Documents issued in a foreign language have to be translated authentically into German. Furthermore all documents have to be legalised by the competent offices of the country which issued the documents, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also by the Austrian diplomatic mission. The following countries have signed the convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents. Students who intend to continue with a doctoral study programme also need recognition of their previous studies and degrees. As the language of instruction in Austrian institutions of higher learning is German, a good command of German is an absolute prerequisite regardless of the subject.
Preference is given to students from developing countries.
Information on scholarships from other sources are available at the competent Austrian diplomatic mission which must also be contacted for a residence permit.