ISTA PhD Program, 2027 intake

Who can apply: Open to holders of a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree; a BSc is enough to apply directly. You submit a CV, a statement of purpose, answers to three short questions about ISTA research groups, transcripts and diplomas for every degree programme you have attended, and contact details for three referees. All documents… What is funded: ISTA states that all its PhD students are fully funded at internationally competitive salary levels, with full social security cover, and that the institute charges no tuition fees. It does not print a salary figure on the admissions page. Candidates invited to an onsite interview have travel and accommodation… Deadline: 8 January 2027. ISTA prints 15:00 CET in the body and 14:59 CET in its timeline table.. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: 2027 intake, one competition a year. The application portal opens in the second half of October 2026. Interviews run late February to mid March 2027, offers follow the final selection meeting, and the programme starts 15 September 2027..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), official page.

Who can apply

• Open to holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree; a BSc is enough to apply directly. You submit a CV, a statement of purpose, answers to three short questions about ISTA research groups, transcripts and diplomas for every degree programme you have attended, and contact details for three referees. All documents must be in English, and transcripts must be supplied in English as well as the original language. ISTA states no nationality restriction. Non-EU/EEA students need a work and residence visa, which ISTA does not fund.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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