of cooperation of the recipient(s) with research institutions and research groups.