The following types of support are available:

• Funding to help cover parts of the printing costs for the publication of monographs through academic publishing houses

• Submission fees for academic journal publications as part of cumulative dissertations

Eligible persons (target group):

• Doctoral/PhD candidates in a current employment relationship with WU Vienna

• Graduates who have completed a doctoral/PhD program at WU Vienna

Criteria for determining eligibility for funding (prerequisites):

• Application submitted by the author

• “Excellent” (“sehr gut”) grade from both reviewers

• Dissertation ready for printing (but not yet in print)

• Cost estimate from the (academically renowned) publisher

• Publication planned in an academically recognized journal (e.g. listed in the WU Journal Rating, VHB Rating, or similar)

Documents to be submitted as part of the application:

• Application form

• Assessment appraisals on the dissertation

• Publisher’s offer, detailing the printing costs and print run (or: proof of submission fee)

• Reasons for the choice of publisher (or: choice of journal) and explanation regarding the expected benefits of the publication

• Author contract (publishing contract)

• Other funding applied for (the total funding must not exceed the total printing costs)

• Please note: The sponsors (Oskar Grün Career Center Foundation and Membership Association of WU Full Professors) must be named in the final product, including a reference to the funding granted

• A copy of the dissertation (specimen and inspection copy)

• Data protection statement

Application period:

Applications can be submitted at any time. The funding decision will be made at the next jury meeting, usually at the end of each quarter.

The maximum funding amount per applicant is € 3,000.

Please email your complete application documents to the office of the Oskar Grün Career Center Foundation in digital format to gruen.stiftung@wu.ac.at.
We will subsequently confirm receipt of your submission.

The following types of coaching services are eligible for funding:

• Coaching sessions with experienced experts

• Participation in coaching events

Eligible persons (target group):

• Academic staff members pursuing a PhD/doctoral degree who are at an advanced stage in their dissertation project (to assist them with specific problems for which no other type of support is available, e.g. no appropriate support offerings from the units reporting to the Vice-Rector for Academic Programs and Student Affairs, the Doctoral Office, or the thesis supervisor).

Criteria for determining eligibility for funding (prerequisites):

• Current employment as a predoc academic staff member (wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in Praedoc)

• A dissertation project at an advanced stage

• Statement of motivation/reasons why coaching is needed

• A statement confirming that no other types of WU support are available

Documents to be submitted as part of the application:

• Application form

• Letter of motivation (outline of the specific problem)

• Choice of coach and cost estimate

• Other offer chosen, including a cost estimate

• Data protection statement

Application period:
Applications can be submitted at any time. The funding decision will be made at the next jury meeting, usually at the end of each quarter.

The maximum funding amount per applicant is € 1,000.

Please email your complete application documents to the office of the Oskar Grün Career Center Foundation in digital format to gruen.stiftung@wu.ac.at.
We will subsequently confirm receipt of your submission.

The following coaching services are eligible for funding:

• One-on-one coaching sessions with experienced experts (e.g. based on the WU Personnel Development Office’s list of coaches)

• Small-group career orientation workshops

Eligible persons (target group):

• Predoc employees (teaching and research associates/Universitätsassistent*innen, academic staff members/wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen) who are not planning to pursue an academic career – for career orientation or for preparing the switch to a job outside academia

Criteria for determining eligibility for funding (prerequisites):

• Current employment relationship (eligibility starts two years before the end of the contract period)

• Statement of motivation

• Willingness to pay a deductible

Documents to be submitted as part of the application:

• Application form

• Letter of motivation

• Offer or cost estimate

• Details of the applicable workshop and participation fees

• Data protection statement

Application period:
Applications can be submitted at any time. The funding decision will be made at the next jury meeting, usually at the end of each quarter.

The maximum funding amount per applicant is € 1,000.

Please email your complete application documents to the office of the Oskar Grün Career Center Foundation in digital format to gruen.stiftung@wu.ac.at.
We will subsequently confirm receipt of your submission.

The following types of support are available:

• Financial support for the independent organization of academic events (work meetings for research projects, conferences) by early-career scholars

Eligible persons (target group):

• PhD students in a current employment relationship with WU Vienna

• Academic staff members with a current employment contract with WU Vienna (research project staff members/Projektmitarbeiter*innen and assistant professors/Universitätsassistent*innen) in the first four years of their employment contract

Criteria for determining eligibility for funding (prerequisites):

• Application by the organizer with a brief outline of the academic objective of the event, the target group and the participants, and the program (schedule)

• Cost estimate

Documents to be submitted as part of the application:

• Application form

• Cost estimates for travel expenses, meals, and other equipment and supply costs

• Binding declaration stating that these costs are not covered by any other type of WU or third-party funding

• Data protection statement

Application period:
Applications can be submitted at any time. The funding decision will be made at the next jury meeting, usually at the end of each quarter.

The maximum funding amount per applicant is € 5,000. Please submit copies of the receipts for the costs after the event.

Please email your complete application documents to the office of the Oskar Grün Career Center Foundation in digital format to gruen.stiftung@wu.ac.at.
We will subsequently confirm receipt of your submission.