BIAAS

BIAAS presents a series of three podcasts dedicated to exploring the history of the mass migration from Austria-Hungary to the United States. Former BIAAS grant recipient, Jonathan Singerton, talks to Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier, James Oberly and Annemarie Steidl, three historians who co-authored a landmark book on migration, entitled From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations: […]

Congratulations to our 2019 award recipients. View our Database of Funded Research to learn more about the scholars/organizations and their projects, which highlight the historic relationship between the United States and Austria. Projects and events funded include: archival research, articles, books, translations, lectures, exhibitions, and documentaries. To learn more, visit the BIAAS website.

The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS) seeks grant proposals for projects aimed at promoting an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria (including Habsburg Austria) in the fields of history, politics, economics, law, and cultural studies. Grant and Fellowship applications must be submitted by March 1, 2020. Applicants will be […]

BIAAS Austro-Americana Blog Series Former BIAAS grant recipient, Elizabeth Ann Danto, wrote a blog entitled Freud and Tiffany, New York and Vienna. Dr. Danto received a BIAAS grant in 2011 for her research on the Viennese psychoanalyst and pediatrician, Josef Friedjung. Furthermore, as the overall director of the Freud/Tiffany Project, she organized and convened the accompanying […]

Dr. Anton Pelinka, professor of political science and nationalism studies, shares his insights regarding U.S. and Austria relations since WWII with Dr. Gary Cohen, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, during an interview on May 11, 2019. To learn more, visit the BIAAS website.

Learn more about our Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies Grant. Deadline is October 30, 2019 for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. To learn more, visit the BIAAS website.