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Eligibility and roles of applicants

Eligibility of intitutions

The general eligibility of applicants is specified in the WWTF Funding Guideline (in German only):

  • .Research institutions (universities and public/private non-university research institutions) as legal entities are eligible to apply. As a rule, they are located in Vienna.

  • Their main activity must be the development of scientific knowledge within the framework of a long-term, independent and predominantly non-economic activity, the focus of which is on gaining knowledge. 
  • Funding contracts are concluded with the respective institution; for universities UG 2002, § 27 is applied. The respective project must be led by scientists who work at research institutions eligible to apply or who are employed there in the course of the project.
  • Predominantly commercially active companies cannot receive funding from the WWTF.
  • Civil society organizations can receive funding to a certain extent as partners, provided this is specified in the respective call documents

The WWTF Funding Portal uses terms in the context of scientific research projects. There terms may not match with the specifications of this call and should be understood analogous. 

A project’s core team may include up to three Principal Investigators (PIs). This includes a PI&C and up to two co-PIs. 

  • Core team members may share equal roles in the project.
  • The core team must have a a proven record that  demonstrates the ability to conduct the proposed project.
  • Each core team member must submit a CV, which will form part of the evaluation.
  • A core team member (i.e., PI&C, co-PI) may appear in a maximum of two proposals in this call. In case of three or more proposals with the same PI, WWTF will accept the first two proposals submitted. Involvement in other past / ongoing / granted WWTF projects does not impact upon eligibility to apply in this call.

One PI must be designated as PI&C (PI and coordinator).

Up to two co-PIs may also be named in the core team.

  • WWTF recognizes that co-PIs may have equally significant roles in the project. However, the PI&C will be regarded as the main contact person for the project.
  • Co-PIs may be based in Vienna or elsewhere (in Austria or internationally) in fulfillment of the requirements of regular WWTF projects. 

Additional project partners and collaborators are permitted in the research team. They can be added by name in the full proposal stage.

  • Non-academic collaboration partners (e.g., NGOs) may be part of the research team. How-ever, the core team members and majority of additional team members in the proposal should have an academic background.

  • Industry partners are not eligible for funding, but may partake with in-kind or financial contribution.

Research partners outside Vienna:

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