Call for Tenders for the External Evaluation of the Funding Programme "Special Research Programmes" (Spezialforschungsbereiche, SFB)
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Petition for an Increased EU Budget for Research and Innovation
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FWF Executive Board Decides to lift some Application Restrictions
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As of August 2018, the increase in the FWF’s budget will translate into immediate benefits for the scientific community in Austria.
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69th Meeting of the FWF Board Approves Approximately EUR 31 Million for Outstanding Projects in Basic and Cutting-edge Research
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Applications amount to around EUR 121 million, approval rate around 25 percent
FWF Strengthens Collaboration with Israel
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Israel’s Ministry of Science with a view to enhancing collaboration in science and research.
Mathematician and Computer Scientist Herbert Edelsbrunner and Ethnomusicologist Ursula Hemetek win the 2018 Wittgenstein Awards
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Six outstanding young researchers to receive grants under the START Programme
FWF Concludes Partnership Agreement with South Tyrol
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Under a new scheme, South Tyrolean and Austrian researchers may now jointly apply for research funding.
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Record-breaking Potential
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FWF fosters top-level scientific achievements
Portfolio Evaluation of International Programmes
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An analysis provides excellent testimony for the international programmes of the FWF.
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FWF signs Memorandum of Understanding with Polish NCN
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New funding opportunity for Polish-Austrian Joint Projects as of autumn 2018
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Advice Note: New Call for Proposals for Quantum Research and Technology (QFTE)
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As part of the “Quantum Research and Technology” (QFTE) programme, Austrian research institutes and research companies will have the opportunity to apply for funding from the FFG and the FWF. In the call, the FWF will offer funding opportunities for postdocs. The FFG supports applied cooperative R&D projects.
Learn more: Advice Note: New Call for Proposals for Quantum Research and Technology (QFTE)
Adjustments to the SFB Application Guidelines
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The guidelines for the submission of an SFB draft proposal in September 2018 are currently being revised and will be presented with new structural features on 11 May 2018.
Klaus Zinöcker (1972–2018)
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It is with deep sadness that the Austrian Science Fund FWF commemorates Klaus Zinöcker, who died on 3 March 2018 after a brief, serious illness accompanied by loving care.
50 Years FWF – 50 Years of Cutting-Edge Research in Austria
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The Austrian Science Fund has been setting international quality standards in basic research in Austria for half a century.
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Weiss Prize 2017 goes to Neuroscientist Kai Kummer from the Medical University of Innsbruck
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The award-winning project at the MUI’s Department of Physiology and Medical Physics is designed to open new vistas for the treatment of neuropathic pain.