Call overview and facts

Data | Research (DARE) Call 2025 - Applications for Research 
 Scope of the Call 
 This call is open for projects that engage with current needs in the promotion of good data practices in a defined context as  "executable applications" for data in research . "Applications" should be understood widely as, e.g.,  transferable use cases, software prototypes, modelling, information/data models (metadata, schema definitions and ontologies), data environments. "Executable" means that the applications developed should be easily integrated into code or software environments in due course. They should be transferable and scalable.  
 Projects should provide applications delivering  useful services to research,  either by rendering existing data processes more efficient or by providing tools that allow for new approaches. The outcomes of the projects shall support data collection for research and the further use of research data, however, should not be tied to a specific research project  but be of wider relevance also supporting interoperability.       
 Projects can tackle research data related challenges in any scientific area , i.e., are not limited to computer science. However, the nature of the projects requires the integration of IT competences into the projects.  
 Who can apply? 
 
 Core teams with up to three key collaborators with a coordinating PI assuming also managerial tasks  
 The coordinating PI must be based at a university or non-university research institution in Vienna 
 Co-PIs may be based outside of Vienna (funding limited to 20% of the overall budget) 
 All applications must be pre-screened and authorized by the PI's institutions, otherwise, submission of proposals to this call is not possible (see "Pre-selection by institutions" 
 
 Funding 
 
 Project duration: 12-24 months 
 Budget for individual projects:  € 50,000 - 100,000 
 Overall call volume: € 800,000 
 Personnel and non-personnel  costs can be claimed; m ax. 70% non-personnel costs 
 In-kind contributions are not mandatory; no overhead costs will be paid 
 
 Timeline 
 
 Proposal deadline: November 18 , 2025, 2pm CET. Please regard the internal deadlines at your institution.  
 Formal Decision by WWTF Board of Directors: March 31, 2026 
 Announcement of results: April 8, 2026 
 Project start until: July 1, 2026 
 
 Evaluation and decision process 
 
 Application via WWTF Funding Portal 
 Pre-selection by institutions 
 One-stage call process 
 Selection by a jury composed of international and national experts 
 
 Online Info Session 
 October 23, 2025. 
 Link to the Video: https://vimeo.com/1129819785/57df83d808?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci#t=6 
 DARE Info Session Slides.pdf 
 Contact 
 
 Michael Strassnig |  michael.strassnig@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 15 
 Petra Steinkogler | petra.steinkogler@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 14 
 
 News 
 The call is closed. WWTF received 69 submissions by November 18.