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Translational
Research Program
The Translational Research Programme is part of the
BRIDGE Initiative, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Transport,
Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).
The BRIDGE Initiative includes two programmes - the Bridge
Programme (FFG) and the Translational Research Programme (FWF),
which differ from each other in how close the research is to application.
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| Target group |
Scientists of any discipline working
in Austria |
| Goals |
The Programme should provide scientists
with the impetus to consider their research results from the point
of view of concrete applications or other potential benefits and should
provide first-rate researchers with the opportunity to develop their
work further in the direction of concrete applications or of an economic,
societal or cultural application. The application could be realized,
for example, by means of patents or through a successful partnership
with the economy, medicine, politics, arts, administration or other
interested parties within Austria or abroad. In such cases, however,
further financial support will be the responsibility of the appropriate
partner or of other funding bodies.
The Translational Research Programme aims to realize the following
individual goals:
strengthening of extended or "oriented" basic research
at the interface to applied research
development of human resources in the sciences, according to
the principle of "training through research"
intensification of national cooperations as well as intensification
of international networks
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| Requirements |
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high scientific quality at an
international level |
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innovative potential of the expected
application |
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no commercial financial partner
already involved |
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| Length |
maximum 36 months |
| Eligibility |
researchers working in
Austria |
| Funding Level |
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variable, depending on the individual
project |
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the average level of project
funding is around EUR 90.000 per year |
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| Applications |
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start of call 21 June 2010 |
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Submission deadline 2 September
2010 (date of postmark):
FWF Der Wissenschaftsfonds
Haus der Forschung, Sensengasse 1, 1090 Wien |
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in English |
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| Allocation |
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Final decisions on funding are
taken by the BMVIT on the basis of recommendations from the
FWF
Board, which are in turn based on the results of an international
peer-review procedure and the recommendations of the BRIDGE
Advisory Board |
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It is anticipated that funding
will be allocated at the mid of April 2011 |
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| VISITING SCIENTIST PROGRAMME "TRANSLATIONAL
BRAINPOWER" |
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The aim of "Translational Brainpower" is the close involvement
of internationally recognized researchers from other countries of
any scientific discipline in scientific projects at the interface
between extended and "oriented" basic research and applied
research in Austria. The initiative for the joint project can also
proceed from the international research partner; but the "Translational
Brainpower" application must be submitted by the Austrian project
partner within the "Translational Research-Programme"
and has to be embodied at an Austrian research institution.
In placing an application for a Translational Brainpower project,
attention should be paid to the "Additional guidelines for
applications for Translational Brainpower projects".
www.fwf.ac.at/de/applications/trp-translational-research.html
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| Contact |
Mag. Birgit Woitech
birgit.woitech@fwf.ac.at
+43-1-505 67 40
ext. 8602
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