TU Graz GreenChips-EDU Scholarship

What is this call about?

The call funds tuition, training, documentation, mobility and publication costs of TU Graz Master's students in three engineering programmes within GreenChips-EDU. Grants are paid as reimbursements or advance fixed amounts.

What does this call fund?

Scope

TU Graz offers scholarships to Master's students in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering who take part in international or domestic mobility with GreenChips-EDU partners or aligned industrial sites. The aim is to strengthen academia-industry cooperation in sustainable electronics and microelectronics.

Grant types

• Tuition and registration fees: up to €3,500 by reimbursement, for up to four consecutive semesters starting before 30 June 2027.
• Specialised courses and training, including micro-credentials: up to €1,500 by reimbursement (travel allowance up to €500 and course fees up to €1,000).
• Documentation costs such as visas, insurance, language certificates and translations: up to €1,000 by reimbursement.
• Short-term mobility (typically under two months) not covered by Erasmus+: up to €1,500 as an advance fixed amount (€79 per day, with the €1,500 total including distance-band travel costs); Blended Intensive Programmes are excluded.
• Long-term mobility: up to €6,000 as an advance fixed amount, including days beyond Erasmus+ support and first-year living support for double degree students.
• Scientific achievements: up to €1,000 for open-access publication in Q1 or Q2 journals, up to €500 in Q3 or Q4 journals, up to €100 for posters, and up to €2,000 for conferences rated CORE A*.

Conditions

The total per individual may not exceed €10,000. For specialised courses (reimbursement) and for short-term and long-term mobility (advance fixed amounts), 80% is paid upfront and 20% after the student's report. Activities and expenses must be completed by 30 June 2027. Students must disclose other scholarships received or applied for. They will be asked to provide a final report, in which a short questionnaire and a 30 to 60 second video are expected.

Budget

The €40,000 total is awarded in batches across the four application rounds.

Selection

A committee scores applications out of 35 points, covering academic performance, additional academic merits, professional experience, gender (two points for female applicants), socio-economic vulnerability and motivation.

When is the deadline?

Four rounds: 15 February 2026, 1 July 2026, 14 February 2027 and 1 June 2027, each at 23:59 CET.