FWF Video

The FWF provides the foundation for progress, innovation, and a dynamic research culture that produces the best researchers and attracts outstanding talent. Excellent researchers are crucial for gaining new insights that benefit both the economy and society as a whole, and for ensuring that Austria's universities and research institutions can keep up with global competition.

On behalf of the approximately 5,000 researchers involved in FWF-funded projects, FWF Wittgenstein Award winners talk about the role of basic research and the opportunity the FWF gives them: The space they need to make new discoveries.

In these videos, you will meet true pioneers in science and research. For close to 30 years now, the FWF has been honoring exceptional careers like these with the FWF Wittgenstein Award. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this video series – I’m sure that their thoughts will help inspire a passion for science and research in many young people.

Basic research allows us to discover entirely new possibilities. Researchers emphasize the social relevance of FWF funding, which gives thousands of researchers in Austria the opportunity to find science-based answers to tomorrow’s challenges.