Overview

Marshall Plan Scholarships 2008-2018

• Up to 1,000 scholarships for American and Austrian students for the academic years 2008 to 2018.

• The funding will be up to € 10,000,- (at a minimum of € 3,000,-).

• The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation invites U.S. and Austrian universities of applied sciences and technical universities to take part in this program and nominate their students or students from partner institutions who are interested in doing academic research abroad.

Berkeley  Program 2010-2011

• One Austrian Visiting Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, € 5,000 for one month.

• One Austrian graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, € 5,000 for three months.

• A collaborative research project for an Austrian scholar with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, €  10,000

New Orleans Program 2010-2011

• Marshall Plan Anniversary Chair Chair: CenterAustria at the University of New Orleans hosts the Marshall Plan Anniversary Chair. The Chair is filled annually with a visiting scholar whose expertise and research interests will help to fulfill the mission of CenterAustria and the program of the Marshall Plan Anniversary Chair.

• The successful applicant will be expected to be in residence at the University of New Orleans during the 2008-2009 academic year, i.e., August 15, 2008 – May 15, 2009. During that time, the Chair will teach a total of three courses to be mutually agreed upon between the Chair-holder and the relevant host department at UNO. In addition, the Chair will be expected to take part in the activities of Center Austria, including participation in its annual symposia and the delivery of at least one public lecture in March 2009.

• The Chair will be paid a stipend of $5,500 per month for the nine months of the academic year.