Austrian Development Cooperation Scholarships 2025/2026 for study in Austria (Funded) – Scholarship Opportunities

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Application Deadline: March 16th 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Austrian Development Cooperation Scholarships. Every year the Austrian Development Cooperation offers students from developing countries scholarships to help with tuition fees and general expenses.

Scholarships are awarded for the Diploma Course of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management.

The Diploma Course includes:
1.) A General Module
2.) A Professional Module: Hospitality Management or Tourism Management
3.) An Elective: Entrepreneurship or Teacher Training

Requirements

ADC priority countries: limited places are reserved for applicants from the following countries:

• Ethiopia
• Uganda
• Burkina Faso
• Mozambique
• Bhutan
• Palestinian Territories
• Georgia
• Armenia
• Moldova

Scholarship Benefits

The scholarships include:

• Tuition fee
• Course material
• Health insurance
• Food on school days
• Excursions and social events
• Monthly pocket money
• Partial costs of accomodation

Not included in the scholarship:

• Accomondation: Accomondation costs have to be covered partially by students who are awarded this scholarship.
  The total fee (deposit and accomodation fee of € 1.500,- in total) has to be remitted in advance before the admission letter can be issued.
• Flight ticket: Students have to cover their own travel expenses from their countries to Salzburg and back.
• Visa fee: The visa fee has to be paid by the applicants. The fee for the 8 month residence permit is €160.
  The fees for the entry visa (Visa D) are different, please contact your embassy for detailed information.

Please note that there is an age limit of 35 years for eligibility.

ITH Scholarship Application Process

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.

Application Timeline:

• Deadline for the submission of application form: March 16th 2025
• Beginning of Courses: 8th September 2025
• Visa Application: You can start with the Visa application process right after receiving the letter of acceptance in May 2025.
• Planned duration of the Diploma Course: September 8, 2025 – May  31, 2026

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Austrian Development Cooperation Scholarships