Become a mentor
For students and alumni of international universities.
Use your experience to support applicants through essays, interviews and selection processes.
Project Access Austria
Your route to top universities
We help students in Austria apply to international universities, for free: through one-to-one mentoring, the bootcamp and honest feedback from people who have been through it.
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About Project Access
Mentoring from people who know the process.
Project Access Austria supports students from Austria and South Tyrol who are applying to selective international universities. We connect them with students and alumni who have been through the process themselves, while also being part of the wider Project Access network.
Learn about Project Access International →Programme
How we help.
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One-to-one mentoring
A personal mentor for questions, feedback and the next steps in your application.
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Application bootcamp
Four days for course choices, essays, interviews, funding and conversations with other applicants.
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Courses & resources
Clear resources on course choice, funding, essays and interviews, before and after the bootcamp.
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Community & network
A network of applicants from Austria and South Tyrol who are working through similar decisions.
Bootcamp 2026 · applications open
Bootcamp 2026 in Horn.
At the bootcamp, students work on their applications in small groups. We cover course choice, essays, interviews and funding. Bachelor, master and PhD applicants are welcome.
- Date
- 23–26 July 2026
- Location
- Horn, Lower Austria
- Cost
- Free, including accommodation and meals
- Selection
- Priority for applicants with less access to private guidance
Join the team
Join the PA Austria team.
PA Austria team
Help run the bootcamp, school visits and outreach.
Schools
School partnerships.
Sponsoring & partnerships
Contribute space, expertise or funding.
Companies, foundations and private supporters help us keep the bootcamp, mentoring and guidance free.
Partner quote
Talent should matter more than background.
We at McKinsey are deeply convinced that more diverse teams perform better. It is our pleasure to support Project Access, where talent and passion determine someone's path in education, rather than socio-economic background.
Can you contribute space, expertise or sponsorship? More about partnerships
Team
The team behind PA Austria.
Yoan
President & Head of Product · WU Vienna / QUT
Catherine
Country Manager & Head of Outreach · Oxford / Warwick
Deanna
Head of Postgrad · LSE
Yan
Treasurer · Sciences Po
See all 16
Team page →* Based on internal PA Austria cohort tracking and Project Access International figures.
Current updates
Upcoming dates.
We announce webinars, school visits and application deadlines on Instagram and by email.
Events & archive →In the press
- Die Presse: Oxford, Cambridge und Co.: Top-Unis für alle
- Kurier: Trotz Corona und Brexit: Wie geht's nach Oxbridge?
- NÖN: Neue Herausforderung Unistudium im Ausland
- Der Standard: über Project Access
- Weltweite Stars: So klappt's mit dem Studium im Ausland
- MeinBezirk: BRG-Maturantin auf bestem Weg nach Großbritannien