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Summer Fellowships in Austria
The International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) offers an extraordinary opportunity for PhD candidates to spend a summer doing independent, mentored research in a beautiful setting outside Vienna, Austria in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). Students from IIASA Member Countries accepted to YSSP may be eligible for fellowship funding for travel and living expenses.
Who should apply?
You should apply if:-
You are an advanced doctoral student, ideally 1-2 years from PhD degree.
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Your field of study complements the policy relevant, global change-oriented research at IIASA.
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You are interested in interdisciplinary research.
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You would like to apply your research to global challenges facing society.
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Your research and career would benefit from working alongside 50 young scientists, as well as senior researchers, from around the world.
APPLY HERE: https://iiasa.ac.at/capacity-development/application-information
Application Deadline:
January 12, 2026 (midnight CET)IASA’s interdisciplinary work is organized in 5 Research Programs that accept YSSP Fellows:
YSSP Fellows’ fields of research might include:
§ Applied math and methodologies
§ Data analysis, programming, and GIS applications
§ Demography and sociology
§ Earth, ocean, atmospheric, and hydrological sciences
§ Economics and economic transitions
§ Ecosystem sciences, biodiversity, and evolution
§ Energy, climate, and integrated assessment modeling
§ Engineering and information technologies
§ Environmental science and natural resources management
§ Forestry and agricultural systems
§ International relations and diplomacy
§ International negotiation
§ Modeling: system dynamics, agent based modeling, optimization, networks
§ Operations research and management science
§ Political science and policy studies
§ Remote sensing and citizen science
§ Risk management and decision science
IIASA does not do laboratory research.
Want to learn about past YSSP researchers and projects? Click here
If you’re interested:
Read the 2026 YSSP Application Guideline for details on the application.
IIASA strongly recommends that you communicate with IIASA program representatives while you’re preparing your application, to explore mutual interest in your intended research.
2026 YSSP Webinar on November 19:
Thinking about applying for the 2026 YSSP? Join the YSSP Application Webinar on November 19, 2025 at 1-2 PM CET to get questions answered on what the program offers and how to make your proposal stand out. It’s timed for Europe and Asia, but will be recorded and available online.
Register by November 17 for access details: email yssp.admin@iiasa.ac.at
Applicants will receive decisions by mid-March 2026 (accept; waitlist; deny).
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