AKTION Czech Republic-Austria, cooperation in science and education, is a programme supporting bilateral cooperation in the tertiary sector through grants and collaborative projects.

Objectives

Two types of activities are supported:

individual – study stay scholarships and research scholarships for the stay in the second country and for participation in the summer language courses and summer schools.
institutional – funding of cooperation projects of Czech and Austrian institutions in higher education.

Support of mainly young researchers (up to 10 years after obtaining a PhD degree).

Limitations

Application deadline: Until 15 April 2019 for the project implementation period from 15 June to 31 December 2019; until 15 September 2019 for the project implementation period from 15 October to 31 December 2019.

Project proposal in English or German.

Eligible applicants: institutions in higher education