DAAD, AKTION

The DAAD is a registered association of German institutions of higher education and student bodies. The DAAD supports the internationalisation of German universities, promotes German studies and the German language abroad. A vast range of scholarships are offered to students of all study cycles (from the second year of Bachelor's degree), researchers and academics.

A complete scholarship offer is available at the DAAD Czech Republic webpage. Current information on the DAAD Česká Republika can be found on Facebook.

AKTION Czech Republic – Austria is a programme funding bilateral cooperation in education and research at the tertiary level. It was launched in 1992 as a joint programme of both countries’ Ministries of Education.

The programme AKTION is focused on fostering mutual understanding between the Czech Republic and Austria. It supports the enhancement of bilateral cooperation in research and education in all scientific areas.  The programme funds cooperation projects which aim to enhance new cooperation as well as to boost the existing cooperation. It supports projects involving young researchers and projects which are promising in terms of also receiving financial support from other funds (EU programmes, etc.).

Two types of activities are supported:         

•   individual – study and research internship scholarships for the stay in the second country and for participation in the summer language courses and summer schools.           

•   institutional – funding of cooperation projects of Czech and Austrian higher education institutions; see the guidelines for project proposal submission, financing and conclusion.

More information can be found at the OeAD (Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation) website.

For more information contact our Exchange coordinator Ms Antonella Kopic Bernardon, email: inbound@fsv.cuni.cz