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- Discipline
- Which subject the call is open to. “All disciplines” means the funder's page names none of these subjects; those entries appear under every pick. Where the page names a subject this list cannot carry, its own wording stands beside the badge — nothing filters on it.
- Psychology — The funder's page names psychology explicitly.
- Communication sc. — The funder's page names communication or media studies explicitly.
- Clinical/health — The funder's page names clinical research, medicine or health research explicitly.
- Neuroscience — The funder's page names neuroscience explicitly.
- Educational science — The funder's page names educational science or education research explicitly.
- All disciplines — The funder's page names no subject from this list. Those entries appear under every pick; what the page itself says about the subject stands beside it where there is one.
- Career stage
- The four steps of the European research career, R1 to R4, plus ORG for calls only an institution or a consortium can apply to. What each step means is on the button itself. Entries with no stage stated appear under every pick.
- R1 · students and doctoral candidates — Before the doctorate: students and doctoral researchers.
- R2 · recognised researchers — After the doctorate and not yet leading independently.
- R3 · established researchers — Running your own project or group.
- R4 · leading researchers — Recognised as a leader in your field.
- ORG · organisations and consortia only — An institution or a consortium applies, not an individual.
- Deadline
- Where the submission deadline stands. “expired” and “discontinued” are hidden to begin with and can be switched on here.
- rolling — Applications are accepted at any time.
- open — The submission deadline is still ahead.
- unclear — The funder's page states no clear deadline.
- expired — The last known deadline has passed. Hidden by default.
- discontinued — The programme no longer exists. Hidden by default.
- Seat
- For conferences the venue, for funding the funder's seat — always by the country the source itself names. Each country counts exactly once: Austria, Germany and Switzerland on their own, everything else under Rest of the EU or Europe (non-EU). Only Online counts on top, for conferences held fully or partly online. Several picks in this row combine as any-of; with none the whole list applies.
- Austria — Only entries whose venue or seat is in Austria.
- Germany — Only entries whose venue or seat is in Germany.
- Switzerland — Only entries whose venue or seat is in Switzerland.
- Rest of the EU — Only entries in an EU member state other than Austria and Germany.
- Europe (non-EU) — Only entries in European countries outside the EU and Switzerland, such as the United Kingdom or Norway.
- Outside Europe — Only entries whose venue or seat is outside Europe.
- Stay
- Where the funded work happens. If the funder's page says nothing about it the entry carries nothing — it then only appears while nothing is picked here.
- Outgoing — Funds a stay outside Austria.
- Incoming — Brings researchers into Austria.
- National — Funds research at Austrian institutions.
- Open — Allows several directions.
- Apply from
- Which country an applicant must be based in. Entries with no country condition, and EU-wide programmes, appear under every pick.
- Austria — For applicants at Austrian institutions. This is the view the page opens with.
- Germany — Also for applicants at German institutions. Preliminary and very incomplete.
- Switzerland — Also for applicants at Swiss institutions. Preliminary and very incomplete.
- EU — Applying from another EU country: only entries open EU-wide or without a residence rule.
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11.09.2026
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Austrian Health Psychology Prize Site | BÖP | 3 × 1.000 € | Health psychologists in Austria with ongoing projects or initiatives | see website | “health psychology” — the page invites health psychologists to submit their projects. | Submission deadline 11 September 2026; award ceremony 3 November 2026 in Vienna (also online) |
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17.09.2026
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FWF Wittgenstein Award Site | 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) | |
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30.09.2026
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Antonio Gramsci Prize for Critical Research in the Migration Society Site | AK Wien | 5.000 € | Doctoral graduates (doctorate completed no more than 2 years ago) | R2 | Current round: applications until 30 September 2026 | |
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30.09.2026
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Doktorand:innenpreis der Fachgruppe Kommunikations- und Medienethik Site | DGPuK | 500,- Euro (2026) | Doctoral candidates with a relevant article on communication and media ethics; the original article, a CV showing when the doctorate began and is due to finish, and a proof of enrolment are submitted. At the time of publication or acceptance the person must not yet hold a doctorate. Neither the announcement nor the full call names a DGPuK membership requirement or a country. | R1 | Articles dealing with “questions relevant to communication and media ethics” (close translation — the page is German only). | Submissions until 30 September 2026. |
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30.09.2026
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Europa Prize of the Province of Carinthia Site | 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 | |
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15.10.2026
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Digitalisation Scholarship — Award for Academic Theses Site | 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 | |
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15.10.2026
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Dr. Maria Schaumayer Foundation Prizes and Recognitions Site | Schaumayer Stiftung | 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 | R1R2R3 | Submission deadlines each year: 15 April and 15 October | |
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15.10.2026
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Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award Site | AEJMC | see website | Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research in journalism and communication research is nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.” | R1R2 | Accepting nominations September 1, 2026 — October 15, 2026. | |
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22.11.2026
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AK Science Prize (AK Upper Austria) Site | AK Oberösterreich | 9.000 € gesamt (Dissertationen/Artikel); bis 1.000 € (Master/Diplom) | Authors of dissertations and published articles from Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences (foreign institutions if the work explicitly relates to Austria) plus master's/diploma theses; at least a master's degree | R1R2R3 | Annual; currently: master's/diploma theses by 22 November 2026, dissertations/articles by 15 June 2027 | |
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15.12.2026
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Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award Site | AEJMC | see website | Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; people who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting research in mass communication are nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.” | see website | Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — December 15, 2026. | |
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15.12.2026
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Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research Site | AEJMC | see website | Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; a body of significant research over the course of an individual's career is nominated. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.” | see website | Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — December 15, 2026. | |
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15.01.2027
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Tankard Book Award Site | AEJMC | see website | Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; the most outstanding book in the field of journalism and communication is nominated; the page states no career-stage restriction. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.” | see website | Accepting nominations October 1, 2026 — January 15, 2027. | |
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31.01.2027
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ANA Best Thesis Award Site | ANA | 500 € (2./3. Platz je 100 €) | ANA members whose dissertation was defended in the previous year, open to all disciplines | R2 | Annual; application window 1–31 January | |
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15.03.2027
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Krieghbaum Mid-Career Award Site | AEJMC | see website | Nomination only: the page lists the award under “Calls for AEJMC Award Nominations”; mid-career members are nominated. Nominees must be AEJMC members in good standing at the time of the nomination and during the preceding two years. Per the page, “AEJMC membership is required for application of AEJMC Awards.” | R3 | Accepting nominations December 1, 2026 — March 15, 2027. | |
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25.03.2027
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Aristotle Prize Site | EFPA | see website | Nomination only: candidates are put forward by EFPA member associations — per the awards page, a nomination comprises a statement signed by the nominating Member. Open to a European psychologist or a team of European psychologists working in a European institution; Europe is understood as a country that is a member state of the Council of Europe. | see website | 2027 award round: per the timetable, the call for nominations goes to EFPA member associations in September 2026, the deadline for sending in nominations by EFPA members is March 25, 2027, 09:00 am CET, and the awards are presented in September 2027. | |
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25.03.2027
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Comenius Early Career Psychologist Award Site | EFPA | see website | Nomination only: candidates are put forward by EFPA member associations — per the awards page, a nomination comprises a statement signed by the nominating Member. The award goes to a young European psychologist working in a European university (Europe being understood as a member state of the Council of Europe) who at the date of close of nominations is thirty years of age or under and within ten years of the completion of their PhD or equivalent professional standing. | R2 | 2027 award round: per the timetable, the call for nominations goes to EFPA member associations in September 2026, the deadline for sending in nominations by EFPA members is March 25, 2027, 09:00 am CET, and the awards are presented in September 2027. | |
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25.03.2027
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Robert Roe Memorial Award Site | EFPA | see website | Nomination only: candidates are put forward by EFPA member associations — per the awards page, a nomination comprises a statement signed by the nominating Member. Open to a European psychologist or a team of European psychologists working in an institution in Europe (a member state of the Council of Europe); psychologists at any career stage may be nominated, including for example psychologists working as a journalist, communications person, or policy person. | R1R2R3R4 | 2027 award round: per the timetable, the call for nominations goes to EFPA member associations in September 2026, the deadline for sending in nominations by EFPA members is March 25, 2027, 09:00 am CET, and the awards are presented in September 2027. | |
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30.04.2027
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Cardinal Innitzer Prize for Young Researchers Site | Innitzer-Studienfonds | see website | Younger researchers (as a rule up to age 40) with work at habilitation level | see website | Four categories: “humanities (philosophy, education, psychology, history…), social and economic sciences, law, human and veterinary medicine” (close translation — the page is German only). | Annually by April 30; electronic submission by email possible |
| unclear | AK Essay Prize Site | AK Wien | see website | see website | see website | Annual call, dates see website | |
| unclear | DGPuK's Dissertation Award Site | DGPuK | € 3.000 | Authors of outstanding dissertations in communication and media research submitted and assessed at a university in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The prize is called internally within the DGPuK: only DGPuK members, or doctoral candidates of DGPuK members, may submit. No membership is needed to read the call, but membership is needed to apply. | R2 | Every two years at the annual conference. The page contradicts itself about the next year: it states both “the next award is planned for 2024” and “the next Dissertation Award will be given in 2028”. Both sentences are on it today; the page does not say which one holds. It names no submission date either. | |
| unclear | Dissertation Award “Media-Culture-Communication” Site | DGPuK | see website | Authors of an outstanding dissertation in the field of the series “Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation” whose doctoral procedure is completed in the year of submission. The call names neither a DGPuK membership requirement nor a country. | R1R2 | Dissertations “in the field of the series ‘Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation’” of the Sociology of Media Communication division (close translation — the page is German only). | Annual; the submission deadline is 31 December of each year. The page names no year for the current round. |
| unclear | EARLI Oeuvre Award Site | EARLI | see website | Nomination only: there is no application — the page asks for candidates to be put forward (“Submit your candidates”), by e-mail to info@earli.org. The award honours a distinguished senior scholar in the field of Learning and Instruction. | R4 | Nominations for the 2025 round were welcomed until 30 April 2025 (midnight CEST); the award is handed out at each biennial EARLI Conference, most recently on 25 August 2025 in Graz. No deadline for the next round is on the page yet. | |
| unclear | EARLI Outstanding Publication Award Site | EARLI | see website | Nomination only: there is no application — the page asks for candidates to be put forward (“Submit your candidates”), by e-mail to info@earli.org. The award recognises exceptional published work in the field of Learning and Instruction; the page states no career-stage restriction. | see website | Nominations for the 2025 round were welcomed until 30 April 2025 (midnight CEST); the award is handed out at each biennial EARLI Conference, most recently on 25 August 2025 in Graz. No deadline for the next round is on the page yet. | |
| unclear | Erik De Corte Award Site | EARLI | see website | Nomination only: there is no application — the page asks for candidates to be put forward (“Submit your candidates”), by e-mail to info@earli.org. The award recognises an early career researcher who demonstrates exceptional promise in the field of Learning and Instruction. | R2R3 | Nominations for the 2025 round were welcomed until 30 April 2025 (midnight CEST); the award is handed out at each biennial EARLI Conference, most recently on 25 August 2025 in Graz. No deadline for the next round is on the page yet. | |
| unclear | Otto Loewi Award Site | ANA | 5.300 € | Neuroscientists working (or having worked) in Austria, up to age 40; applicants should be ANA members in good standing | see website | Neuroscience: “the promotion of neuroscience research in Austria by awarding this prize for outstanding scientific contributions in an active field of neuroscience”. | Every two years; most recent deadline 15 June 2025 |
| unclear | Saxer Award für die beste Präsentation an der SGKM-Jahrestagung Site | SGKM | Fr. 500 pro Beitrag | Members of the academic mid-level staff who present a contribution at the SGKM annual conference; the rules count someone holding only a fixed-term professorship as belonging to that group too. There is no separate application: every individual and collective contribution at the conference whose first author is a member of the mid-level staff is automatically a candidate. The rules state no condition about nationality or country of institution. | see website | The rules state no deadline of their own — candidacy follows from the conference contribution itself. The prize is handed over at the SGKM annual conference. | |
| unclear | SGKM-Dissertationspreis Site | SGKM | Fr. 3000 | Members of the academic mid-level staff in or from Switzerland who completed their dissertation project in communication and media studies within the past twelve months. The call states three conditions: the dissertation must have been written by Swiss researchers or by researchers at Swiss higher-education institutions, it needs a grade of at least magna cum laude, and applying requires SGKM membership. Neither the page nor the call states any condition about where the applicant works today. | R2 | The application deadline falls in December each year. The most recently published call named 30 December 2025; no deadline for the next round is on the page yet. | |
| unclear | Theoriepreis der DGPuK Site | DGPuK | see website | Authors of theoretical work in communication research; all forms of text in German or English may be submitted. The page names neither a career stage nor a DGPuK membership requirement nor a country. | see website | Every two years, in odd-numbered years; the next Theory Prize will be given in 2027. The page names no submission deadline and carries no open call. | |
| unclear | ÖFEB Dissertation Prize Site | ÖFEB | see website | Authors of monograph dissertations with a clear educational-science focus, still unpublished, submitted at an Austrian university or related to the Austrian education system, with the highest overall grade | R2 | Educational science: a “dissertation prize in the field of research and development in education”, for monographs “with a clear connection to educational science” (close translation — the page is German only). | Call per board term; most recent deadline 30 March 2026 (application by e-mail) |
| unclear | ÖGP Dissertation Prize Site | ÖGP | see website | Early-career psychology researchers with a doctorate in Austria | see website | Periodic call (details via ÖGP) | |
| 31.07.2026 expired | LBG OIS Early Career Researcher Award Site | LBG | 2.000 EUR je Preis | “Individual LBI and KFG early-career researchers in the following career phases: doctoral phase, immediate postdoc phase, or transition to independent research.” The page names no country: the condition is employment at a Ludwig Boltzmann Institute or an LBG clinical research group, and all of those are in Austria. | R1R2 | Submission deadline 31 July 2026 | |
| 30.07.2026 expired | Dissertationspreis der Fachgruppe Internationale und Interkulturelle Kommunikation Site | DGPuK | 2.000 Euro | Early-career researchers who handed in their dissertation from October 2024 onwards and whose doctoral procedure is completed in the year of submission; the thesis must have been submitted at a university in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Candidates apply themselves. The call names no DGPuK membership requirement. | R1R2 | Dissertations “in the field of international and/or inter/transcultural communication” (close translation — the page is German only). | Every two years; the 2026 submission deadline was 30 July 2026, with the selection completed by 30 September 2026. The 2026 round is closed; the next is due in 2028 by that cycle, and the page names no date for it. |
| 15.07.2026 expired | Dissertation Award PR and Organizational Communication Site | DGPuK | kostenfreie Publikation bei Springer VS sowie Bücher nach Wahl aus dem gesamten Springer-Programm im Wert von 300 Euro | Authors of dissertations in the field of PR and organisational communication that are no more than two years old. Only dissertations written by DGPuK members, or by doctoral candidates of DGPuK members, can be honoured — membership is needed to apply, not to read the call. The call names no country in which the university must be. | R1R2 | Dissertations “in the field of PR and organisational communication” (close translation — the page is German only). | Every two years; the 2026 submission deadline was 15 July 2026, and the award is given on 5 November 2026 at the division's conference in Salzburg. The 2026 round is closed; the page names no date for the next one. |
| 15.06.2026 expired | Christian Doppler Award of the Province of Salzburg Site | 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 | R1R2R3 | “Category 4: neuroscience, medical research and psychology” — one of five categories of a prize “for work in the natural sciences” (close translation — the page is German only). | 2026 call: submission deadline was 15 June 2026; the prize is re-advertised at varying intervals |
| 15.05.2026 expired | Paul F. Lazarsfeld-Stipend Site | DGPuK | jeweils 1.000 Euro (maximal drei Stipendien) | Students or graduates of communication studies with a methodologically outstanding term paper, Bachelor's or Master's thesis (Diplom or Magister too); their supervisors nominate them. The call names no DGPuK membership requirement and no country in which the university must be. | R1 | “student work with a methods focus”, awarded by the communication science Methods division (close translation — the page is German only). | Annual call, issued alongside the call for the division's conference; for 2026 the deadline was 15 May 2026, 23:59. That round is closed; the page does not yet carry a call for next year. |
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