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Basic Information This chapter contains basic information about the proposal, including title, scientific disciplines involved, keywords, duration, and type of project (i.e., regular WWTF Project or Joint Project). Fill out fields as required. Please note: ...

Submission of the proposal requires the signatures of the authorized person(s) at the host institutions of each of the PI&C and co-PIs (“Authorization”). Please consult your institutional research services regarding the person mandated to sign the proposal...

Once all symbols in all chapters are marked by green checkmarks, the proposal can be submitted. The “Submit” button is at the bottom of the “Signatures” chapter. The PI&C will receive an automatic confirmation email when the Funding Portal receives the complet...

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This is a call for cutting-edge research projects that seek to improve understanding of a fundamental question in ICT.  Scope of the Call This call is open to researchers from all areas of ICT. Projects should address fundamental, hypothesis-driven resea...

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This call seeks to enable cutting-edge projects that improve the understanding of fundamental research questions in ICT, thus enhancing the international visibility of Vienna’s innovative ICT research landscape,  This call is open to researchers from all area...

To submit a proposal in this call, please go to the WWTF Funding Portal. Important information for your submission Proposal deadline: February 11th, 2025, 2pm CET All core team members i.e., coordinating PI (PI&C) and co-PIs, may access and edit the propo...

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

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 streng...

The content and structure of the proposal are defined and specified in the submission guideline. Please register and create a proposal to learn more about the details via our Funding Portal. An overview of the main parts of the short and full proposal is provi...

The following criteria are used in the evaluation. Scope: is the project within the scope of the call? Projects that are not within the thematic scope will be immediately rejected by the jury, regardless of scientific quality.  The key criteria in the ev...

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 organization’s internal guidelines for eligible expenses/costs. Personnel cos...

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...

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. WWTF is member of the Austrian Agency for Re...

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 recommen...

In case of funding, WWTF office will contact the PI&C to draw up the funding contract.  Projects should start within 2 months – and no later than 4 months – after the formal funding decision by the WWTF Board of Directors. To facilitate a timely project s...

WWTF is highly committed to supporting the growing ICT community in Vienna. To this end, several community building activities will be offered throughout the funding cycle. Funded teams will be invited to participate in these activities to foster collaboration...

Funded teams commit themselves 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 the Reporting and Accounting Guideline.