LS25 Precision Medicine / Key Facts

This call is open to research projects that draw upon precision medicine approaches to improve the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a human disease. 
 
 Scope of the Call 
 Projects in this call should advance understanding of a clinically relevant research question by contributing to, or utilising, insights based on high-quality datasets from well-defined patient cohorts. Anticipated research outcomes should have clear implications for improving the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a human disease. Projects should contribute to understanding of disease pathogenesis or treatment-relevant biological processes at a mechanistic level. Research teams must demonstrate interdisciplinarity across clinical, biological, data analysis and/or engineering research fields. 
 Who can apply? 
 
 Core research team of up to three principal investigators (PIs) 
 The coordinating PI (PI&C) must be based at a university or research institute in Vienna 
 Co-PIs may be based outside of Vienna (funding limited to 20% of total budget) 
 Co-PIs from Lower Austria may apply for up to 49% of the overall budget (Joint Project)  
 
 Project Duration 
 24-48 months 
 
 
 
 Funding 
 
 Call budget: € 7.5 million 
 Project budget: € 500,000 to € 1 million ( Joint Projects up to € 1.1 million)  
 Personnel and non-personnel costs may be claimed 
 Maximum 40% non-personnel costs 
 Up to 20% overhead costs   
 
 Timeline 
 
 Short Proposal deadline: May 6, 2025, 2pm CET  
 Full Proposal deadline: October 7, 2025, 2pm CET 
 Applicant response phase: between February 9-20, 2026(exact dates TBD) 
 Expected funding decision: March 2026  
 
 Project start: latest September 2026  
 
 
 Process 
 
 Two-stage selection process 
 International jury 
 International peer review 
 Application via WWTF Funding Portal