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MasterMatch for students

Tasks

  • At the start of the collaboration, you must submit the signed cooperation agreement to the research network.
  • You will write the master’s thesis and a policy brief (a concise, accessible summary of the thesis’s key findings and practical implications). Unless otherwise agreed, both documents must be completed within 18 months of signing the cooperation agreement.
  • Upon completion, you will submit the master’s thesis and the policy brief to the research network.
  • You will invite the practice partner to the defense of your thesis.
  • Evaluation of MasterMatch: You will complete a short online questionnaire provided by the research network at the beginning and upon completion of the collaboration, as well as once per semester during the collaboration.

Scholarship for students

The research network supports students with a scholarship of EUR 500 upon request. This amount is paid in two instalments:

  • EUR 250 after the cooperation agreement has been submitted to the research network
  • EUR 250 after the thesis and policy brief have been submitted

First steps

If you are a student interested in a specific research question, please follow these steps:

  1. Contact the supervisor listed for your desired topic directly.
  2. If the supervisor agrees to the collaboration, contact the research network via email at healthinsociety(at)univie.ac.at. Include your name, your field of study, the chosen topic, and the supervisor’s name.
  3. You will receive an email containing the contact details of the practice partner, the cooperation agreement to be completed, the application form for financial support, and a link to the initial online evaluation.  
  4. Arrange the first joint meeting with the supervisor and the practice partner. Sign the cooperation agreement together.
  5. Return the completed and signed documents to healthinsociety(at)univie.ac.at. 

FAQ for students

Through its collaboration with external practice partners, MasterMatch offers the opportunity to conduct research on socially relevant topics and to generate actual practical benefits with the results.
Additionally, participants receive a scholarship of 500,– EUR to cover expenses such as data collection costs or participant remuneration.

  • Submit the signed cooperation agreement to the research network
  • Writing of the master's thesis and a policy brief (a generally understandable summary of the key findings and their practical relevance)
  • Submitting the master's thesis and policy brief to the research network
  • Inviting practice partners to attend the thesis defense

Students can receive a €500 scholarship through MasterMatch if they wish. Payment is made in two instalments:

  • €250 upon submission of the signed cooperation agreement
  • €250 upon submission of the master's thesis and policy brief.

We will send you an application form for this purpose. Please send the completed form to the Finance and Controlling department (Quästur) at DLE, which will arrange payment.

Contact the supervisor listed for your desired topic directly, or contact lecturers from your department to arrange supervision for a MasterMatch topic. Once the supervisor agrees to collaborate with you, register with the research network by emailing healthinsociety(at)univie.ac.at with your name, field of study, chosen topic, and supervisor.

Yes. MasterMatch is based on our practice partners from healthcare, civil society, politics, administration, and business providing topics from their fields of work to enable research on practically relevant content. Therefore, to write your master's thesis via MasterMatch, you must choose one of the specified topics. Based on this, you can develop your own specific research question.

The number of meetings is agreed upon individually and documented in the cooperation agreement. We suggest dividing the process into four meetings: 

  • One meeting to clarify the research questions and the framework conditions of the work;
  • a second meeting at which you present your study design and detailed research plan based on this and obtain feedback;
  • a third meeting to discuss the current status and open questions;
  • and a fourth meeting (either before or after submitting your thesis) at which you present the results.

In principle, any person authorized to supervise in your field of study can supervise a master's thesis. The supervisors listed on the MasterMatch page have actively agreed to supervise master's theses on the respective topics. However, you can also approach lecturers from your department  to arrange supervision on a MasterMatch topic yourself.

This depends on the curricula of the respective master's programs. Supervision outside your field of study is usually only permitted to a limited extent, if at all. Please check your Master's program curriculum and study regulations, and contact your SPL if necessary.

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