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.
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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.
Austrian Open Access Agreement with Publisher Wiley
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The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and Cooperation E-Media Austria (KEMÖ) have signed a three-year contract with John Wiley and Sons that combines the use of content and the publication of open-access articles.
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Submission via elane Obligatory as of 1 January 2018
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As of January 1st 2018, Stand-Alone Projects can only be submitted electronically, via elane. The obligatory electronic submission also applies for International Programmes as well as KLIF, Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships and the Lise-Meitner Programme.
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Austrian Open Access Agreement with Publisher Frontiers
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Under a landmark Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement signed in Vienna on December 20th, 2017 between the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the University of Vienna and the publisher Frontiers, Austrian researchers affiliated to or supported through these institutions may from January 1st, 2018 publish their articles in Frontiers’ open-access journals through a simplified process that covers article processing charges.
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New Funding Programme for Research Groups
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With “Research Groups”, the Austrian Science Fund FWF supports the networking of researchers independent of location and thus closes a gap in the funding portfolio between Stand-Alone Projects and Special Research Programmes. The basis for this is formed by innovative, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary questions in all scientific disciplines, especially in the humanities, social sciences and cultural sciences. €6.2m is available for Research Groups in the pilot phase.