ISTA PhD Programme 2027
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg offers a fully funded five-year PhD programme across the natural and computational sciences, with one intake per year and no tuition or application fees.
| Amount / funding | Full funding through a 5-year employment contract; no tuition fees and no application fee (salary amount not stated on the fetched apply page — the aggregator figure EUR 3,053-3,673 per month was NOT used) |
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| Deadline | 8 January 2027, 15:00 CET; referees by 12 January 2027, 23:59 CET; one intake per year |
| Start date | 15 September 2027 (non-negotiable) |
| Level | PhD |
| Funding type | full |
| Field | 05 Natural Sciences |
About this scholarship
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg offers a fully funded five-year PhD programme across the natural and computational sciences, with one intake per year and no tuition or application fees.
Minimum requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in science accepted; fields include astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, earth science, mathematics, neuroscience and physics
Application checklist
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in science
- Referees contacted in time for the 12 January 2027 referee deadline
- check official page for the full document list
Application tips
- Warn referees early: their deadline (12 January 2027) is four days after yours
- Treat the 15 September 2027 start as fixed — the programme states it is non-negotiable
- Note there is only one intake per year, so a missed deadline means waiting a full year
- No application fee applies, so do not pay any third party claiming to process an ISTA application
Always verify deadline, amount and eligibility on the official page before applying. Values marked ESTIMATE are based on a previous cycle and are not confirmed for the current round.
Tags: astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, earth science, mathematics, neuroscience, physics