Austrain Science Fund

The FWF was founded by the Austrian government in 1968 as an independent and autonomous fund for the support and the promotion of basic research. The FWF is equally committed to all fields of science and the humanities and in all its activities is guided solely by the standards of the international scientific community. The FWF's corporate policy is to strengthen science and the humanities in Austria by funding high-quality scientific research, by supporting education and training through research and by fostering knowledge transfer and a science-friendly culture by means of an exchange between science and other areas of society. The aims of the FWF are the continued improvement of science in Austria and an increase of its international competitiveness, an enhancement of the qualifications of young scientists and a strengthening of the awareness that science represents a significant aspect of our culture.

Funding follows to a large extent the bottom-up approach, applications are evaluated by international peer review of all proposals. The funding decision is taken by the FWF Board.

Title of the programme:

Exploring New Frontiers including:

- Support for Stand-alone Projects

  - Stand-alone Projects

- Priority Research Programs

  - Special Research Programs (SFB)

- Awards and Prizes

  - START Program

  - Wittgenstein Award

Cultivating Talents including:

- Doctoral Programs

  - Doctoral Programs (DKs)

- International Mobility

  - Schrödinger Fellowship

  - Meitner Program

  - Translational Brainpower Program

- Career Development for Female Scientists

  - Firnberg Program

  - Richter Program

Realizing Ideas including:

- Application-oriented Basic Research

  - Translational Research Programs

  - Clinical Research (KLIF) call

  - proVISON

- Support for Artistic Research

  - Program for Arts-based Research (PEEK)

- Support for Scientific Publications and for Science Communication

  - Stand-alone Publications

  - Translational and foreign language editing of Stand-alone Publications

  - Peer-Review Publications

Type of the programme: non-thematic, bottom-up approach

Recurrence of the programme: please verify the FWF Program Call Overview: HERE