Since the 2007-2008 academic year, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. has been supporting up to five students a year at an university in Vienna (Austria).

The final stage of a degree, a higher degree or PhD at a Vienna university is sponsored in the fields of European studies, the cultural sciences, humanities and social sciences, the fine arts, music, architecture as well as agricultural sciences and forestry.

Baccalaureate studies cannot be sponsored, nor can research visits to Vienna.

Target group

The scholarship is aimed at
- Central and Eastern European students under the age of 30 and
- Central and Eastern European PhD students under the age of 35,

who wish to complete an academic degree in Vienna.

The duration of sponsorship can be up to one year. The amount of money paid out is 920 € per month.

Selection committee

The scholars are selected by an independent committee.

Application deadline for a scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year expires on 30 November 2010 (date of postmark).