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Clinical
Research (KLIF) call
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| Remark |
Two further calls are planned (2011/12 and 2012/13). After these calls, clinical research will be funded in the frame of the programme of stand alone projects, applying specific selection criteria. The call 2011/12 will most likely be opened by December 15th 2011, and will presumably be open until the end of February 2012 (see also http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/aktuelles.asp). In autumn 2011, special coaching workshops for clinical researcher will be offered. |
| Target group |
All clinical scientists working in Austria who possess the relevant qualifications, sufficient working capacity and the infrastructure necessary to carry out the project submitted. |
| Goals |
Funding will be available for projects in the field of non-commercial clinical research which are thoroughly described in terms of objectives and methods. Research efforts must be initiated by academic researchers. Business organisations must not have a direct commercial interest in the results. Projects must involve human patients or healthy subjects and aim to generate new scientific knowledge and insights that improve clinical practice and patient treatment. |
| Requirements |
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have conducted suitable preparatory work related to the proposed studies. Project proposals must involve human patients or healthy subjects, qualify as top-notch clinical research by international standards, and undergo a relevant international peer review.
For the decision of a project, approval from the responsible ethics committee is required latest by September 1st |
| Length |
Maximum 36 months; projects may be extended to 60 months provided that no additional costs are incurred. |
| Grant Amounts |
A total of EUR 3 million is available per call; no specific grant amounts or limits are prescribed.
However, given the relatively small budget available, large-scale and especially costly clinical studies cannot be financed.
In addition, studies where business organizations have a direct commercial interest in the results as well as purely exploratory studies ("fishing expeditions") are not eligible for funding. |
| Applications |
Applications are to be submitted in response to the call announced by Mid December 2011.
Application deadline: presumably by the end of February 2012 |
| Allocation |
The FWF Board will make funding decisions in October 2012 on the basis of an international peer review and the recommendations of an international expert jury. |
| Contact |
Mag. Iris Fortmann |
