We list 2 fully Funded Scholarships for Nigerian Students in Austria, with the deadline, study level and eligibility of each one taken from the award's own terms. Awards with a known closing date are listed soonest first.
United States
26
United Kingdom
25
China
12
Australia
11
Canada
10
Italy
9
Japan
8
Switzerland
8
Belgium
7
Germany
7
United Arab Emirates
7
Russia
6
Thailand
5
Brazil
4
Denmark
4
Saudi Arabia
4
Singapore
4
France
3
Netherlands
3
New Zealand
3
Norway
3
Sweden
3
Turkey
3
Austria
Qatar
2
Spain
2
Written from the 2 awards on this page — every figure below is counted from what the awards themselves state. 5 min read.
This page collects 2 fully funded scholarships in Austria that are open to Nigerian students. Both awards are based in Austria, and both are listed as fully funded in their own descriptions. One is a postdoctoral award; the other is in computer science and IT. The two awards are run by different bodies and sit at different stages of study, so the page is not a single pathway but two separate opportunities that happen to share a country and a funding label.
If you are searching for a taught master's or a bachelor's place in Austria with full funding attached, this particular list is short. Two awards is what is here. What follows explains what each one pays for, who can apply, what the applications demand, and when they close.
The awards named on this page are:
The Helmut Veith Stipend sits in computer science and IT and is aimed at female applicants. The Vienna International Postdoctoral Program is a postdoctoral award hosted by Vienna BioCenter. Between them they cover two different points in an academic career: one for a student working towards a degree in computing, one for a researcher who has already completed a doctorate.
Both awards are labelled fully funded. Beyond that label, the brief records specific benefits in the text of the awards themselves. One award names tuition among what it covers. One award names health insurance. These are the benefits the awards state in writing, not a promise that every cost you will face is met.
Neither award states a cash value on this page, and neither states a number of awards available. Where an award does not spell out a figure, treat it as something to confirm directly with the provider before you build a budget around it. The two durations recorded here are 2 years for one award and 3 years for the other, so the funding period differs between them. Check which duration attaches to the award you are applying for, because a two-year package and a three-year package are not interchangeable when you are planning a move from Nigeria.
This is the part most Nigerian readers will want first, so it is worth being precise. For both awards on this page, eligibility is not stated on the award as listed. That means the page does not record a nationality restriction, and it also does not record a statement that Nigerians or applicants from any particular region are named as eligible. The brief does not tell us that Nigerians are excluded, and it does not tell us that Nigerians are named. It tells us the eligibility wording is not captured.
Practically, that means one thing: you must read the full eligibility section on each award before you spend money on transcripts, couriers or test fees. Do not assume you qualify because a country is not named as excluded, and do not assume you are ruled out because Nigeria is not named as included. Confirm it at the source.
For context on how small the Nigerian presence in Austria is, UNESCO Institute for Statistics recorded 282 Nigerian students in Austria in 2024, ranking the country 37th as a destination for Nigerian students. Austria is not a large Nigerian student market. That does not affect your eligibility, but it does mean you are unlikely to find a large informal network already there, and you should plan your document logistics yourself rather than relying on word of mouth.
The requirements recorded for these two awards are limited but specific.
Two letters of recommendation across two awards means referees matter here. Approach your referees early, give them the award name, the deadline and a summary of what you are applying for, and give them more notice than you think you need. Nigerian referees are often balancing teaching loads and administrative work, and a request that arrives two weeks before a deadline is a request that gets a rushed letter.
One award asks for an English test score. If you are applying to that one, budget for the test fee and for the time it takes to sit the test and have the result sent. If you are applying to the award that does not state a test requirement, do not assume a waiver applies to you automatically — confirm the position with the provider, because English-language requirements can sit in the university's admission rules rather than in the scholarship text.
Both awards on this page carry a date, and both are still open at the time of writing. Both are also recurring, which means the deadline pattern repeats rather than being a one-off round.
The busiest months across the two are November and June, one award closing in each. The soonest to close is the Helmut Veith Stipend for Females in Computer Science 2027, which closes 30 November. The Vienna International Postdoctoral Program 2026-2027 closes 15 June.
Because the two deadlines sit roughly six months apart, you can treat them as separate campaigns rather than a single application season. If you are a computer science student, the November date is the one that governs your planning. If you are further along and hold a doctorate, the June date is the one to work towards. Neither date is close enough to justify rushing a weak application, and neither is far enough away to justify starting next month.
Start with the award that matches your level, not the award with the nearer deadline. A postdoctoral programme and a computer science stipend for female students are not substitutes for each other, and applying to the wrong one wastes the referee goodwill you will need later.
Two awards is a small list, and small lists reward precision. Read both pages properly, confirm the eligibility position for Nigerian applicants at the source, and give yourself enough runway that the documents arrive before the deadline rather than after it.
Austria is more than just a country of breathtaking Alps, historical cities, and rich culture — it is also a hub for world-class education and cutting-edge research. for Nigerian students, Austria offers a range of fully funded scholarshipsthat make it possible to pursue higher education without financial stress. Whether you are planning to apply for a master’s, doctoral program, or specialized research fellowship, Austria’s funding ecosystem is diverse and generous.
This guide explores the top fully funded scholarships in Austria, covering eligibility, benefits, deadlines, and application processes — all based on the latest available official information.
*UNESCO Institute for Statistics, inbound internationally mobile students from Nigeria, 2024.
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