Austrian Scientists & Scholars
in North America

ASciNA Awards
Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America (ASciNA) schreiben mit großzügiger Unterstützung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung (BMBWF) drei hochdotierte Preise für hervorragende wissenschaftliche Arbeiten von österreichischen Forschenden in Nordamerika (USA, Kanada, Mexiko) aus.
Die Preisträger:innen 2025 sind Caroline Moosmüller, Alexander Lercher und Gabriele Wadlig.
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ASciNA Mentoring Program
Supported by the Alumni Club of MedUni Vienna, TU Vienna, TU Graz, MedUni Innsbruck, the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz.
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ASciNA Awards

ASciNA, in cooperation with the BMWFW recognizes young Austrian scientists in North America, for their scientific work with the ASciNA Award. The 2025 recipients are Caroline MOOSMÜLLER, Alexander LERCHER, Gabriele WADLIG 

Mentoring Program

The AMP is supported by the Alumni Club of the Medical University of Vienna, the Technical University of Vienna, the Technical University of Graz, the Medical University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz.

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ASciNA Memebers at the 2026 Conference

About ASciNA

We are a network of Austrian scientists and scholars in the USA, Canada, Mexico. Our objective is to support Austrian scientists and scholars in North America and to facilitate interactions between Austrian scientists and scholars and international research institutions.

ASciNA News & Publications

Andreas Kurz: Mexico’s Second Empire and the United States

The Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867) under Maximilian of Habsburg is often underestimated in historiography. Orchestrated by Napoleon III, the French intervention had major geopolitical consequences and reflected Europe’s fraught relationship with its former colonies.

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So verliert Österreich seine besten Köpfe

Wissenschafterinnen und Wissenschafter, die im Ausland forschen, müssen viel zu oft auf ihre österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft verzichten, um ihre Arbeit fortführen zu können. Dabei wäre die doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft für Forschende im nationalen Interesse

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Call for Poster Abstracts: AMPF Poster Session 2026

We cordially invite Austrian researchers, scholars, scientists, and innovators currently based in North America to submit an abstract for the AMPF Poster Session 2026.

This poster session is a joint initiative of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation (AMPF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF).

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