Help Ukraine

The world is upside down! Our neighbors in and from Ukraine need us now! Here you can find links for those who need help or those who want to help!

If there is nothing suitable for you, contact us personally! We will find a solution! international@unileoben.ac.at

We are grateful for all suggestions, ideas and insights as well!

As a European University, we build on values such as peace, freedom, the rule of law, democracy and human rights. This is what we want to stand up for!

Social Media Groups:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/5351319761546335

https://www.facebook.com/ridna.domivka

For in-kind assistance, please contact your municipality first. Collection actions in individual communities can then be reported to the Ministry of the Interior, where transport and distribution will be coordinated.

In Graz, you can donate relief goods for refugee Ukrainian families/children to be taken to the Polish border from 9am-2pm at the Vinothek im Hof at Hans Sachs Gasse 12. Most needed are shoes in all sizes, warm garments, blankets and medicines.

Caritas In-Kind support

Accommodation can be reported here

Hotline of the Social Department of the Province of Styria at +43 800 201010 (Social Service Office). More information.

Please send notifications for free quarters by e-mail to: grundversorgung(at)stmk.gv.at
Please include the following: Name, address and size of the available accommodation, telephone number.

Wohnraum für Flüchtlinge an Koordinierungsstelle des Innenministeriums melden, erreichbar unter nachbarschaftsquartier@bbu.gv.at. Sie werden dann weitere Instruktionen bekommen.

Other accommodation/room offers:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/288084393475832/?ref=share

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hostasister/?ref=share

https://warhelp.eu/places/

https://www.shelter4ua.com/

www.fluechtlinge-willkommen.at

Residence status

On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the EU states jointly agreed that refugees from Ukraine will receive a protection status, provisionally for one year and extendable up to three years. They will have legal residence (after registration) even after the 90 days they can enter as tourists, and will receive an e-card.

Entry and residence of Ukrainian citizens in Austria (German & English)

  • Caritas hotline for questions concerning immigration law Tel. +43 5 1776380
  • Emergency hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (when staying abroad):  +43 1 901144411

OeAD shows solidarity with Ukraine

Numerous support measures for Ukrainian students and researchers, as well as further information for Erasmus project promoters can be found here: https://oead.at/de/der-oead/informationen-zur-ukraine

VolkswagenStiftung Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Ukraine

PhD students, postdocs and established scientists of all disciplines have the opportunity to continue their research work for a period of 6-12 months in a working group at a university or research institute in Germany.

#ScienceForUkraine

The initiative collects and distributes information about opportunities for Ukrainian researchers. The team is currently looking for organizations/people that are collecting, coordinating information in Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, CzechRepublic and Austria.

Austrian Acedemy of Sciences opens a new offer for research stays for Ukrainian colleagues in Austria.

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Support for researchers from Ukraine.

Target group:

Scientists incl. technical staff

  •     Refugees with Ukrainian citizenship
  •     Persons with Ukrainian citizenship who have been residing in Austria for a maximum of 2 years
  •     Maximum of two persons per FWF project
  •     Maximum employment period of twelve months per person

Neuerhaus Gesundheitszentrum Videodolmetsch

Ukraine Hotline of the Austrian Integration Fund with Ukrainian-speaking staff: +43 1 715 10 51 - 120 available from 08:00 to 15:00. Information on questions about care, orientation, support and assistance offers for living and working in Austria, references to existing financial support offers and to responsible offices.