ISTA supports top-class scientific research through a series of funding programs for external and internal researchers at all stages of their careers.

External applicants

• IST-BRIDGE is a MSCA-Cofund program for postdocs wishing to come to ISTA to perform top-class research, receive training trough a multi-career track program, as well as gaining cross-institutional or cross-sectoral experience (last program call closed).

• The NOMIS Fellowship Program offers support for outstanding post-docs (future research leaders) wishing to come to ISTA to perform research “at the intersection of two or more scientific disciplines“.

• The ISTernship is a summer fellowship for BSc and MSc students of all nationalities wishing to “expand their scientific research experience” in and across the disciplines at ISTA.

Internal applicants

• The Student Interdisciplinary Project (SIP), supports ISTA Graduate School students in their interdisciplinary research, who have affiliated to a research group and passed their qualifying exam (QE). For more information, contact the ipc@ist.ac.at or visit the IPC webpage.

• The Interdisciplinary Projects Committee (IPC) supports high risk projects which would not be funded by third-parties. Both intra and inter-disciplinary projects are retained eligible for IPC funding. Ideally, the IPC should serve as a testing ground for ideas which, if successful, could be eligible for third-party funding after the project period. For further details, contact icp@ist.ac.at or visit the IPC webpage.

• The xista Fellowship Program of the ISTA Technology Transfer Office (xista innovation) supports alumni and postdocs at ISTA “to refine and explore their start-up ideas for one year“.