Research Award of the Austrian Hail insurance

The Austrian Hail Insurance VVaG will award one or more research prizes in 2025 totaling up to 4,000€ for outstanding scientific work such as dissertations or master's theses. The target group for the award is students at BOKU University Vienna. The prize will be awarded to one or more works from the following subject areas:

In the selection process, special attention will be paid to contributions that improve income or income security in agriculture, as well as to measures for the preservation of agricultural land.

Subject areas:

  • Crop Production:
    Impact of weather-related stress situations (hail, frost, drought, etc.) on crops and possible solutions
  • Risk Management Measures:
    Risk protection, risk balancing, measures for income stabilization, income security, etc.
  • Animal Husbandry:
    Measures to promote animal health
  • Finance and Management:
    Business planning, pricing and marketing systems, etc.
  • Spatial Planning and Soil Protection:
    Measures against land consumption, sustainable soil cultivation and management practices, promotion and preservation of biodiversity, avoidance of land waste (revitalization of town centers, reuse concepts, etc.)

Application documents:

  • Original scientific work
  • Abstract
  • Evaluation of the work (assessment form)
  • Description of the merits of the work
  • Detailed CV

Submissions should be sent by email to the Research Support Office at BOKU University, Vienna: researchfunds(at)boku.ac.at

Submission deadline: June 29, 2025

The decision on the award will be made by a jury composed of members of the Austrian Hail Insurance and the rectorate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.

All information about the Research Award of the Austrian Hail Insurance can also be found at: www.hagel.at

The prize will be awarded during an academic ceremony.

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Contact Information:

Martina Ragoner: +43 1 4765-33011
Johanna Stöger: +43 1 4765-33017
researchfunds(at)boku.ac.at
Research Support