Target group
The funding program is aimed at researchers working in the field of biodiversity research at universities, non-academic research institutions, and research departments in related sectors.
Funding goals
The European Partnership Biodiversa+ is intended to strengthen European research on biodiversity. It makes important contributions to the development of a research and innovation agenda for nature-based approaches, their dissemination in a national context, and support for relevant research. These contributions also include the efficient mapping of the European R&D landscape in the field of biodiversity, including specific research infrastructures, as well as capacity building for researchers at the interface of science and society/policy.
Funding period and funding amount
The maximum funding period is 36 months.
Requirements
The requirements and specifications for the FWF program Principal Investigator Projects apply.
Information on the current call
The “BiodivTransform” call aims to fund projects that will generate knowledge which will help safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems. Proposals should focus on actionable, implementable solutions. To be eligible for funding in this call, proposals must show demonstrable potential to generate knowledge of high relevance to science and society. The aim of the call is to fund projects that take a holistic approach to social transformation.
Unlike previous Biodiversa calls, no sub-themes are specified.
Each proposal must involve a minimum of three and a maximum of five partner groups from at least three different participating partner countries. A joint proposal must be submitted by the project coordinator to the central Call Secretariat. Review criteria include scientific excellence and socio-political relevance (including the involvement of advocacy groups).
The researchers are funded by their respective national/regional funding organizations.
Funding organizations from the following 33 countries are planning to take part in the call:
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Azores, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Türkiye
The current list of potential participating countries can be found on the Biodiversa+ website.
Approval
Decided by the Scientific Board based on a recommendation of the Call Secretariat.
Application information
Applications are submitted online using the Call Secretariat’s system. Please see the Biodiversa+ website for a link to the application submission system.
There will be a two-step submission and evaluation procedure.
- Deadline for pre-proposal submission: November 8, 2024 (3:00 pm CET)
- Deadline for full-proposal submission: April 11, 2025 (3:00 pm CET)
- Funding decision: estimated October 2025
In addition to the application submitted to the Call Secretariat, administrative and financial data as well as academic abstracts (in accordance with the FWF guidelines for Principal Investigator Projects) must also be submitted to the FWF using the online portal elane. In the pre-proposal stage, proposals are submitted under the program category “PIK – International Projects – pre-proposal” (deadline November 11, 2024, 2:00 pm Vienna local time). For the full proposal stage, applicants must choose the program category “KIN – International – Multilateral Initiatives” (Deadline April 14, 2025, 2:00 pm Vienna local time). Both steps are mandatory.
Funding institution
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)