The Franz Werfel Grant is meant for young university teachers whose work focuses on Austrian Literature. The grant only offers both material support for up to 18 months and the following follow-up support: yearly invitation to a professionally relevant symposium, yearly endowment for the purchase of specialist literature on the occasion of this symposium, one-month research grant every three years, habilitation grant, publication allowance
The grant programme is open to international applicants who can work as visiting researchers at university departments and carry out specialist studies in libraries, archives or at research institutions. Applicants should focus their work on Austrian literature.