ResearchRadar is an automatically generated directory of research funding for psychology open to researchers based in Austria – grants, scholarships, and prizes, derived from the funding institutions' websites and checked daily for new calls. With a free account you get an e-mail when something new appears. More about ResearchRadar
Top row: career stage. R1 to R4 are the four steps of the European research career: R1 before the doctorate, R2 after the doctorate and not yet leading independently, R3 running your own project or group, R4 recognised as a leader in your field. ORG means an institution or a consortium applies, not an individual.
Second row: deadline. “Open” grants have a deadline that has not passed yet; “rolling” ones accept applications at any time. Pick both to hide everything whose deadline is only vaguely stated or has already passed. Within a row several filters mean “or”, between the rows they mean “and”. “All” clears every row, and the download follows your choice.
Third row: time window – only one filter at a time. Shows only grants first discovered in this directory within the chosen weeks; the “First discovered” column carries the date. Clicking the active filter again switches the time filter off.
| Deadline | Name | Funder | Funding amount | Target group | Career stage | Submission details | First discovered | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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02.08.2026
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Printing Subsidies | ÖFG | bis 2.000 € pro Werk | Primarily not-yet-established researchers; Austrian citizens or researchers working mainly in Austria | R1R2 | Three submission deadlines per year; next per website: 2 August 2026 and 4 October 2026 | 22.07.2026 New |
oefg.at |
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03.08.2026
cal |
18th Call "Digitalisation in Healthcare" (2026) | Zukunftsfonds Stmk | max. 80 % der Gesamtkosten, bis 300.000 € pro Projekt | Styrian universities, non-profit non-university research institutions, and associations with a science-oriented purpose | ORG | Submission until 3 August 2026, 12:00 noon (by e-mail to the fund's office) | 22.07.2026 New |
zukunftsfonds.steiermark.at |
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27.08.2026
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ERC Advanced Grants | ERC | bis 2.500.000 € (+ bis 1.000.000 € Zusatzkosten) | Established researchers with significant research achievements | R4 | Annual (2026 call: opens 28 May, deadline 27 August 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
erc.europa.eu |
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27.08.2026
cal |
Pioneering Research – Exploring the Unknown Unknown | VolkswagenStiftung | bis 1.300.000 € (3–5 Jahre) | Postdocs and professors; lead at a German institution, Austrian partners possible | R2R3R4 | Short proposals: 27 August 2026 | 09.07.2026 New |
volkswagenstiftung.de |
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01.09.2026
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Marietta Blau Grant | OeAD | 1.800 €/Monat | PhD students at Austrian universities | R1 | Final deadline: 1 September 2026 (programme will be discontinued afterwards) | 27.03.2026 | oead.at |
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02.09.2026
cal |
ERC Plus Grant | ERC | bis 7.000.000 € | Outstanding researchers of any career stage and nationality (min. 50% residence in EU/associated countries) | R1R2R3R4 | First call: deadline 2 September 2026 | 09.07.2026 New |
erc.europa.eu |
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09.09.2026
cal |
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships | ERC | see website | Postdocs (max. 8 years post-PhD, mobility rule) | R2 | Annual (September); 2026 call: 9 September 2026 | 27.03.2026 | marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu |
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10.09.2026
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FWF ASTRA Awards | FWF | 500.000 – 1.000.000 € | Postdocs (2–9 years post-PhD) at Austrian research institutions | R2R3 | Annual call (submission July 1 – September 10) | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
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11.09.2026
cal |
Austrian Health Psychology Prize | BÖP | 3 × 1.000 € | Health psychologists in Austria with ongoing projects or initiatives | R2R3R4 | Submission deadline 11 September 2026; award ceremony 3 November 2026 in Vienna (also online) | 22.07.2026 New |
boep.or.at |
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15.09.2026
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DOC Fellowship | ÖAW | 52.080 €/Jahr brutto (Satz 2026), Laufzeit 24/30/36 Monate | PhD students at Austrian universities (before starting or within the first year of the doctorate; master's completed no more than 2 years ago) | R1 | Annual; submission window 17 August – 15 September 2026 | 27.03.2026 | stipendien.oeaw.ac.at |
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17.09.2026
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ERC Proof of Concept | ERC | 150.000 € (Pauschale) | Principal Investigators of an ERC grant | R2R3R4 | 2026 call: deadline 17 September 2026 | 09.07.2026 New |
erc.europa.eu |
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17.09.2026
cal |
FWF Wittgenstein Award | FWF | 2.000.000 € | Established researchers (up to age 60) permanently employed at an Austrian research institution | R4 | Annual; nomination window July 1 – September 17 (2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
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30.09.2026
cal |
Antonio Gramsci Prize for Critical Research in the Migration Society | AK Wien | 5.000 € | Doctoral graduates (doctorate completed no more than 2 years ago) | R2 | Current round: applications until 30 September 2026 | 22.07.2026 New |
wien.arbeiterkammer.at |
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30.09.2026
cal |
Europa Prize of the Province of Carinthia | Kärnten | 300–1.500 € (Bachelor 300 €, Master 600 €, Dissertation 1.500 €; je zwei Stipendien) | Students and graduates of Austrian and European higher-education institutions with a strong Carinthia connection; EU citizenship required | R1 | 2026 call: applications until 30 September 2026 | 22.07.2026 New |
europa.ktn.gv.at |
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01.10.2026
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International Communication | ÖFG | Kongressgebühr, Reise- und Hotelkosten; Höhe siehe Website / congress fee, travel and hotel costs; amount see website | Primarily early-career researchers up to age 40 with at least one peer-reviewed international publication; workshop and invitation applications by habilitated university teachers | R1R2R3 | Several submission deadlines per year; next per website: 1 October and 5 November 2026. Decision usually 3 weeks after the deadline. | 22.07.2026 New |
oefg.at |
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06.10.2026
cal |
Life Sciences Call | WWTF | 400.000 – 750.000 € (bis 800.000 € mit NÖ-Partner) | Researchers at Viennese research institutions; joint projects with Lower Austria possible | see website | Periodic calls; 2026 call: short proposals due May 5, 2026 (closed), full proposals due October 6, 2026, decision March 2027 | 09.07.2026 New |
wwtf.at |
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15.10.2026
cal |
Digitalisation Scholarship — Award for Academic Theses | Kärnten | 500–1.600 € (Bachelor 500 €, Master 800 €, Dissertation 1.600 €; je drei Förderungen) | Students and graduates of Carinthian higher-education institutions with a thesis on a digitalisation topic; external dissertations with Carinthian supervision also eligible | R1 | 2026 call: applications until 15 October 2026, 12 noon | 22.07.2026 New |
ktn.gv.at |
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15.10.2026
cal |
Dr. Maria Schaumayer Foundation Prizes and Recognitions | Schaumayer Stiftung | siehe Website / see website | Women with a completed scientific work graded excellent (master's/diploma thesis, dissertation, habilitation); Austrian citizenship, exceptionally EU citizens with close ties to Austria | R1R2 | Submission deadlines each year: 15 April and 15 October | 22.07.2026 New |
schaumayerstiftung.net |
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31.10.2026
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Science Funding of the Province of Carinthia | Kärnten | siehe Website / see website | Researchers with proven scientific qualification and research institutions; projects with a Carinthia connection | R2R3R4ORG | Individual projects: at least three months before the project starts; annual funding: by 31 October | 22.07.2026 New |
kunstundkultur-kaernten.at |
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16.11.2026
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Post-DocTrack Fellowship | ÖAW | 52.080 €/Jahr (3–12 Monate) | PhD graduates in humanities, social and cultural sciences (degree completed in Austria, max. 6 months before deadline) | R2 | Two deadlines per year (May 15 and November 16, 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
stipendien.oeaw.ac.at |
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24.11.2026
cal |
MSCA Doctoral Networks | ERC | see website | Universities and research institutions (consortia); funds doctoral candidates | R1 | Annual (2026 call: deadline 24 November 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu |
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12.01.2027
cal |
ERC Consolidator Grants | ERC | bis 2.000.000 € | Researchers (7–12 years post-PhD) | R3 | Annual (January; next deadline: 12 Jan 2027) | 27.03.2026 | erc.europa.eu |
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30.04.2027
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Cardinal Innitzer Prize for Young Researchers | Innitzer-Studienfonds | siehe Website / see website | Younger researchers (as a rule up to age 40) with work at habilitation level | R2 | Annually by April 30; electronic submission by email possible | 22.07.2026 New |
kardinal-innitzer-fonds.at |
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11.05.2027
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ERC Synergy Grants | ERC | bis 10.000.000 € (+ bis 4.000.000 € Zusatzkosten) | Teams of 2–4 researchers at institutions in EU/associated countries | R3R4 | Next call: opens 17 February 2027, deadline 11 May 2027 | 09.07.2026 New |
erc.europa.eu |
| rolling | DGPs Travel Grants (Educational Psychology Division) | DGPs | bis 600 € (international) / bis 300 € (national) | Students and recent graduates (degree max. 6 months ago) as first authors of a conference contribution | R1 | Continuous submission | 09.07.2026 New |
dgps.de |
| rolling | Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship | FWF | 45.900–63.400 €/Jahr (je nach Zielland) + Reisekosten; Rückkehrphase: Senior-Postdoc-Gehalt + bis zu 15.000 €/Jahr | Postdocs in the early stages of their research career (completed doctorate) | R2 | Continuous submission (5 award dates per year) | 27.03.2026 | fwf.ac.at |
| rolling | ESPRIT Programme | FWF | Gehalt (Senior Postdoc, 36 Monate) + 45.000 – 75.000 € Projektkosten | Postdocs (max. 5 years post-PhD) | R2 | Continuous submission | 27.03.2026 | fwf.ac.at |
| rolling | FGÖ Project Funding | FGÖ | bis 80 % der Projektkosten (variabel) | see website Non-research funding |
ORG | Continuous submission + themed calls | 09.07.2026 New |
fgoe.org |
| rolling | Open Innovation in Science | LBG | see website | see website | see website | Ongoing calls (incl. OIS Early Career Researcher Award, OIS zam: Forum 2026) | 27.03.2026 | ois.lbg.ac.at |
| rolling | Principal Investigator Projects | FWF | keine formale Obergrenze (projektspezifische Personal- und Sachmittel; ab 450.000 € zusätzliche Gutachten) | Researchers of all disciplines at Austrian research institutions; no specific academic degree required, scientific qualification to lead the project needed | R2R3R4 | Continuous submission | 27.03.2026 | fwf.ac.at |
| rolling | Weave / D-A-CH (FWF–DFG) | FWF | wie FWF-Einzelprojekte (FWF-Anteil) | Researchers in Austria with project partners in Germany | R2R3R4 | Continuous submission | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
| unclear | 1000 Ideas Programme | FWF | 50.000 – 175.000 € | Researchers holding a doctorate/PhD (all career stages) | R2R3R4 | Periodic calls | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
| unclear | AK Essay Prize | AK Wien | siehe Website / see website | see website | see website | Annual call, dates see website | 22.07.2026 New |
wien.arbeiterkammer.at |
| unclear | Cooperation Partnerships | Erasmus+ | 120.000 – 400.000 € | Universities, educational institutions | ORG | Annual (March) | 27.03.2026 | erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu |
| unclear | Emerging Fields (excellent=austria) | FWF | see website | Consortia of 3–7 researchers at Austrian research institutions | R3R4 | Periodic calls | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
| unclear | ERC Starting Grants | ERC | bis 1.500.000 € | Researchers (2–7 years post-PhD) | R2 | Annual (October) | 27.03.2026 | erc.europa.eu |
| unclear | Future-Oriented Research Fields at Upper Austrian Non-University Research Institutions | Land OÖ | siehe Website / see website | Upper Austrian non-university research institutions (FFG-listed, public-benefit oriented, not a COMET centre) | ORG | Programme runs until 31 Dec 2029; submission dates see website or guideline document | 22.07.2026 New |
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at |
| unclear | Higher Education Anniversary Fund of the City of Vienna | Stadt Wien | bis ca. 20.000 € beantragbar (Ø ca. 8.000 € ausbezahlt) | Researchers at Viennese universities; in individual cases scientific associations and qualified individuals residing in Vienna | R1R2R3R4 | see website | 09.07.2026 New |
wien.gv.at |
| unclear | Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of Vienna | Stadt Wien | see website | see website | R2R3R4 | see website | 09.07.2026 New |
wien.gv.at |
| unclear | RTI Dissertations | GFF NÖ | 50 % FWF-Satz (PhD-Stelle) + bis 3.000 € Konferenzen | PhD students and supervising research institutions in Lower Austria | R1 | Call in Q4 2026 | 09.07.2026 New |
gff-noe.at |
| unclear | RTI Programme 1 "Strengthening RTI Competencies and Structure" | Land Salzburg | siehe Website / see website | Salzburg universities, non-university research institutions, innovation intermediaries and knowledge-transfer organisations | ORG | Currently no applications possible (as of July 2026); see website for dates | 22.07.2026 New |
salzburg.gv.at |
| unclear | RTI Projects Basic Research | GFF NÖ | bis 360.000 € | Universities and non-university research institutions located in Lower Austria (as lead partner) | ORG | Call in Q1 2026; annual call program, submission via calls.einreichsystem.at | 09.07.2026 New |
gff-noe.at |
| unclear | Rückenwind Funding Bonus | alpha+ | bis 5.000 € | FWF Erwin Schrödinger fellows (approved in the year before the call) | R2 | Annual call; currently no submissions possible (as of 07/2026) | 27.03.2026 | fwf.ac.at |
| unclear | Scholarly Projects | Land OÖ | see website | Upper Austrian individuals, associations and institutions active in science or research | R2R3R4ORG | Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates | 22.07.2026 New |
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at |
| unclear | Science – Annual Programmes | Land OÖ | see website | Upper Austrian associations and institutions active in science or research | ORG | Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates | 22.07.2026 New |
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at |
| unclear | Science – Publications | Land OÖ | see website | Editors and authors of cultural-studies and humanities publications relating to Upper Austria | R1R2R3R4 | Application via online form before printing; no submission deadline stated on the website | 22.07.2026 New |
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at |
| unclear | Science – Research Stipends | Land OÖ | see website | Researchers whose research focus relates to Upper Austria; academic expertise and/or a positive expert review required | R1R2R3 | Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates | 22.07.2026 New |
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at |
| unclear | Thematic Calls (WISS 2030) | Land Salzburg | siehe Website / see website | Researchers at Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions | see website | No open call (as of July 2026); see website for dates | 22.07.2026 New |
salzburg.gv.at |
| unclear | Tyrolean Science Funding (TWF) | TWF | variabel | Researchers at Tyrolean universities, universities of applied sciences, and university colleges of teacher education | see website | see website | 09.07.2026 New |
tirol.gv.at |
| unclear | Zukunftsfonds Steiermark – Themed Calls | Zukunftsfonds Stmk | je nach Ausschreibung, siehe Website / varies per call, see website | Styrian research institutions conducting R&D; inter- and transdisciplinary cooperations, including with companies | ORG | see website | 22.07.2026 New |
zukunftsfonds.steiermark.at |
| unclear | ÖGP Dissertation Prize | ÖGP | see website | Early-career psychology researchers with a doctorate in Austria | R2 | Periodic call (details via ÖGP) | 09.07.2026 New |
oegps.at |
| 25.06.2026 expired | MAX KADE Fellowship | ÖAW | 72.000 USD (12 Monate) | Postdocs (PhD within the last 10 years) with an invitation from a US research institution | R2 | Annual (deadline: June 25, 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
stipendien.oeaw.ac.at |
| 17.06.2026 expired | Empirical Social Sciences Call | WWTF | 50.000 – 100.000 € | Researchers at universities and non-university research institutions (relevance to Vienna/Austria required) | R2R3R4 | Periodic calls; 2026 call closed June 17, 2026, next call per website | 09.07.2026 New |
wwtf.at |
| 15.06.2026 expired | Christian Doppler Award of the Province of Salzburg | Land Salzburg | 5.000 € je Sparte (insgesamt 25.000 €) | Researchers up to 10 years after their doctorate (doctoral students included) with a connection to Salzburg | see website | 2026 call: submission deadline was 15 June 2026; the prize is re-advertised at varying intervals | 22.07.2026 New |
salzburg.gv.at |
| 25.05.2026 expired | Maria Szécsi Fellowship | AK Wien | 6.000 € einmalig (bis zu 4 Stipendien pro Jahr) | Students before a master's programme abroad with an economic social-science focus | R1 | 2026 deadline: 25 May; decision expected by end of June (awarded annually) | 22.07.2026 New |
wien.arbeiterkammer.at |
| 13.05.2026 expired | Science Communication Programme (WKP) | FWF | bis 100.000 € | Leaders and team members of ongoing or recently completed FWF projects | R1R2R3R4 | Annual call (next deadline: May 13, 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
fwf.ac.at |
| 31.03.2026 expired | Theodor Körner Prize | Körner Fonds | see website | Young researchers as individuals (max. 6 years after highest degree) | R1R2 | Annually January 1 – March 31 (online portal, German or English) | 09.07.2026 New |
theodorkoernerfonds.at |
| 30.03.2026 expired | APART-GSK | ÖAW | 91.776 €/Jahr (ca. 7.650 €/Monat), 36 oder 48 Monate | Postdocs in humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies (from Austria and abroad), up to max. 3 years after the doctorate, with outstanding publications | R2 | Annual call; 2026 deadline: 30 March 2026 (closed) | 27.03.2026 | stipendien.oeaw.ac.at |
| 18.03.2026 expired | OeNB Anniversary Fund | OeNB | 50.000 – 300.000 € | Researchers at Austrian research institutions | see website | Two submission windows per year (2nd 2026 session: January 26 – March 18, 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
oenb.at |
| 10.03.2026 expired | Vienna Research Groups | WWTF | bis 1.800.000 € | International postdocs (up to 8 years after PhD, currently working abroad) | R2 | Periodic calls with rotating topics; 2026 call "Environmental Systems Research" closed March 10, 2026 | 27.03.2026 | wwtf.at |
| 02.02.2026 expired | Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship Program | Jacobs Foundation | 150.000 CHF (3 Jahre) + 10% Overhead | Early and mid-career researchers (PhD within past 10 years), worldwide – including Austrian institutions | R2R3 | Annual (opens around late November, deadline early February; most recently 2 February 2026) | 09.07.2026 New |
jacobsfoundation.org |
| 01.02.2026 expired | Ernst Mach Grant | OeAD | 1.300 €/Monat | International researchers (doctoral students and postdocs, maximum age 35) | R1R2 | Annual (1 February; online application from October) | 27.03.2026 | oead.at |
No grants found.
Every grant in one table. Click a column heading to sort by it. The date in the first column is the next submission deadline stated in the “Deadline” column text. Where no date is given, it reads “rolling” (you may apply at any time) or “unclear” (only a month, a quarter, or “periodic” is stated).