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With nominees named by the scientific community, winners selected by an international jury of experts, and a €1.9 million endowment that exceeds all other individual funding awards in Austria, the FWF Wittgenstein Award is unique in every respect. With this award, the FWF not only honors exceptional academic careers, but also offers researchers the resources they need to advance their own research work at the highest international level.
Attracting and retaining highly talented researchers in international competition: The new FWF ASTRA Awards, each with a funding volume of around €1 million, give advanced postdocs a chance to make the leap to the top of their research field. In the first round of awards, the FWF presented a total of 18 grants to researchers who will be implementing five-year projects at universities and other research institutions throughout Austria.
The FWF START Awards are aimed at aspiring top researchers and provide them with the financial security they need to carry out their research on a longer-term basis. START Awards are endowed with up to €1.2 million per person and, along with the FWF Wittgenstein Award, are among Austria’s most prestigious and highly endowed research awards.
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