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Taking a Close Look at Reading and Spelling
In a joint project researchers from the Universities of Graz and Munich have investigated dyslexia as the most common learning disorder at primary school age. They have been able to identify causes of reading difficulties at both cognitive and behavioural level which can occur independently of spelling deficiencies.
FWF-Facts
Research disciplines
In 2017
41
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2017
23
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Humanities and Social Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2017
36
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Biology and Medicine category
Research grants
In 2017 projects with a total volume of
217.3
million Euro were approved
Research grants
In 2017
642
projects were approved
Payroll
In 2017
4,078
people worked in projects funded by the FWF (as of Dec. 31, 2017)
Reviews
In 2017 the FWF received
4,701
reviews from international peers
Review countries
In 2017 the FWF received reviews from
66
different nations