Government of Austria ITH Fully-funded Masters Scholarships 2024/2025: Students may attend ITH by private means or through scholarships given by the Austrian Development Cooperation. Limited number of scholarships are offered every year by the Austrian Development Cooperation. Please be aware that being offered a scholarship is not automatic and very competitive.
Below is the full details of the Government Of Austria ITH Fully-Funded Masters Scholarships 2024/2025 For Developing Countries
Application Deadline: 31st March, 2024
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Scholarships are offered to i) ADC Priority countries (See list below) and ii) Other Developing countries
To be taken at (country): The Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management in Salzburg Klessheim, Austria.
About the Government of Austria ITH Fully-funded Masters Scholarships: The Austrian Development Cooperation through the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management offers about 30 scholarships to applicants from priority countries as well as other developing countries. The Tourism School in Salzburg has an outstanding international reputation and a long tradition. They train future entrepreneurs and employees according to the needs of the international tourism and leisure industry.
Type: Postgraduate
Eligibility: To apply for the Government of Austria ITH Fully-funded Masters Scholarships at ITH, candidate must meet the following criteria:
- Be between 18 – 35 years of age
- Have a secondary school leaving certificate (high school diploma)
- Have a minimum of one year‘s experience within the tourism and hospitality industry
- Non-native English speakers must have an English qualification e.g. TOEFL, Cambridge 1st Certificate, IELTS or equivalent
Successful candidates should be ambitious and open-minded with good organisational and time management skills
Number of Awardees: up to 30
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Value of Scholarships: Scholarship for Priority countries include:
- tuition fee
- accommodation
- flight tickets (from home country to Salzburg and back)
- health insurance
- food from Monday – Sunday
- excursions (except field trip to ITB Berlin)
- € 205.- pocket money per month
Not included in this scholarship are:
- transfer from the Airport to the hostel and back to the Airport when leaving
- visa fee: the visa fees have to be paid by the applicants. The entry visa is approximately $ 110, – and the 8 months residence permit, which will be issued in Salzburg, costs approximately € 120.
Scholarship for Developing countries include:
- tuition fee
- health insurance
- food from Monday – Friday
- excursions (except field trip to ITB Berlin)
- € 205.- pocket money per month
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Not included in the Scholarship are:
- accommodation: accommodation costs have to be covered by students who are awarded this scholarship. It is € 247, – per month. (€ 1976, – in total). The total accommodation fee of € 1.976, – has to be remitted in advance before admission letter can be issued.
- flight ticket: Students who are on this scholarship have to cover their own travel expenses from their countries to Salzburg and back.
- visa fee: the visa fees have to be paid by the applicants. The entry visa is approximately $ 110, – and the 8 months residence permit, which will be issued in Salzburg, costs approximately € 120.
Eligible Countries:
ADC Priority countries include: Ethiopia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Bhutan, Palestinian Territories, Georgia, Armenia
Other Developing countries include: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Eritrea, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bisau, Haiti, Kenya, Korea, Dem Rep., Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Rep., Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kosovo, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Hungry, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, FYR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu and Venezuela
How to Apply: Students may attend ITH by private means or through scholarships given by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
PROCEDURE:
- Get information about ITH from an Austrian consulate or embassy
- Download ITH application form by clicking here. Austrian embassies and consulates have this form as well.
- Application Process – all applications should be sent directly to the Institute via post.
Submission deadline is the 31st of March 2024 (all applications have to be received by the ITH office the latest by 31st March 2024) - You will receive a confirmation by email that you application has been received
- Confirmation – You will be informed about the result of your application in May 2024. If you were awarded a scholarship you will receive a letter of acceptance.
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