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The aim of this call is to enable innovative and impactful research that has the potential to promote disease prevention and/or increase the number of healthy life years in a defined population. Projects should seek to improve a specific health condition or th...

This call follows a two-stage selection process, consisting of a short proposal and full proposal phase. Short proposals: Applicants provide a short description of the project’s background, objectives and methodology, along with a budget overview. Short ...

Applications must be submitted via the WWTF Funding Portal. All application information will be processed via this system. All core team members (i.e., PI&C and co-PIs), may access and edit the proposal. Only the PI&C can submit the proposal. The proposal ...

The general eligibility of applicants is specified in the WWTF Funding Guideline (in German only). A project’s core research team may comprise up to three Principal Investigators (PIs): one PI&C and up to two co-PIs.  All members of the core research team sh...

WWTF welcomes Joint Project (JP) applications between Viennese and Lower Austrian universities and research institutions in this call. The aims of this initiative are to promote research cooperation between Lower Austria and Vienna on equal terms and to stren...

The content and structure of the proposal are defined and specified in the Submission Guidelines as well as directly in the WWTF Funding Portal. We encourage you to create a proposal in the Funding Portal to view the details of the proposal. Creating a proposa...

Main evaluation criteria Scope: Is the project within the scope of the call as described in this document? Projects that do not meet all key requirements regarding scope will be rejected by the jury, regardless of scientific quality.  The key evaluation...

All costs that are directly attributable to the project and are regarded as commonly required in the respective research fields are eligible for funding. Please also consider your organization’s internal guidelines for eligible expenses/costs. Personnel costs...

WWTF’s Gender Strategy and Gender Equality Plan must be considered throughout the application. Please refer to WWTF's guidelines and instructions, in particular the chapter regarding the proposal phase. 

Good scientific practice Compliance with the rules for good scientific practice, including the observance of ethical aspects in research, is mandatory. This pertains to the application process and, in case of funding, the research work. As a member of the ...

WWTF requires compliance with its Open Science Policy. This document outlines the rights, roles and responsibilities of WWTF, researchers, and research organizations.

Applications must be submitted via the online Funding Portal in the specified timeframes. Submissions after the deadline will not be considered. The core element of WWTF’s decision-making processes is an international jury mandated to make a funding recommend...

Funding contract In case of funding, WWTF office will contact the PI&C to draw up the funding contract.  WWTF encourages projects to start as soon as possible after the formal funding decision by the WWTF Board of Directors. To facilitate a timely project ...

WWTF aims to assist you in all matters regarding the submission process. If you do not find answers to your questions on these pages, please do not hesitate to contact us.  You can usually reach us during regular office hours. Grace Liu | grace.liu@wwtf.at |...