Staying mobile – Marietta Blau TU Mobility Grant of the Vienna University of Technology.

Participating at international scientific congresses is an important condition for a successful career in research. Unfortunately, particularly young scientists often lack the necessary funds to present their findings. The TU Vienna has responded to this problem by initiating the new Marietta Blau TU Mobility Grant for the promotion of young female scientific talent.

Target group and application

All female academic staff of the TU Vienna who have at least completed diploma or master studies are invited to apply, as well as female PhD students. Applications can be submitted at any time, with deadlines on 31st March and 30th September (application deadline, according to postmark).

Grant amount

For travel costs within Europe, subsidies of a maximum of 500 EUR can be granted, for travel costs outside Europe up to 1,000 EUR. In addition, you may apply for a subsidy for overnight accomodation for up to 10 nights, at 60 EUR each. You can also apply for other costs, like e.g. expenses for child care.

 Call

The call for applications for the Marietta Blau Mobility Grant is open. Please find detailed on information on necessary documents in the bylaws (Statuten). The application form is also available for download.

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On Marietta Blau

Marietta Blau (1894 - 1970) studied physics at the University of Vienna from 1915 to 1918, and later worked at different research insitutes and in the industry. From 1923, she was a freelancer at the Institute of Radium Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). For the academic year of 1932-1933, she was granted an international scholarship by the Austrian Association of University Graduates. So she worked in Göttingen for one term, and spent the second term in Paris with professor Marie Curie at the Institut Curie.

In 1938, the jewess Marietta Blau had to flee Austria, first to Oslo and later to Mexico City. In 1944, she moved to the USA, where Blau worked in the industry and in academic institutions (e.g. Columbia University). In 1960, Blau returned to Austria, and again did (unpaid) research at the Institute of Radium Research and supervised PhD theses at the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). In 1962, she received the ÖAW Erwin Schrödinger Award. She was however never accepted as a member of the Academy.