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"Aktionen" Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and
Applied Life Sciences Mag. Michael SchedlVienna,
May 20th 2010
www.oead.at
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OeAD-GmbH ICM

• OeAD-GmbH Austrian Agency for International
  Mobility and Cooperation in Education, Science
  and Research
• ICM Centre for International Cooperation
  Mobility
• International cooperation and mobility programs
  outside the Lifelong Learning programs (Erasmus
  etc.)
• Administration of the grant and scholarship
  programs of the Federal Ministry of Science and
  Research (BMWF) (incoming outgoing)
• Accompany international exchange and research
  cooperation

ICM
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Aktionen

• After the year 1989 the Austrian Federal Ministry
  of Science and Research initiated three bilateral
  grant programs
• Austria Czech Republic
• Austria Hungary
• Austria Slovakia
• Co-Funding by the national ministries
• In Austria Funding by the Austrian Federal
  Ministry of Science and Research
• Administration 3 separate head offices in the
  partner countries
• OeAD-GmbH is the partner of the Aktionen in
  Austria
• Main Target Group Young researchers of the 4
  countries

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Aktionen Project support

• Research Cooperation
• Stays in the host country, courses and
  conferences.
• Travel expenses
• Small scholarship programs
• Excursions
• Publications
• Research Funds
• For additional options please go to the websites
  of the specific Aktion

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Aktionen Project support

• Joint application by researchers from a
  university in Austria and in one of the partner
  countries
• Project applications must be submitted at the
  head office of the respective Aktion
• All academic disciplines are supported
• Duration of the projects is usually limited to
  one year
• Up to four closing dates per year for project
  application
• Application forms to be downloaded from the
  website of the respective Aktion

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Scholarships

• Target group students, scholars, researchers and
  professors of universities and eligible
  institutions in the partner countries and in
  Austria
• Closing date of application up to four times a
  year, depending on the program and the Aktion
• Duration of stay from 3 days up to 9 months
  depending on the program and the Aktion
• Language courses
• more information www.grants.at

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Websites

• Aktion Austria - Czech Republic www.dzs.cz
• Aktion Austria Hungary www.omaa.hu
• Aktion Austria - Slovakia www.aktion.saia.sk

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Additional Grants and Scholarships administrated
by the ICM

• Incoming
• Ernst Mach Grant Worldwide
• Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of
  Austria
• Ceepus Central Europe
• Outgoing
• Postgraduate Grant of the Austrian Federal
  Ministry of Science and Research for
  non-German-speaking countries
• Marietta Blau Grant
• www.grants.at
• www.oead.at/postgraduate

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ICM Centre for International Cooperation
Mobility Alser Straße 4/1/14/1 1090 Vienna T 43
1 4277-28188 F 43 1 4277-28194 E
icm_at_oead.at www.oead.at/icm
Thank you!