Scholarship for qualification works on LGBTIQQAA*-relevant topics for the academic year 2024/25

Who is queer@hochschulen?

The aim of queer@hochschulen is to support LGBTIQQAA* (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, inter, queer, questioning, asexual, aromantic and many others) persons studying and/or working at Austrian universities, as well as to make LGBTIQQAA* persons or lifestyles visible in the university context in their full diversity. As part of this goal, LGBTIQQAA*-relevant events and collaborations are to be supported, and the establishment and continuation of LGBTIQQAA* groups at universities are to be encouraged.

Furthermore, one main focus of queer@hochschulen is to support the realization of research projects and studies concerning LGBTIQQAA*-topics.

What is the queer@hochschulen scholarship?

Funding is available for ongoing, not yet completed qualification theses (e.g. diploma, bachelor and master theses, dissertations) on LGBTIQQAA*- relevant topics in all scientific disciplines that are being written at Austrian universities (but no advanced training courses, MBA studies, or postdoctoral lecture qualifications). Relevance, scientific level and innovation content will be assessed.

How much is the scholarship?

Each submission will be evaluated in a review process by the scientific advisory board. The most eligible submissions will receive a scholarship in the minimum amount of 300 Euros. The total amount of the scholarship is 3,000 Euros in the application period 2024/25.

What are the formal criteria?

To be submitted:

• a detailed description of the planned project in German or English (introduction with research status and derivation of the research question/objective, planned method, bibliography, extendedbibliography, time schedule) with at least 2500 and max. 3500 words

• letter of recommendation of the supervisor (incl. the feasibility of the work and the qualifications of the person submitting it)

• personal details: name, e-mail, telephone number, field of study, university, curriculum vitae

• holder of the account, IBAN

Only one submission per person is possible. Decision on the award is made by queer@hochschulen with the inclusion of the reviews of the scientific advisory board. Members of queer@hochschulen are excluded from the scholarship.

Where to submit?

Submission should be made by mail to queerhochschulen.stipendium@gmail.com. All inquiries regarding the scholarship should be sent to this e-mail address as well. The contact persons responsible for the scholarship are Ingrid Wahl and Britta Harringer.

When is the closing date?

16.12.2024

How will the submission be evaluated?

For the review process there is a scientific advisory board, i.e. a team of reviewers working in different scientific disciplines. Each submission that meets the formal criteria will be evaluated by at least two members of the scientific advisory board using a standardized review sheet. The best rated submissions will be awarded.

When and how will the scholarship holders be informed?

Notifications will be made by email between February 24 and March 3, 2025.

General information

The grant is tax-exempt. The prerequisite for this is that the work is not carried out in the form of a contract of employment or a contract for work and the sum of these grants in the calendar year does not exceed the annual maximum study grant for self-support scholarship according to the Study Assistance Act.

Legal notice

The personal data provided by the submitting persons will be processed electronically by queer@hochschulen and the members of the scientific advisory board. Disclosure to third parties is excluded. There is no legal claim to the award and no right of appeal. Submissions of previous award winners will only be considered in special cases.

For award winners

The award winners agree to present their work at the award ceremony. Furthermore, they allow queer@hochschulen to use their name and the topic of the submission for the purposes of communication and media support, in particular on the websites of queer@hochschulen, and to provide information on the content of the submission as well as information on the person of the award winners and, if applicable, on their previous academic work. queer@hochschulen is not granted any rights to the commercial exploitation of the submission as a whole or of parts thereof. In the event that an award-winning work is published, the award winners agree to cite the funding provided by queer@hochschulen (in a publication, for example, mentioning in the preface) and, to place the queer@hochschulen logo in an appropriate manner. In addition, queer@hochschulen is to be provided with a copy of the publication (PDF). Should any of the afore mentioned requirements not be fulfilled by prize winners, queer@hochschulen reserves the right to reclaim any prize money already paid out.

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