Funding

Recognition Award 2025

The deadline is Mon, Jun 30th, 2025, 12:00am

Recognition Award

To recognise outstanding academic achievments.

There is no legal entitlement to this award.

For the academic year 2024/25 the federal ministry of women, sciennce and research provides the university 3. 000 EUR for the recognition award. The vice rector of art and academic affairs and a juy, which also includes student representatives, will select the successful submission.

DEADLINE: Monday, 30 June 2025, 11:59 pm.

Please note that we cannot consider incomplete applications and applications submitted after the deadline!

Requirements:

  • Applicants need to be Austrian citizens, or need to hold a citizenship of an EEA country (incl. Swiss), or need to have equal status (see § 4 StudFG)
  • Applicants need to have completed their diploma/ Master's programme during the previous academic year.
  • Applicants must not exceed the number of semesters stated in their curriculum by more than two semesters (it is not possible to claim any additional semesters).
  • Applicants have to pass the first and second part of their study programme/ Bachelor's and Master's programme with distinction ("mit Auszeichnung").
  • Applicants have to receive the best possible grade on their Diploma/ Master's Thesis.

Please submit the following documents:

  1. Confirmation of the number of semesters you have been enrolled at our university (“Studienzeitbestätigung”)
  2. Confirmation of equal status with EU/ EEA citizens, if applicable
  3. Scans of your graduation certificates ("Abschlussprüfungszeugnis") (first and second diploma/ Bachelor's and Master's certificates)
  4. Transcript of Records
  5. Diploma/ Master's Thesis and documentation

The festive award ceremony will take place at the federal ministy of women, science and research. The federal ministry will issue the invitation to the ceremony and will also transfer the prize money.

For further information please contact Studien Office (studien.office@kunstuni-linz.at)