The one-world scholarship program is actually directed towards students that are from developing countries at the universities in Salzburg or Tyrol. This scholarship is a means to contributes to the peaceful coexistence of people that are from different countries of origin by helping to enhance equal opportunities, dialogue, intellectual know-how and of course partnership.
Types of Grants and the Duration of the Grants
The One-World Scholarship Program for Masters and PhD student, Austria is actually offered by the public universities or the universities of Applied Sciences in the region of Salzburg and also in Tyrol with a partial scholarship.
Students that are at the Master’s level will receive 500 Euros monthly. While those for PhD Level, student will receive 550 Euro’s during the semester.
The maximum duration of each program is actually prescribed duration of each curriculum plus one extra semester.
This scholarship is actually considered as a very comprehensive program which also comprises of scholarships and some special study expenses and some follow-up contacts.
Purpose of the Program
The One-World Scholarship Program for Masters and PhD student, Austria is actually aimed to support students from Africa, Asia and Latin America that are interested in the development issues and those students that have come to Austria on their very own initiatives in order to help them complete their education.
With this decision to actually study abroad, the students have actually demonstrated a high degree of assertiveness, creativity and mobility. During their study in the country, they’ll acquire both skills and competencies which will help them contribute to the economic and social development in their countries or their region of origin.
Formal Requirements and Conditions
There are some requirements that are supposed to be met by each applicant, let’s go through each of them:
- The applicants must be a nationality of a non-European developing country.
- Admission to a Master’s or PhD program at a university or the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg or Tyrol (Uni Salzburg, Uni Innsbruck, FH Salzburg, MCI, FH Kufstein).
For PhD students: an approved disposition. - Age Limits: Master Studies max 30 years (mothers shouldn’t exceed 35years), PhD studies max age is actually 35 years, (mothers shouldn’t exceed 40 years) at the time they’re applying for this scholarship.
- Residents permit students.
- Applicants should keep in mind that the deadline for this scholarship is actually 31st of July 2022.
No Scholarship Are Awarded For
- Applicant that studied at a private university.
- Postgraduate study program or other non-degree certificate program.
- Blended learning or any distance learning study course without any compulsory attendance in Austria.
- Applicants that have a residence title other than students.
- Non-degree program students
- A short term visits and also an exchange program.
Requirements For A Successful Application:
There are few things that are been considered before the approval of the application that will be submitted by the candidate
What are they requirement? Let’s go through each of them:
- Financial Need: The scholarship body of the scheme actually consider own income, savings and other means of support, profession and income of the parents, this will help in the selection process, those who will hardly be able to successfully finish their studies without financial supports.
- An evidence that shows good progress in studies. Good study progress that will be documented by the transcript of records of the applicant studies, both currents and past. In programs that are without entry exams, students who have already completed at least one semester at an Australian university will have a distinctive advantage.
- An interest in development and According Specialization in studies. Prospective awardees of this scholarship are expected to actually show a strong desire in developments related issues, which is actually supposed to be reflected in the choice of the study fields, this is prior work experience, voluntary activities and so on.
When it comes to possible fields of specialization includes the reduction of poverty, social justice, global migrations, gender equality, climate change, sustainable use of resources, food security, environmental protection, sustainable tourism, health, human right, good governance, international relations. This list actually provides applicants with an idea of relevant topics; it is however not all that exclusive.
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The scholarship will actually help in contributing to the exercise the right to education for those very critical and intellectual young people that actually encounter poor conditions in their home countries.
These aspects is also very much applicable to women, in regards to the application from equally qualified individuals, priority is usually given to female students.
Application Process
The following are the application process for this scholarship:
- Applicants will have to send their complete application documents to office@aai-salzburg.at by mail or they can make use of free data transfer (wetransfer).
- After the application has been reviewed, you will then be invited for an online interview.
- The acceptance decision is usually taken by the scholarship committee around mid august, once they’ve made the decision; it will be communicated to the applicants.
Documents Required for the Scholarship
The following documents are supposed to be made available during the application process:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Motivation
- Applicant picture and passport
- Residence permit (or you can show your visa if you are not yet in Austria.
- An account statement that covers the past 3 month
- A certificate that shows that you have been admitted or a confirmation of enrollment
- An examination that is taken and the results of the current studies.
For Masters Students
- Bachelors’ diploma plus translation (that is if the original is in a language other than English, French or Spanish)
- An abstracts of the master’s thesis
For PhD Students
- Master’s diploma plus translation (that is if the original is in a language other than English, French or Spanish)
- An abstract of Master’s thesis
- An opinion of academic supervisor
- A detailed description of research projects and its contribution to the development practice or disclosure.
- Applicants can get the application form online; they can visit the official website of the school.