Claire Novello received a grant towards the costs of presenting her play, The Dedication. The play, which was presented at the White Bear Theatre in London, is set in Vienna in the early years of the twentieth century – the time of Freud, Klimt and the emergence of Modernism.
The Crieff Choral Group received a grant towards an exchange with a Vienna-based choir, Allegro Vivace. In Scotland, the two choirs gave a joint concert in Stirling. Both there, and for the return visit to Vienna, they enjoyed singing together as well as the chance to learn more of each other’s cultures.
Yevhen Yashchuk, a DPhil student at Oxford University, received a grant to undertake research in archives and libraries in Vienna for his doctoral dissertation. Yevhen is investigating the transimperial history of the Great Eastern Crisis of 1875-1878 with a focus on the provincial contexts of the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Otto Harpner Fund
The AAS offers small grants (normally £200 to £1,000) from the Otto Harpner Fund for a wide range of projects with an Anglo-Austrian dimension. Projects may include a short visit to Austria (or for Austrian applicants, to the UK).
Otto Harpner Stipendien
Stipendien aus dem Otto Harpner Fond (normalerweise £200 bis £1000) werden für eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Projekte mit anglo-österreichischem Bezug verliehen. Dies kann auch ein Kurzbesuch in Österreich (oder umgekehrt, für österreichische Ansuchende in Großbritannien) sein.
Recent successful applications have included:
- the creation, exhibition or performance of an artistic work (a concert; a production of a play; a CD recording)
- a school visit from Austria to the UK
- research into historical archives
- an exchange of choirs between Austria and Scotland
- a visit from Austria to the UK to advance a research project in applied mathematics and medical signal analysis
- a visit from the UK to Austria to advance a research project to prevent diabetes-related foot ulcers
- undertaking an intensive language course in German in Vienna
While applications often reflect these types of activity, the above list is not seen as exhaustive. Applicants seeking support for projects which they believe reflect the goals of the society are welcome to apply.
Folgende Projekte erhielten in letzter Zeit Unterstützung:
- Schaffung, Ausstellung oder Darbietung einer künstlerischen Arbeit (Konzert, Produktion eines Theaterstücks, CD-Aufnahme)
- Besuch einer österreichischen Schulgruppe in Großbritannien
- Archivforschung
- Choraustausch zwischen Schottland und Österreich
- Besuch aus Österreich in Großbritannien im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojektes in angewandter Mathematik und medizinischer Signalanalyse
- Besuch in Österreich aus Großbritannien im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojektes zur Geschwürprävention bei Diabetes
- Besuch eines Intensiv-Deutschkurses in Wien
Obwohl Anträge oft zu dieser Art von Aktivitäten gestellt werden, ist obige Liste keineswegs ausschließlich. Bewerbungen, deren Zwecke sich mit den Zielen der Gesellschaft decken, sind stets willkommen.
Conditions of Grant / Bedingungen für die Verleihung von Stipendien
Application
Application
Applicants are usually informed of the outcome of their application within two months of the application being received by the Society.
BewerberInnen werden normalerweise binnen zwei Monaten nach dem Zeitpunkt des Eingangs des Antrags bei der Anglo-Austrian Society vom Resultat ihrer Bewerbung unterrichtet.
The Angela Krosik Award for Doctoral Study
The Anglo-Austrian Society offers one award for doctoral study, funded from the Angela Krosik Bequest. The next award is expected to be made for study commencing in 2025. Information will be available here when applications can be submitted.
Origin of the bequest
Angela Krosik was born in 1924 in St Johann-Köppling, in south east Styria, about thirty kilometers from Graz. She settled in the UK in 1947, where she died in 2005. Assets from her estate which were left to The Anglo-Austrian Society have been used to establish this award for doctoral study, which bears her name.