We support PhD (N094 & N790) students who attend an international conference to present their research. Please, find all relevant application criteria and information on the requirements and application process below.

StV Postgrad Mini Conference Grants

Application period open from December 1, 2022 until May 20, 2023.
Application is only possible for conferences attended between December 1, 2022 and May 20, 2023.

  1. In-person attendance is eligible as well as online attendance.
  2. First come, first served.
  3. The following expenses are refundable: registration fee only.
  4. No double funding of the same expenses.
  5. The maximum funding per person per application period is EUR 50.
  6. Send all required documents to postgrad@oehmedwien.com (subject line: Mini Conference Grant).

StV Postgrad Conference Grants

Application period open from May 1, 2023 until May 20, 2023.
Application is possible for conferences attended between May 21, 2022 and May 20, 2023.

  1. Application is possible for attendance at international conferences.
  2. Attendance of online conferences is eligible as well.
  3. Your application will only be considered if you presented your PhD research there (oral, poster or equivalent online format).
  4. Complete application form is required. Applications without or with an incomplete application form will not be considered.
  5. The following expenses are eligible for funding: travel (bus, economy class train, economy class flight), accommodation (no 5* or more hotels), registration fee and/or necessary equipment for online presentation. Cheapest reasonable option for travel and accommodation has to be chosen.
  6. No receipt, no funding.
  7. The maximum funding per person is EUR 500.
  8. All eligible applications will be rewarded with a conference grant on a first come, first serve basis until the maximum amount of EUR 5,000 is reached.
  9. To apply for the StV Postgrad Conference Grants, send all documents, confirmations and receipts merged into only one pdf file to: postgrad@oehmedwien.com (subject line: Conference Grant).
    • Application form incl. cost report -> Conference Grant Criteria & Application Form
    • Confirmation of enrolment (printed from med.Campus)
    • Concept of a doctoral thesis project form
    • Confirmation, signed by the supervisor, that you have not received and will not receive any other funding or travel/conference grant for this conference
    • Confirmation of acceptance of abstract for oral presentation, poster or equivalent online format
    • Confirmation of (online) attendance of the conference
    • Receipts
    • In case your trip was partly funded by other funding sources, confirmation documents of funding by other funding sources must be included (additional information below)

If your trip was partly funded by other funding sources, the following additional rules and requirements apply:

  • No double funding: Funding by a StV Postgrad Conference Grant is only possible for an expense/amount that was not funded by other funding sources.
  • The statement of your supervisor must clearly state which expenses were funded by which funding source and which amount was funded.
  • The cost report must contain clear information which expenses were funded by which funding source, which amount was funded, and which amount for which expenses is requested from a StV Postgrad Conference Grant.
  • Confirmation documents of funding by other funding sources must be included in the application. These documents should at least contain the amount of funding and which trip/ which expenses was/were funded.

In case you have any questions, please contact us via email: postgrad@oehmedwien.com