Austria: PhD Scholarships in Informatics, Vienna University of Technology

Overview

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics is an international PhD School funded by the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna), the City of Vienna, and private sponsors. Students for this full-time program are recruited world-wide, all courses are held in English.

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The duration of the PhD School is three years. The degree is awarded to candidates who, through original investigation, make a distinct and significant contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.

The PhDVienna University of TVienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) and admits Austrian as well as international students annually. TU Vienna invites applications for a maximum of 15 PhD scholarships per year. The first study year of the PhD School started in October 2009. No tuition fees have to be paid by these holders of scholarships.

The PhD School’s curriculum covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics. In addition, it may also imply cooperation with other TU Vienna faculties. The school is designed to facilitate the integration of industry, either by defining joint research issues, by offering workplaces (with well-defined research related tasks) during summer breaks, or by sponsoring.

TU Vienna aims at positioning this PhD School of Informatics at a high level of excellence within the international community. The vision is to increase both the quality and the quantity of excellent young researchers in the field of informatics.

Objective

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics is widely varied in the sense that it covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics, and is not specifically related to one single research topic.

The PhD school intends to generate scientists who…

• have broad knowledge and expertise in the domain (breadth) as well as contribute to the development of the sciences (depth) through autonomous research,
• gain new scientific insight and present this comprehensively,
• gain the ability to solve complex scientific problems in both fundamental and applied research at a high international level according to accepted scientific standards.

Scholarships

Each year a maximum of 15 students will be awarded a scholarship amounting to EUR 1,000 per month, to cover the cost of living. Travel expenses for e.g. attending conferences or summer schools will also be covered, upon approval.

Scholarships for the Vienna PhD School of Informatics are available for Austrian as well as international students. Students working at TU Vienna are encouraged to apply, up to a defined number. However, they are excluded from funding.

Information for application for the study year 2012/2013:

The call of applications is now open till April 1st, 2012.

Other important dates:

• Interviews: from April 26th to May 4th, 2012.
• Notification of acceptance: May 8th, 2012.
• Start of program: October 1st, 2012.

Contact

Vienna University of Technology
Director of the PhD School
Prof. Hannes Werthner
Institute of Software Technology and
Interactive Systems
Favoritenstr. 9/188, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

Vienna University of Technology
Administration of the PhD School
Coordination & Communication Center
of the Faculty of Informatics
Favoritenstr. 9/195, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
T: +43-1-58801-19567, F: +43-1-58801-19599
E: phdschool@informatik.tuwien.ac.at
W: http://www.informatik.tuwien.ac.at/phdschool
http://www.informatik.tuwien.ac.at/teaching/phdschool/PhDInfozettel_Sujet2012.pdf


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