# Guide to Submission

This section is a guide to using WWTF’s Funding Portal to submit a proposal in the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna's funding call "One Health &amp; More: New Pathways in Veterinary Medicine".

We strongly recommend working through the application in the order of the sections below. General information and FAQs about the Funding Portal can be found in the last section.

# Register & login

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Only the speaker and co-speaker(s) of the consortium must register. Only they will be able to edit the proposal through their accounts.</span></p>

##### **<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Registration</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Go to <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc70596493;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">[https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/](https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/)</span></span></span>
2. Go to “Register” in the top menu
3. Enter your registration data (<span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>indicates mandatory fields)
4. You will receive an email to confirm registration

Please note that the person who initially registers may either be the speaker or a co-speaker. They can invite the other persons to the proposal at a later time.

##### **<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc70596493;"><span lang="EN-GB">Login</span></span>**

1. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc70596493;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go to </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc70596493;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">[https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/](https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/)</span></span>
2. Login with your credentials

# Creating a new proposal

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Either the speaker or co-speaker can create the proposal.</span></p>

1. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Go to the call in the WWTF Funding Portal: [https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/calls/ONEHEALTH26/](https://fundingportal.wwtf.at/calls/ONEHEALTH26/).</span>
2. Click “Create new proposal”.
3. Once created, you will find this proposal under “My Proposals &amp; Roles” in the top menu.

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You can create multiple proposals. You can also delete proposals at any time. Proposals that are not submitted will be deleted automatically after the submission deadline.</span></p>

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please note that each researcher may be involved in a maximum of **two proposals** in this call, and as speaker or co-speaker in only **one proposal**. Should a researcher be involved in more than two proposals, they will be contacted to choose from which proposal(s) they wish to withdraw.</span></p>

# Personnel and institutions

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Only the speaker and co-speaker(s) of the consortium must complete the steps on this page.</span></p>

##### **<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Step 1: Invite the speaker and co-speakers</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Go to the tab “Personnel and Institutions” in the proposal</span>
2. Invite the speaker and co-speakers by providing their contact information.

- - **<span lang="EN-US">If you are the speaker</span>**<span lang="EN-US">**,** please click “I am the Speaker”. You can then invite co-speakers to this proposal.</span>
    - **<span lang="EN-GB">If you are a co-speaker</span>**<span lang="EN-GB">**,** add yourself as a co-speaker to the proposal. You will need to invite the speaker to the proposal. They will receive an email to accept the invitation and </span><span lang="EN-US">can either login with an existing account or register as a new user. You and the speaker can then invite further co-speakers to the proposal.</span>

##### **<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Step 2: Complete your “Profile”</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Go to “My Profile” in the top menu to fill out or update your profile.</span>

- - Please ensure all provided information, including your contact details, are up-to-date.
    - Ensure that the speaker and at least one co-speaker has selected "University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna" as their affiliation.

<p class="callout warning">Do **not** provide a CV under the section "CV Upload" **nor** use the CV templates in this section of the WWTF Funding Portal. All consortium members must upload their CVs as [annexes](https://wiki.wwtf.at/link/1314#bkmrk-annex-1%3A-list-of-lit) using a template provided by the Vetmeduni for this call.</p>

##### **<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Step 3: Complete your “Role”</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Go to “My Proposal &amp; Roles” in the top menu. Under “My Roles”, click on your role below the title of the proposal.</span>
2. <span lang="EN-US">Update the personal information by clicking on “Refresh from profile”. The system will check if there is new information in “My Profile” and update this section accordingly. </span>
3. Under "Staff category", select "Speaker or Co-Speaker" from the dropdown menu. Please ignore the option of "Consortium Member" here as they are not required to register in the Funding Portal.

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please note that the information entered here should be specific to the project. If you are participating in two proposals that requires different CVs, please follow the instructions under "Different CVs in case of the submission of two proposals within a call" [here](https://wiki.wwtf.at/link/1317#bkmrk-different-cvs-in-cas) to upload separate CVs for the two proposals.</span></p>

# Basic information

<span lang="EN-GB">Go to the tab "Basic information":</span>

1. <span lang="EN-GB">Provide a title and acronym for your proposal.</span>
2. <span lang="EN-GB">Enter at least three keywords regarding the topics of your proposal.</span>
3. <span lang="EN-GB">Select the number of requested PhD positions from the dropdown menu.</span>
4. <span lang="EN-GB">Select the total number of consortium members (including the speaker and co-speakers) from the dropdown menu.</span>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-GB">The Proposal ID will be assigned after submission of the proposal.</span></p>

# Project

<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Go to the tab "Project".</span>

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The length of each section is limited automatically in the Funding Portal by the number of characters of each section or the number of pages for each upload. Note that the character limit includes spaces.</span></p>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For uploaded documents that contain primarily text, please use font size 11 pt, line spacing 15–20 pt and margins of at least 2 cm.</span></p>

##### Scientific abstract

Please structure the abstract (max. 3000 characters) using the following headings:

- Thematic focus
- Overarching research questions &amp; objectives (and if applicable, hypotheses)
- Scientific disciplines involved
- Consortium
- Added value

<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You may wish to use the scientific abstract that was provided to Vetmeduni, or you may wish to make slight changes to it.</span>

##### <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Project description</span>

<span lang="EN-US">Please provide separate PDFs for the following sections:</span>

- <span lang="EN-US">Research framework (max. 6 pages)</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Description of the consortium (max. 4 pages)</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Training program (max. 4 pages)</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Organizational structure (max. 2 pages)</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Added value (max. 2 pages)</span>

Please refer to [material from the Vetmeduni](https://veteasy.vetmeduni.ac.at/sites/InnovationVetCircle/Public/CallInfoSeiten/PhD%20Programme%202026%20-%20%20One%20Health%20and%20More.aspx) regarding information required in these sections. Also consider the evaluation criteria by which proposals will be assessed.

##### Declaration on costs

Please confirm whether the OneHealth &amp; More financing covers the full expenses of the proposed projects. If the costs of the proposed experiments exceed the lump sum provided by the funding, the consortium must outline how these costs will be covered. In this case, the consortium declares that it has a signed statement from the relevant department head.

##### Ethical and safety considerations

Make a short self-assessment if ethical and safety aspects apply to the planned projects. If yes, please describe how the necessary approvals will be obtained.

##### Attachments

<span lang="EN-US">Please provide separate PDFs for the following sections:</span>

- <span lang="EN-US">Annex 1: List of literature cited (max. 2 pages)</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Annex 2: Academic CVs of all consortium members (max. 3 pages / CV). Please ensure that the number of CV uploads matches the total number of consortium members. </span>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US">The following CV template must be used: [onehealth\_vetmed\_cvtemplate.docx](https://wiki.wwtf.at/attachments/142). </span></p>

- - <span lang="EN-US">Upload the CVs in the following order: speaker, co-speaker(s), consortium members in alphabetical order of surname.</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Annex 3: Description of the planned dissertation projects (max. 1 page / project). Please ensure that the number of project uploads should match the number of requested PhD positions.</span>
- <span lang="EN-US">Annex 4: Summary table of all PhD candidates supervised/co-supervised by consortium members (max. 20 pages)</span>

##### Consent

<span lang="EN-US">The speaker must ensure that the heads of the institutions of external consortium members have provided consent for participation in the proposed projects.</span>

# Proposal submission

<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Once all symbols in all chapters are marked by <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #00b050; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">green checkmarks,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> the speaker can submit the proposal by pressing the “Submit proposal” button is at the bottom of the “Project” chapter. </span>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Before submitting the proposal, please download and check all sections of the complete proposal by clicking on the "PDF" button at the bottom of the page.</span></p>

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The proposal can **only** be submitted by the speaker.</span></p>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The speaker will receive an automatic confirmation email when the Funding Portal receives the completed submission. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please check your emails after hitting the submit button. <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">**If you do not receive a confirmation email, please get in touch with WWTF.**</span></span>

<p class="callout success"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">You can access your submitted proposal as PDF on the page “My Proposals and Roles”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">**No changes are possible after the project has been submitted.** After the indicated deadline, submission is no longer possible. Unsubmitted proposals will be excluded from the ensuing evaluation process and deleted shortly after the submission deadline.</span></span></p>

# General information and FAQs

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Funding Portal will save your entries and changes automatically. You can pause data entry at any time. All information will be available again upon your next login.</span></span></p>


<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A chapter with a <span style="color: red;">red alert symbol</span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">indicates that it is incomplete. Within the marked chapter, click on the red symbol(s) beside individual sections to highlight the fields requiring attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A <span style="color: rgb(22, 145, 121);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">green checkmark symbol</span> </span>indicates that the information in the chapter is complete.</span></p>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please note that the symbols might not refresh immediately even if the information in the chapter is complete. Changing to another chapter and going back to the other will refresh the symbol. </span></p>


##### **<span lang="en-gb">Different CVs in case of the submission of two proposals</span>**

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="en-gb">Applicants have the possibility of being involved in two applications, which will necessitate different versions of the CV.</span></p>

<span lang="en-gb">In case you wish to provide two different CVs for two proposal, the following procedure is recommended:</span>

- <span lang="en-gb">Under "My Profile", upload the CV for Proposal A</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">Go to "My Proposals and Roles"</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">In the section "My roles", click on "Principal Investigator and Coordinator" of Proposal A</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">In the page that opens, click on the green button "Refresh from Profile"</span>

<span lang="en-gb">This imports the CV from your profile to Proposal A, and only to Proposal A.</span>

- <span lang="en-gb">Go back to "My Profile" and delete the existing CV.</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">Upload the new CV for Proposal B</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">Go to "My Proposals and Roles"</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">In the section "My roles", click on "Principal Investigator and Coordinator" of Proposal B</span>
- <span lang="en-gb">In the page that opens, click on the green button "Refresh from Profile"</span>

<span lang="en-gb">Proposal A and B should have now have different CVs. </span>