Ernst Mach Grant - ASEA-UNINET 2027 | Worldwide Scholarships

Who can apply

National of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, or Vietnam
Age limit of 35 years for undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates; 45 years for postdocs, measured at time of application
Undergraduates/graduates: a study visit specifically in music practice. Postgraduates: a doctoral/PhD programme at an ASEA-UNINET member university in one of the five eligible countries, or a PhD in Austria meeting Austrian admission requirements. Postdocs: teaching and research work at an ASEA-UNINET member university in one of the five eligible countries
Must demonstrate evidence of own funds for living costs in Austria as part of the application

A narrower cousin of the better-known worldwide grant

This is a narrower, more specific cousin of the better-known Ernst Mach Grant Worldwide: instead of being open to any nationality, it’s restricted to exactly five countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam, through OeAD’s partnership with the ASEA-UNINET university network. If you’re not a national of one of those five, this specific grant isn’t for you, even though the general “Ernst Mach” name is shared across several different programmes with very different eligibility.

What you can use it for depends heavily on your career stage

What you can actually use it for depends heavily on your career stage, more so than most scholarships bundle together under one name. Undergraduates and graduates get a 9-month study visit, but only in music practice specifically, not any subject. Postgraduates get access to something much bigger: up to 36 months of funding for an entire PhD, either at an ASEA-UNINET member university back in one of the five eligible countries or in Austria itself. Postdocs get a shorter 4-to-9-month teaching and research placement. Read your own category’s terms carefully rather than assuming the “up to 36 months” figure applies to you if you’re not applying as a postgraduate PhD candidate.

Don’t expect this to cover every cost

As with the Worldwide variant, don’t expect this to cover every cost. OeAD’s own FAQ discusses evidence of “own funds” as part of the application, and no specific monthly amount is published on the general overview page. Budget for a supplement to savings or another funding source rather than a full package.

One honest caveat about a claimed December deadline

One honest caveat: outside research surfaced a more specific December deadline for the music-practice track specifically, but it could not be confirmed directly on OeAD’s own site. The page it was supposedly sourced from is explicitly scoped to the prior academic year and doesn’t show that date in its readable text. If you’re applying for the music track, confirm your actual deadline with OeAD directly rather than assuming either date here is current.