Eligible costs

The total budget for the fellowship is €40,000, which will be paid to the home/host institution in Vienna. All costs that are directly attributable to the fellow's activity and are regarded as commonly required in the respective scientific field are eligible for funding. Please also consider the internal guidelines of the home/host institution in Vienna for eligible expenses/costs. 

Personnel costs

WWTF is dedicated to funding researchers. Hence, the larger share of the fellowship's budget should be allocated to personnel costs. 

• Eligible forms of employment contracts are full-time and part-time contracts as well as marginal employments (“Arbeitsvertrag”).
• Fellows should receive a fair employment contract with at least a minimum wage according to the “Kollektivvertrag” (collective agreement) of the Austrian Universities / non-university research institutions. For staff employed at institutions without a collective agreement, the minimum wage should adhere to the standards of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF salary scheme).
• Salaries higher than those stipulated in the collective agreement are possible, subject to the agreement from the host institution and justification based on qualifications of the researcher. 

Non-personnel costs

Running costs for basic infrastructure (telephone costs, rent) as well as costs for the acquisition of infrastructure and basic equipment are not eligible for funding. The following categories of non-personnel costs are eligible for funding:

• Equipment:  In this call, WWTF funds cannot be used for equipment.
• Consumables: Costs for fellowship-related expenses like consumables are permitted. WWTF does not fund consumables that are general and not project-specific (e.g., paper, printer toner).
• Travel and accommodation costs: Costs for travel and accommodation for the research visit, scientific meetings and conferences, field work, expeditions, etc. can be funded. Please also consider the regulations of your home and host organizations for travel costs.
• Publication costs: Costs incurred for publication activities, e.g., printing costs, article processing charges (for open science), etc. are allowed. This also includes costs for archiving research data in open repositories. Please also consider WWTF's Open Science Policy.
• Workshop/conferences: Costs for organizing events, workshops, and conferences as well as for hosting invited speakers are eligible. Other costs: Third-party costs, namely, for external collaboration, consulting, studies, and software development may be funded to a limited extent. 

Non-personnel costs should not exceed 30% of the overall budget.

Indirect costs (overheads)

 WWTF does not pay overhead costs in this call