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Funding should be used to cover the costs for the research group. All costs that are directly attributable to the project and are regarded as commonly required in the respective scientific field are eligible for funding. Please also consider your host institut...

WWTF’s Gender Strategy and Gender Equality Plan must be considered throughout the application (for applicants, pages 19 and 20 of the said document are especially relevant). Please note, that WWTF requests jury members and reviewers to take into account both g...

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 actual research work. WWTF is member of the Austrian Agency...

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

WWTF emphasizes the importance of human responsibility for the content submitted at all stages of the application process. Furthermore, WWTF recognizes that the use of genAI tools is pervasive and can facilitate proposal writing, for example in relation to imp...

Call jury The core element of WWTF’s decision making processes is an international jury mandated to provide a funding recommendation to the WWTF boards. Depending on the scope of the call, the jury is comprised of 5-8 outstanding international experts who ...

In case of funding, WWTF will contact the VRG candidate and proponent for the steps leading to a funding contract. The VRG leader will be provided with the necessary documents for the contract. A signed employment contract between the VRG leader and the host...

Funded VRG leaders are committed to delivering reports and participating in evaluation and monitoring. WWTF offers the possibility to adapt the work plan according to project needs. For details see WWTF’s Reporting and Accounting Guideline.

One of the main objectives of the VRG programme is to enable recipients to pursue a career path that leads to a full professorship. In Austria, this typically occurs via a career position, in accordance with UG2002 (for organizations that fall under the UG2022...

Go to “My proposals and roles” in the top menu and click on the incomplete proposal. The proposal is organized in seven chapters (as tabs): Basic Information VRG Leader & Proponent Host and Partner Institution(s) Work Programme Integration of the Propos...

As the aim of the VRG program is to strengthen Vienna as a research location by attracting talents who will provide new expertise and input for the Viennese research landscape, VRG leaders must be recruited from an institution outside of Austria. VRG leaders a...

Funded projects will be showcased via WWTF public relations activities. This includes displaying the projects via respective websites, contributing to other multimedia activities or presenting the work at stakeholder meetings. Funded projects will also be invi...

Antragsberechtigung Der VRG Gender Mainstreaming Bonus Antrag ist ein "invite-only" Call. Die Möglichkeit zur Antragstellung ergibt sich ausschließlich durch eine VRG Vergabe an eine weibliche Forscherin. Das VR für Forschung, bzw. das Gender Referat der jewe...

The full version of the WWTF Gender Equality Plan is available online. The points presented here are those parts of the Gender Equality Plan that are relevant for applicants and grant recipients of the WWTF.

WWTF’s Gender Strategy and Gender Equality Plan must be considered throughout the application. Please note that WWTF requests jury members and reviewers to take into account both gender and specific roles in research team composition, as well as gender in rese...

The full version of the WWTF Gender Equality Plan is available here. The points shown here are those parts of the Gender Equality Plan that must be taken into account during the runtime of your project. Gender in research teams: equal opportunities in researc...

The full version of the WWTF Gender Equality Plan is available here. The points shown here are those parts of the Gender Equality Plan that must be taken into account during the reporting of your project. Gender in research teams: equal opportunities in resea...

Hier finden Sie die notwendigen Schritte für einen erfolgreichen Vertragsabschluss. Schritte zum Vertragsabschluss Sie werden per E-Mail über die Förderentscheidung benachrichtigt. Nach einer Förderzusage erhalten Sie eine Benachrichtigung aus dem Funding...