Merit Scholarship Criteria

MU Vienna grants merit scholarships to students enrolled at MU Vienna at two different stages of the study program:

1. for the first and the second semester or
2. from the third to the fifth semester

A Merit Scholarship Committee (MSC), consisting of three members (2 faculty members, 1 student) who are appointed by the University Assembly, evaluates each application individually and makes proposals on recipients of the scholarship grants to the Term Conference, which makes the final decision on the grants.

The number of grants per stage and their amount will depend on the amount of money available per academic year. The available amount of money for each stage and academic year will be fixed together with the University budget for the forthcoming academic year and will be allocated to all awarded students depending on their individual performance.

Students are eligible for grants if

1. 30 ECTS points per semester have been completed or transferred for each particular scholarship period (exception: 25 ECTS for the 5th semester), and if
2. they have reached an average grade of 90 % or more on the mandatory courses completed at MODUL University, and if
3. they prove that they have taken part in additional activities or social engagements during their studies at MODUL University Vienna, such as additional work experience during their studies, committee work, student representative, community involvement, participation in on- and off-university activities and more.

For courses with group assessments, students may request that the grades for these courses are not calculated as part of the average grade for the scholarship period. This can be requested for a maximum of 2 courses for each scholarship period.

Students are eligible to apply for the merit scholarship at both stages. The application has to be submitted in writing (application letter) together with confirmation documents regarding additional activities and social engagements (recommendation letters, confirmation letters etc.) to the Student Service Center, which forwards them to the Merit Scholarship Committee (MSC).

For stage (1), students have to apply no later than December 15th; the award will be granted before March 31st.

For stage (2), students have to apply no later than June 15th; the award will be granted by July 31st at the latest.

Process/time frame stage 1 (1st and 2nd semester):
3rd exam period: mid-November, grading done by beginning of December
Application for grant to be submitted before December 15th
Evaluation by MSC in January/February
Term Conference of fall semester at the beginning of March
Award decisions before March 31st

Process/time frame stage 2 (3rd to 5th semester):
3rd exam period: mid-May, grading done by beginning of June
Application for grant to be submitted before June 15th
Evaluation by MSC between mid-June and mid-July
Term Conference of spring semester mid-/end July
Award decisions before July 31st

The Merit Scholarships have been conceded to the students:

• 0711527
• 0711535
• 0711513

(last update: July 7, 2010)