The new "CEUS - Central European Science Partnership" enables researchers from Austria, Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic to apply for bilateral and, for the first time, trilateral research projects.

Learn more: New Funding Initiative for Cooperative Projects with Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic

Proposing research topics, reporting observations and conducting measurements - citizen science projects actively involve interested members of the public in the process of gaining research insights. Take part in the current FWF survey and help evaluate existing citizen science funding activities.

Learn more: Citizen Science Survey: Tell us what you Think

The FWF is delighted to have received the “Free Knowledge Award”, which was bestowed for the first time by Wikimedia Austria. The award ceremony took place in the presence of Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler and Vienna's Mayor Michael Ludwig in the festive setting of the Vienna Science Ball.

Learn more: FWF Wins “Free Knowledge Award”

Off to a good start: around 400 researchers from Austrian research institutions have submitted applications for the first edition of the 1000 Ideas Programme. In a next step, the submitted research ideas are being evaluated for risk appetite and originality.

Learn more: High Resonance for the New 1000 Ideas Programme

Research for the society of the 21st century

Learn more: Funding Programme #ConnectingMinds: Searching for Responsible Answers

The FWF Supervisory Board’s 6th term of office runs until 2023. It is composed of ten personalities from research and society.

Learn more: New FWF Supervisory Board Constituted - Sonja Puntscher Riekmann Elected Chair

An international exchange of experience, including with the members of the Supervisory Board, was at the centre of the new Scientific Advisory Board‘s discussions.

Learn more: FWF’s International Scientific Advisory Board Takes up Work

In November the FWF received a visit from a Taiwanese delegation led by Dr. Yu-Han Tsou, the Vice-Minister of the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

Learn more: Delegation from Taiwan Visits the FWF

30.8 million euros for coordinated programmes round off 2019

Learn more: Outstanding Projects in Basic and Cutting-edge Research: 76th FWF Board Meeting Approves Roughly EUR 75.6 Million

Researchers can now receive funding for completely new, daring or particularly original research ideas that extend beyond the current scientific understanding in a first call for proposals launched by the FWF. The key aim is to investigate future-oriented ideas with high scientific and transformative potential.

Learn more: 1000 Ideas Programme: Call for Proposals for Unconventional Research Ideas Started

Michaela Fritz is Vice Rector for Research and Innovation at MedUni Vienna. Her deputy will be Horst Bischof, Vice Rector for Research at the Graz University of Technology

Learn more: FWF Assembly of Delegates Elects Michaela Fritz as its New Chair