Finances and Grants

TU Graz
Graz University of Technology

If you participate in continuing education courses at TU Graz, you can benefit from various discounts provided by TU Graz and grants provided by external institutions. You can also deduct continuing education costs from tax.

Some funding opportunities are limited to employees resp. companies in Austria.

Discounts

You can benefit from the following discounts for some continuing education courses:

Early bird discount
Discount for companies who register several employees
Discount for employees of TU Graz
Discount for students at TU Graz

The discounts can be found on the page for the respective continuing education course.

Grants

Various institutions provide grants for continuing education. Contact the relevant funding agency to get information relevant for your individual circumstances.

This list purely serves as a source of information. The TU Graz does not guarantee that financial support will be granted.

Databases for possible grants
Grants for employees and companies

Databases for possible grants

National

Austrian Chamber of Labour Upper Austria: Bildungsförderungen in Österreich
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
- Grants (Förderungen)
- Find grants (Kursförderung finden)
Austrian Chamber of Commerce: Bildungsförderungen in Österreich

International

Österreichischer Auslandsdienst (OeAD): Österreichische Datenbank für Stipendien und Forschungsförderung
www.grants.at
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (Deutschland): Förderdatenbank – Förderprogramme und Finanzhilfen des Bundes, der Länder und der EU
www.foerderdatenbank.de
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Stipendien für deutsche und ausländische Studierende und Wissenschafter/innen
www.daad.de
EU funding: Erasmus+
https://bildung.erasmusplus.at/

Grants for employees and entrepreneurs / companies

General

Austrian Chamber of Labour: Education grants
Public Employment Service Austria (Arbeitsmarktservice - AMS)
- Förderung von Aus- und Weiterbildung
- Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung, Qualifizierungsförderung für Beschäftigte
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- Qualification offensive

Federal states:

Burgenland

Land Burgenland: Arbeitnehmerförderung – Qualifikationsförderungszuschuss
Wirtschaft Burgenland GmbH: Förderungen

Carinthia

KWF – Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungs Fonds: KWF Programm Qualifizierungsscheck

Lower Austria

Land Niederösterreich: Bildungsförderung

Salzburg

Land Salzburg: Salzburger Bildungsscheck

Styria

Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (SFG): SFG-Förderungen
Stadt Graz: Grazer Fonds für Aufstieg und Entwicklung

Tyrol

Land Tirol
- Ausbildungsbeihilfe
- Bildungsgeld-update

Upper Austria

Land Oberösterreich: Bildungskonto

Vienna

Stadt Wien – Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds: Förderungen

Vorarlberg

Arbeiterkammer Vorarlberg: Bildungszuschuss
BIFO – Beratung für Bildung und Beruf: Übersicht Individuelle Weiterbildungsförderung in Vorarlberg
Wirtschaftskammer Vorarlberg: Weiterbildungsförderungen

Tax Deductibility of Continuing Education Costs

Employed persons can claim continuing education costs as income related expenses in the framework of their tax assessment for employees.
Self-employed persons can add costs for continuing education to their income tax statement as a business expense.
Companies, which invest in the continuing education of their employees, are entitled to a training tax allowance in accordance with § 4 para. 4 Einkommenssteuergesetz (EStG) (income tax law) or an education premium in accordance with § 108 c Einkommenssteuergesetz (EStG).

Further information on the tax deductibility of continuing education costs can be found at Federal Ministry of Finance.

Education Loans

Education loans are mainly offered by building societies. In general, they can be used to cover costs related to education, training and related materials and expenses (books, learning materials, travel and subsistence expenses, etc.).

Please contact the provider directly to learn more about the requirements and conditions.

Payment and Cancellation Conditions

For payment and cancellation conditions, please see the application or registration form for the relevant programme.

Finances and Grants

Discounts

Grants

Databases for possible grants

Grants for employees and entrepreneurs / companies

Tax Deductibility of Continuing Education Costs

Education Loans

Payment and Cancellation Conditions

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