APPEAR contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The overall objective is to strengthen the scientific foundation and institutional capacities in higher education, research and management in the partner countries through academic partnerships with Austrian higher education institutions and master’s and PhD scholarships. Furthermore, APPEAR aims at increasing the commitment to international cooperation and development at Austrian higher education institutions.

APPEAR is a programme of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) with the aim to realise its strategy for support of higher education and research for development on an academic institutional level. It is implemented in the ADC’s 11 priority countries and key regions, which are located in East, West and Southern Africa, in South Asia, the Middle East, the South Caucasus, and South-East Europe.

Eligible countries:

• Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique
• Bhutan
• Palestine
• Armenia, Georgia
• Albania, Kosovo (special requirements apply) and Republic of Moldova

https://appear.at/en/application/#guidelines