Germany and Switzerland are preliminary and very incomplete — the focus is on Austria.
What the filters mean
Within a line several filters mean “or”, between the lines they mean “and”. “All active” clears everything, and the downloads follow your choice. What a single button means is listed below, next to its line.
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.
Added
Only entries first discovered in this directory within the chosen months; the entry’s own card carries the date. Only one filter works here at a time, and a second click switches it off. Only the numbers that give a different list from the number to their left stand here; where a single number stands alone, the whole list is younger than that number.
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.
Seed funding for completely new, high-risk, or particularly original research ideas with high transformative potential. Anonymized submission, double-blind jury review. All disciplines, duration up to 2 years.
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Periodic calls
Funding amount: 50.000 – 175.000 €
Target group: Researchers holding a doctorate/PhD (all career stages)
“Digitalisation in health care”: image processing, AI-supported health monitoring, telemedicine (close translation — the page is German only).
Current themed call: research and development projects on digitalisation in healthcare, covering image processing, AI-supported health monitoring and telemedicine, and documentation and monitoring systems. Total budget EUR 2.6 million. read more
Next deadline:03.08.2026expired
Deadline: Submission until 3 August 2026, 12:00 noon (by e-mail to the fund's office)
Funding amount: max. 80 % der Gesamtkosten, bis 300.000 € pro Projekt
Target group: Styrian universities, non-profit non-university research institutions, and associations with a science-oriented purpose
Funding programme of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program awards research and teaching grants to up to two research or teaching proposals to encourage innovative and timely… read more
Next deadline:01.10.2026
Deadline: Per the page, accepting July 1 — October 1, 2026; deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Funding amount: $3,500 (up to two grants; plus $500 toward conference travel expenses)
Target group: Current AEJMC faculty members; per the call, the program is looking for proposals from junior faculty members teaching full-time who have not yet achieved tenure, likely at the assistant professor level; media professionals who have recently transitioned to full-time work in the academy are also welcomed to apply. Graduate or undergraduate students are not eligible.
Funding programme of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: the AEJMC Senior Scholars Program awards up to two grants to senior scholars to fund innovative and timely research projects in journalism and mass… read more
Next deadline:01.10.2026
Deadline: Per the page, accepting July 1 — October 1, 2026; deadline for submitting proposals is Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Funding amount: $5,000 (up to two grants; plus $750 toward conference travel expenses)
Target group: AEJMC members; per the call, the program is looking for proposals from senior faculty members teaching full-time (preferably tenured). Members holding an endowed professorship or an endowed chair are not eligible to apply.
The Austrian-African Research Network Africa-UniNet was initiated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and launched by the OeAD and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: The 6th Africa-UniNet call closed on 30 November 2025; the website names no new closing date.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Member institutions of the network – universities and research institutions in Austria and in African countries
The Aktion Austria-Czech Republic supports scientific exchange between Austria and the Czech Republic and the learning of the neighbouring country's language. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: up to 3 closing dates per year, depending on the programme
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Graduates, postgraduates, postdocs and researchers studying or working at state universities, universities of applied sciences, university colleges of teacher education or accredited private universities in Austria
The Aktion Austria-Hungary supports scientific exchange between Austria and Hungary and the learning of the neighbouring country's language. Different scholarships for students, lecturers and researchers as well as project funding are… read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: short-term grants ongoing, per scholarship programme up to 4 closing dates per year
Neuroscience: “the most special neuroscience event in Austria … Dedicated to all young neuroscientists, and members of ANA.”
Travel grants of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for young neuroscientists to attend the ANA meeting in Austria (every two years); most recently 15 grants for the 2025 ANA meeting, around €300 per the overview page.
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Every two years for the ANA meeting; most recent deadline 30 June 2025
Funding amount: ca. 300 €
Target group: Young neuroscientists with ANA membership
Neuroscience: “to help as many young and productive neuroscientists as possible to attend the most crucial European Neuroscience conference: the FENS Forum”.
Travel grants of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for young neuroscientists to attend the FENS Forum, the most important European neuroscience conference (every two years); read more
Next deadline:14.02.2026expired
Deadline: Every two years for the FENS Forum; most recent deadline 14 February 2026
Funding amount: 500 €
Target group: ANA student members or regular members up to 3 years after the PhD
“Humanities, social and cultural sciences (GSK)” — the page names no individual subject; neither psychology nor communication science appears on it.
Postdoc fellowship specifically for humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies. Enables independent, open-topic research with one's own project idea; read more
Next deadline:30.03.2026expired
Deadline: Annual call; 2026 deadline: 30 March 2026 (closed)
Target group: Postdocs in humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies (from Austria and abroad), up to max. 3 years after the doctorate, with outstanding publications
The ASEAN-European Academic University Network supports the exchange of knowledge between partner universities in Europe and South East Asia. Its main activity is the organisation and financial support of transcontinental exchange of… read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: 1 per year (spring). Call 2026 closed on 23 April 2026; Call 2027 is expected to open in early February 2027 and to stay open until April 2027.
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Scientists (usually postdocs) and PhD students at ASEA-UNINET member universities in Austria, in the ASEAN partner countries and in Pakistan
Bridge between basic and applied research. Cooperative projects between science and industry, open to all topics and technologies. Funding rate 60–80% depending on company size, duration max. 36 months. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: max. ca. 360.000 € Zuschuss (Projektkosten bis 450.000–600.000 €)
Target group: Research institutions in cooperation with companies (consortium with at least one partner each from science and industry, based in Austria)
A multilateral exchange programme with central, eastern and south-eastern Europe: students and teaching staff apply for a funded stay in one of the participating countries. Mobility happens within networks at faculty and institute level; read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Submission dates as the page states them: 1 June for the winter semester and the academic year, 1 November for the summer semester and for freemovers, 30 November for networks. The page names no year.
Funding amount: Vollstipendium durch das Gastland, an dessen Lebenshaltungskosten orientiert; österreichische Outgoings können zusätzlich einen Mobilitätszuschuss beantragen, Lehrende einen Vorlesungszuschuss pro gehaltener Lehrveranstaltungsstunde
Target group: Undergraduates, graduates, researchers and teaching staff. Applicants must hold the citizenship of a CEEPUS country or upload an Equal Status Document; before applying they must contact the CEEPUS coordinator at their home institution.
Individual and general funding by the City of Vienna's cultural department (MA 7) for research projects, symposia, conferences, lectures, and event series, plus science stipends. read more
Next deadline:30.09.2026
Deadline: Projects up to €5,000: rolling until 8 weeks before start; from €5,001: 1–30 September for the following year
Funding amount: natürliche Personen bis 10.000 € (laut Förderrichtlinien)
Target group: Adult natural persons with main residence in Vienna, plus companies, legal persons, and registered partnerships based in Vienna
Transdisciplinary teams with “strong climate and health knowledge (including meteorological) and relevant economic expertise”, on the impacts of climate change on physical and mental health.
Annual call on the health effects of climate change: up to £2.5 million per award over up to three years, with around 10 to 15 awards expected. The administering organisation may be anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China).
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Annual call (“Frequency: Annual”); currently “Closed to applications” (as of 31 July 2026). The page states no date for the next round.
Funding amount: Up to £2.5 million per award
Target group: Research teams led by a mid-career or established researcher (“Mid-career researcher, Established researcher”). Administering organisation location: “Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)” — Austria is not excluded. Co-applicants are required.
A COST Action is an interdisciplinary research network bringing together researchers and innovators to examine a chosen topic over four years; the funding primarily covers networking activities, not the research work itself.
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: etwa 150.000 EUR im ersten Jahr, in den darauffolgenden drei Jahren jeweils rund 180.000 EUR
“the Educational Psychology division” — the page names this one division of the DGPs.
Grants from the German Psychological Society for conference participation by early-career researchers in educational psychology. The DGPs is the learned society of the German-speaking area; no country restriction stated. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Continuous submission
Funding amount: bis 600 € (international) / bis 300 € (national)
Target group: Students and recent graduates (degree max. 6 months ago) as first authors of a conference contribution
Target group: PhD students at Austrian universities (before starting or within the first year of the doctorate; master's completed no more than 2 years ago)
Part of the excellent=austria excellence initiative. Funds consortia of 3–7 outstanding researchers pursuing high-risk ideas with the potential to trigger a paradigm shift in their field. 5-year duration, all disciplines.
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Periodic calls
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Consortia of 3–7 researchers at Austrian research institutions
“empirically oriented social sciences” — the page names neither psychology nor communication science (close translation — the page is German only).
WWTF program funding empirically oriented social sciences on societally relevant questions with relevance to Vienna and Austria. 2026 call 'Resilience & Crises' with €2 million total volume (110 applications, decision December 2026). read more
Next deadline:17.06.2026expired
Deadline: Periodic calls; 2026 call closed June 17, 2026, next call per website
Funding amount: 50.000 – 100.000 €
Target group: Researchers at universities and non-university research institutions (relevance to Vienna/Austria required)
Long-term funding for established, leading principal investigators with a track record of significant research achievements who want to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project. read more
Next deadline:27.08.2026expired
Deadline: Annual (2026 call: opens 28 May, deadline 27 August 2026)
Funding amount: bis 2.500.000 € (+ bis 1.000.000 € Zusatzkosten)
Target group: Established researchers with significant research achievements
New ERC scheme from 2026 ('Choose Europe for Science' initiative): major funding for exceptionally ambitious, field-transforming projects that go beyond the scope of a regular ERC grant. read more
Next deadline:02.09.2026expired
Deadline: First call: deadline 2 September 2026
Funding amount: bis 7.000.000 €
Target group: Outstanding researchers of any career stage and nationality (min. 50% residence in EU/associated countries)
Follow-up funding exclusively for current or former ERC grantees (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy) to explore the application or commercialization potential of ERC research. Lump sum, 18 months.
Next deadline:17.09.2026expired
Deadline: 2026 call: deadline 17 September 2026
Funding amount: 150.000 € (Pauschale)
Target group: Principal Investigators of an ERC grant
Funding for groups of 2–4 Principal Investigators tackling questions that cannot be addressed by one PI alone. Open to all topics, 6-year duration. Suitable for interdisciplinary psychology projects (e.g. with neuroscience, AI).
Next deadline:11.05.2027
Deadline: Next call: opens 17 February 2027, deadline 11 May 2027
Funding amount: bis 10.000.000 € (+ bis 4.000.000 € Zusatzkosten)
Target group: Teams of 2–4 researchers at institutions in EU/associated countries
Scholarship for international researchers for a research stay of 1 to 9 months at Austrian universities and research institutions (main programme "worldwide"; further variants incl. universities of applied sciences and ASEA-UNINET).
Next deadline:01.02.2026expired
Deadline: Annual (1 February; online application from October)
Funding amount: 1.300 €/Monat
Target group: International researchers (doctoral students and postdocs, maximum age 35)
International research stay (10–24 months) for highly qualified young researchers at leading foreign institutions. With optional return phase (up to 12 months).
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Continuous submission (5 award dates per year)
Funding amount: 45.900–63.400 €/Jahr (je nach Zielland) + Reisekosten; Rückkehrphase: Senior-Postdoc-Gehalt + bis zu 15.000 €/Jahr
Target group: Postdocs in the early stages of their research career (completed doctorate)
The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU) was established in 2000 to create an educational network for universities and universities of applied sciences in Austria and educational institutions in East Asia, Central Asia–Caucasus and South… read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: 1 closing date per year
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Scientists at EPU member institutions (at least current PhD/doctoral studies)
“researchers working in the field of brain health research” — the page's own wording; it never says neuroscience.
Transnational collaborative projects on brain health, co-funded by the EU: consortia of three to six partners from at least three participating countries, duration up to 36 months; FWF principal investigators can request up to €450,000. read more
Next deadline:30.06.2026expired
Deadlines in detail:Short proposals 10.03.2026Full proposals 30.06.2026
Deadline: Call cycles; most recently pre-proposals by 10 March 2026, full proposals by 30 June 2026 (FWF side 1 July 2026); currently no submissions
Funding amount: bis 450.000 € je FWF-Projektleitung
Target group: Researchers in brain health research at universities, non-academic research institutions, and industrial research departments; FWF side: requirements of FWF Principal Investigator Projects or Clinical Research apply
Neuroscience: “Be Master or PhD students in neuroscience or early postdoctoral fellows”; the programme is “designed to advance neuroscience research and training in Europe”.
Exchange fellowships for lab visits of 4 weeks to 4 months in another country, up to €4,000; 60% paid before the start, 40% on completion. The visit must take place within one year of the award. read more
Next deadline:15.10.2026
Deadline: Twice a year: 15 April and 15 October (23:59 Brussels time)
Funding amount: bis 4.000 €
Target group: Master's and PhD students in neuroscience and early postdocs (within 5 years) based in Europe with membership in a FENS member society
“projects attributable to health promotion and primary prevention”; the page explicitly excludes research projects.
The Austrian Health Promotion Fund (Fonds Gesundes Österreich) funds health promotion and primary prevention projects – incl. mental health. Up to 80% of recognized project costs; at least one additional funding source required. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Continuous submission + themed calls
Funding amount: bis 80 % der Projektkosten (variabel)
Provincial programme (running 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2029) for developing and expanding future-oriented research fields at Upper Austrian non-university research institutions. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Programme runs until 31 Dec 2029; submission dates see website or guideline document
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Upper Austrian non-university research institutions (FFG-listed, public-benefit oriented, not a COMET centre)
Career funding that the FWF launched in July 2024 to attract and retain particularly talented researchers in international competition, giving advanced postdocs in Austria the opportunity to make the leap to the top of their research… read more
Next deadline:10.09.2026expired
Deadline: Annual call (submission July 1 – September 10)
Funding amount: 500.000 – 1.000.000 €
Target group: Postdocs (2–9 years post-PhD) at Austrian research institutions
Funding for stand-alone book publications presenting basic-research results of international relevance, including mandatory open-access publication and editing or translation. Also postdoctoral theses and revised dissertations; read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Rolling submissions via elane; publication within 36 months of approval
Funding amount: bis 22.000 €
Target group: Researchers from all disciplines; authors need not be employed in Austria (researchers holding professorships abroad excepted)
Funding for stand-alone digital publication formats presenting research results – such as apps, wiki-based publications, annotated scientific databases, or multi-media web-based publications. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Rolling submissions via elane; publication within 36 months of approval
The early-career body of the DGPuK, together with the publisher Herbert von Halem, calls for applications for a promising dissertation project; the call has gone out annually since 2014. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Annual call by the DGPuK's early-career body; the most recently published deadline was Tuesday, 1 October 2024. The page carries no newer call.
Funding amount: Preisgeld in Höhe von 1.000 € sowie eine zuschussfreie Publikation beim Herbert von Halem Verlag
Target group: All doctoral candidates working on a communication and/or media research topic who will submit their German- or English-language dissertation within twelve months of the deadline and who are doing a monograph rather than a cumulative thesis. DGPuK membership is explicitly not required.
Grants from the SPSP Heritage Initiative toward the costs of conducting dissertation research in personality and social psychology. Up to six grants per year, at least two each in personality and in social psychology. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: The next application cycle will open in early February 2027
Funding amount: $2,000 each
Target group: Graduate students in personality and/or social psychology (full-time, SPSP student members) with an approved dissertation proposal
Der Hochschuljubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien wurde 1965 aus Anlass des 600-jährigen Bestandes der Universität Wien und des 150-jährigen Bestehens der Technischen Universität als Hochschuljubiläumsstiftung begründet. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: bis ca. 20.000 € beantragbar (Ø ca. 8.000 € ausbezahlt)
Target group: Researchers at Viennese universities; in individual cases scientific associations and qualified individuals residing in Vienna
ÖFG travel-funding programme, open to all disciplines including psychology. It supports: presenting new research findings at international conferences abroad, small international symposia/workshops in Austria, short-term research stays at… read more
Next deadline:01.10.2026
Deadline: Several submission deadlines per year; next per website: 1 October and 5 November 2026. Decision usually 3 weeks after the deadline.
Funding amount: Kongressgebühr, Reise- und Hotelkosten
Target group: Primarily early-career researchers up to age 40 with at least one peer-reviewed international publication; workshop and invitation applications by habilitated university teachers
Stipends from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for members from international locations to attend its Annual Convention. Three levels based on the resource and travel-cost category of the country of residence. read more
Next deadline:15.09.2026expired
Deadline: Applications August 20 to September 15, 2026 (the page header says September 16)
Funding amount: up to $600 / up to $1,000 / up to $1500
Target group: Graduate students in psychology and post-doctoral teachers/scholars residing outside the U.S. and Canada
“The relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to, education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, behavioral science, computer science, pedagogy, linguistics, neuroscience”.
Globally competitive 3-year fellowship for research on children's and youths' learning and development. Psychology is explicitly listed. Up to 12 fellowships per year; funds flexibly usable (incl. read more
Next deadline:02.02.2026expired
Deadline: Annual (opens around late November, deadline early February; most recently 2 February 2026)
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Early and mid-career researchers (PhD within past 10 years), worldwide – including Austrian institutions
Research award of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in memory of Jenessa Shapiro for graduate students committed to advancing inclusion and broadening participation in personality and social psychology. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: The next application cycle will open in early February 2027
Funding amount: up to $1,000
Target group: Graduate students in personality and/or social psychology committed to advancing inclusion; SPSP membership is not required
Theoretical and reflexive projects, “interdisciplinary within the life and cognitive sciences as well as history, philosophy and social studies thereof”.
Fellowships at the KLI in Klosterneuburg for theoretical, reflexive, and interdisciplinary projects on life and cognition in its biological, cognitive, social, and cultural diversity. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Rolling applications; the KLI board meets 3–4 times a year, allow 4–6 months processing
Funding amount: 2.550–4.200 €/Monat brutto (je nach Schiene)
Target group: Doctoral candidates in the writing-up phase plus postdocs and senior researchers up to 15 years after the doctorate
Theoretical and reflexive projects, “interdisciplinary within the life and cognitive sciences as well as history, philosophy and social studies thereof”.
Research stays at the KLI in Klosterneuburg for theoretical and interdisciplinary projects: Early Career (late-stage doctorate or up to 8 years after the PhD, 1 week to 6 months) and Senior (more than 8 years after the PhD, 1 week to 3… read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Rolling applications; the KLI board meets 3–4 times a year, allow 4–6 months processing
Funding amount: Reisekosten und Unterkunft (kein Stipendium)
Target group: Researchers from the late doctoral stage to senior level, with their own funding
“research projects in all academic disciplines” in cooperative development research with partners in the Global South (close translation — the page is German only).
The ministry-funded programme supports application-oriented cooperation projects between Austrian higher education and research institutions and institutions in countries of the Global South. read more
Next deadline:30.11.2026
Deadline: No closing date stated; the 6th call has been decided (13 projects selected for funding).
Funding amount: bis zu 50.000 Euro pro bewilligtes Projekt (je nach Laufzeit)
Target group: Researchers (postdocs) at Austrian universities and non-university research institutions as well as at universities and non-university research institutions in countries of the Global South according to the DAC list of the OECD
“life sciences … from basic research to applied translational research” (close translation — the page is German only).
Thematic WWTF project funding for life science research in Vienna. 2026 call 'Targeted Prevention': disease prevention and healthy life years in specific populations (€7.5 million total, 2–4 year duration). read more
Next deadline:06.10.2026
Deadlines in detail:Short proposals 05.05.2026Full proposals 06.10.2026
Deadline: Periodic calls; 2026 call: short proposals due May 5, 2026 (closed), full proposals due October 6, 2026, decision March 2027
Economics and neighbouring subjects: “master programmes abroad in economics, political economy or related social-science disciplines with an economic focus”; “applications for other master programmes are also possible” (close translation — the page is German only).
Up to four fellowships per year for one- or two-year master's programmes abroad in economics, political economy or related social-science disciplines with an economic focus. read more
Next deadline:25.05.2026expired
Deadline: 2026 deadline: 25 May; decision expected by end of June (awarded annually)
Funding amount: 6.000 € einmalig (bis zu 4 Stipendien pro Jahr)
Target group: Students before a master's programme abroad with an economic social-science focus
Finances research stays abroad for PhD students at Austrian universities. 6–12 months worldwide. Monthly allowance. Note: The programme is being discontinued – the final submission deadline is 1 September 2026.
Next deadline:01.09.2026expired
Deadline: Final deadline: 1 September 2026 (programme will be discontinued afterwards)
Funding amount: 1.800 €/Monat
Target group: PhD students at Austrian universities
Finances a 12-month research stay at a research institution in the USA. All disciplines. Requirements: invitation from the US institution, PhD within the last 10 years, Austrian citizenship or at least 3 years of residence in Austria.
Next deadline:25.06.2026expired
Deadline: Annual (deadline: June 25, 2026)
Funding amount: 72.000 USD (12 Monate)
Target group: Postdocs (PhD within the last 10 years) with an invitation from a US research institution
A “medical-scientific fund … for scientific research work by physicians” (close translation — the page is German only).
Non-profit fund of the City of Vienna (since 1978, managed by municipal department MA 40) supporting medical research projects at Viennese institutions. Clinical and health psychology projects with a medical focus can qualify. read more
“This funding is focused on psychological and/or social interventions only”, for anxiety, depression and psychosis; any discipline relevant to mental health science.
Two-stage call on early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people: £200,000 for the Foundation Phase and £5 to £8 million for the Impact Phase. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: One-off call (“Frequency: One-off”); currently “Closed to applications” (as of 31 July 2026).
Funding amount: £200,000 for the Foundation Phase and £5 million to £8 million for the Impact Phase
Target group: Research teams led by an established researcher, “From any relevant discipline”. Administering organisation location: “Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)” — Austria is not excluded. Note this is a different condition from where the work happens: “The research must take place in the UK or a low- and middle-income country (LMIC)”. Co-applicants are required.
Mental health science, plus “the science of circadian systems and/or physical activity”; applicants “from any relevant discipline”.
Call for research teams on physical-activity and circadian-based interventions against anxiety and depression in young people. Wellcome expects to make 5 to 10 awards. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: One-off call (“Frequency: One-off”); currently “Closed to applications” (as of 31 July 2026). The page states no new date.
Funding amount: £1-4 million per grant
Target group: Research teams led by an established researcher, “from any relevant discipline”. The administering organisation may sit anywhere — “Administering organisation location: Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)” — so an Austrian organisation is not excluded. Note: “Interventions must take place in the UK and/or Africa”, which is where the work happens, not where the applicant sits. Co-applicants are required.
Doctoral programmes implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions and infrastructures, businesses including SMEs and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe and beyond, to train highly… read more
Next deadline:24.11.2026
Deadline: Annual (2026 call: deadline 24 November 2026)
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Universities and research institutions (consortia); funds doctoral candidates
Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowships for international mobility. European Fellowships: 1–2 years in another EU/associated country; Global Fellowships: 2–3 years incl. stay outside Europe with return phase. All disciplines.
Next deadline:09.09.2026expired
Deadline: Annual (September); 2026 call: 9 September 2026
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Postdocs (max. 8 years post-PhD, mobility rule)
Funds basic research with an economics focus across 19 thematic clusters, incl. labor markets, financial literacy, and selected social science topics. Relevant for psychology in economic and decision psychology. read more
Next deadline:18.03.2026expired
Deadline: Two submission windows per year (2nd 2026 session: January 26 – March 18, 2026)
Funding amount: 50.000 – 300.000 €
Target group: Researchers at Austrian research institutions
Program for opening up the research process. Involving citizens, patients, and other stakeholders in research. Especially relevant for psychological and social research.
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Ongoing calls (incl. OIS Early Career Researcher Award, OIS zam: Forum 2026)
Volkswagen Foundation funding for risky, groundbreaking research ideas in all disciplines. Applications run via a German institution (grants only to German institutions); read more
Next deadline:27.08.2026expired
Deadline: Short proposals: 27 August 2026
Funding amount: bis 1.300.000 € (3–5 Jahre)
Target group: Postdocs and professors; lead at a German institution, Austrian partners possible
“the humanities and social and cultural sciences” — the page names no individual subject.
Bridges the phase between PhD completion and a postdoc position in the humanities, social and cultural sciences: finish dissertation publications, develop an own research project for funding applications, build networks. read more
Next deadline:16.11.2026
Deadline: Two deadlines per year (May 15 and November 16, 2026)
Funding amount: 52.080 €/Jahr (3–12 Monate)
Target group: PhD graduates in humanities, social and cultural sciences (degree completed in Austria, max. 6 months before deadline)
Funding for independent research projects by individual scientists. All disciplines. International peer review. Maximum duration 48 months.
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Continuous submission
Funding amount: keine formale Obergrenze (projektspezifische Personal- und Sachmittel; ab 450.000 € zusätzliche Gutachten)
Target group: Researchers of all disciplines at Austrian research institutions; no specific academic degree required, scientific qualification to lead the project needed
Subsidy for publishing scholarly works from all fields of research, including psychology. Eligible are works of high scholarly quality that are as yet unpublished, contain new research findings, and would otherwise not appear or only at… read more
Next deadline:04.10.2026
Deadline: Three submission deadlines per year; next per website: 2 August 2026 and 4 October 2026
Funding amount: bis 2.000 € pro Werk
Target group: Primarily not-yet-established researchers; Austrian citizens or researchers working mainly in Austria
Funds doctoral projects at Lower Austrian research institutions – open to all thematic fields, including psychology. Finances PhD positions at 50% of the FWF salary rate (up to 100% for cooperative applications by two institutions) plus up… read more
Provincial funding programme for Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions: competence building, research structures and human resources along the WISS 2030 themes. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Currently no applications possible (as of July 2026); see website for dates
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Salzburg universities, non-university research institutions, innovation intermediaries and knowledge-transfer organisations
Basic research call by the Lower Austrian research funding agency (GFF NÖ) in the 2026 RTI annual program, focus 'Society and Culture' – the call page states it is open to projects addressing questions in the humanities, social sciences… read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Call in Q1 2026; the call page states the submission phase has closed, review until 15 October 2026, award on 15 December 2026. Annual call program, submission via calls.einreichsystem.at
Funding amount: bis 360.000 €
Target group: Universities and non-university research institutions located in Lower Austria (as lead partner)
“the key research areas of biology and medicine of the current call for proposals”.
Bonus from the FWF's alpha+ Foundation for Erwin Schrödinger fellows: up to €5,000 for international networking, conference visits, and specialization courses. Subject focus varies by call (most recently biology and medicine).
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Annual call; currently no submissions possible (as of 07/2026)
Funding amount: bis 5.000 €
Target group: FWF Erwin Schrödinger fellows (approved in the year before the call)
“a cultural, arts or humanities orientation of the project” (close translation — the page is German only).
Project funding of the province of Upper Austria for cultural-studies and humanities projects whose content primarily concerns Upper Austria (at least 50%). Eligible costs include project costs and pro-rata personnel and overhead costs; read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Upper Austrian individuals, associations and institutions active in science or research
The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers) is offered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Closing date for applications: any time (by 31 December at the latest)
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Postdocs and researchers or university lecturers at Austrian universities
To promote junior researchers and scientific cooperation, scholarships are offered for a stay at Taiwanese universities. The stay lasts a maximum of one month. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: March 1st
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Postgraduates, doctoral students, lecturers and researchers at Austrian public universities, private universities and universities of applied sciences (at least one completed semester of a doctoral programme by the closing date, or teaching activities)
To promote junior researchers and scientific cooperation, scholarships are offered for a stay at Taiwanese universities. The stay lasts 1 to 4 months. Students at Austrian higher education institutions who are actively studying (at least… read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing date for applications: March 1st
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Graduates or traditional degree (diploma degree) students at Austrian public universities, private universities and universities of applied sciences (at least one completed semester in the 2nd stage of a diploma programme or in a master's programme)
Funds outstanding science communication activities for FWF-funded projects – from exhibitions to digital formats. Duration up to 2 years. Also open for recently completed projects (up to 3 years after completion).
Next deadline:13.05.2026expired
Deadline: Annual call (next deadline: May 13, 2026)
Funding amount: bis 100.000 €
Target group: Leaders and team members of ongoing or recently completed FWF projects
“The funding focus lies in the cultural, social and natural sciences” (close translation — the page is German only).
Project funding by the province's cultural affairs department, focused on the cultural, social and natural sciences — psychology qualifies. It covers production-cost subsidies for scholarly publications with specialist publishers, grants… read more
Next deadline:31.10.2026
Deadline: Individual projects: at least three months before the project starts; annual funding: by 31 October
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Researchers with proven scientific qualification and research institutions; projects with a Carinthia connection
“a cultural, arts or humanities orientation of the programme” (close translation — the page is German only).
Funding of the province of Upper Austria for the annual programmes of Upper Austrian associations and institutions active in science or research with a humanities/cultural-studies orientation. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Upper Austrian associations and institutions active in science or research
“It is a cultural-studies or humanities publication” (close translation — the page is German only).
Printing-cost subsidy of the province of Upper Austria for cultural-studies and humanities publications whose content primarily concerns Upper Austria (at least 50% of the text). read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Application via online form before printing; no submission deadline stated on the website
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Editors and authors of cultural-studies and humanities publications relating to Upper Austria
“a cultural-studies or humanities orientation of the project (projects in the natural sciences cannot be supported)” (close translation — the page is German only).
Stipends of the province of Upper Austria for cultural-studies and humanities research projects whose content primarily concerns Upper Austria (at least 50%; a merely personal connection is not sufficient). read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Application via online form; no submission deadline stated on the website, see website for dates
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Researchers with projects in the humanities or cultural studies relating to Upper Austria (at least 50%); natural-science projects are excluded; academic expertise and/or a positive expert review required
The Scientific & Technological Cooperation is based on inter-governmental and bilateral agreements. It funds research visits within concrete scientific cooperation projects with researchers from a partner country; read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: Closing dates for applications: 7-10 per year; calls per partner country are usually held every two years, and the status of each agreement is listed on the programme page.
Funding amount: Mobilitätskosten (Reise- und Aufenthaltskosten) sowie projektbezogene Materialkosten bis max. 3.000 Euro pro Projekt
Target group: Researchers (project coordinators) and PhD students (team members) at Austrian universities and non-university research institutions working in basic research
Small grants from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for projects that build community and professional development in personality and social psychology — workshops, networking meetings, or workshopping job materials. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: The next application cycle will open in early February 2027
Funding amount: up to $2,000
Target group: Personality and social psychologists at all levels
Funding programme of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (launched 2016) for members hosting small conferences relevant to the personality and social psychology field. read more
Direct financial assistance from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for research projects of graduate students in personality and social psychology. Three awards per year; read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: The next application cycle will open in early February 2027
Funding amount: $500 each
Target group: Graduate students (MA and PhD) in personality and/or social psychology; SPSP student membership required at the time of application
Registration stipends of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for Early Career and Full Members who teach and work primarily with undergraduate students: a registration code toward the Annual Convention, selected by lottery. read more
Next deadline:15.09.2026expired
Deadline: Applications open August 20 and close September 15, 2026
Funding amount: a registration code that may be applied toward the cost of attending the SPSP Annual Convention
Target group: SPSP Early Career and Full Members who teach primarily undergraduate students (graduate student instructors are not eligible)
Research grant of AEJMC and News Engagement Day: the Research Grant to Support Innovative News Audience & News Engagement Studies encourages the exploration of the news audience and news engagement in new ways to answer never before asked… read more
Next deadline:01.05.2027
Deadline: Per the awards listing, accepting December 1, 2026 — May 1, 2027; the call linked there is still the 2026 one (Proposals Due: May 1, 2026).
Funding amount: $3,000
Target group: Per the 2026 call, all current AEJMC members are invited to submit a proposal; the page states no career-stage restriction.
Under WISS 2030 the Province of Salzburg periodically issues thematic funding calls for researchers at Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions. read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: No open call (as of July 2026); see website for dates
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Researchers at Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions
Annual prize for work in progress by young researchers and artists of all disciplines, including psychology. Open regardless of nationality; highest academic degree no more than 6 years ago (parental leave and medical absences credited); read more
Next deadline:31.03.2026expired
Deadline: Annually January 1 – March 31 (online portal, German or English)
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Young researchers as individuals (max. 6 years after highest degree)
State funding for research projects and events at Tyrolean universities, all disciplines (including psychology, e.g., University of Innsbruck). Separate annual call for early-career researchers (2026: February 1 to March 15). read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: variabel
Target group: Researchers at Tyrolean universities, universities of applied sciences, and university colleges of teacher education
Major funding for international top young researchers to establish a research group in Vienna. 6–8 year duration. Application in tandem with an established scientist at a Viennese research institution.
Next deadline:10.03.2026expired
Deadline: Periodic calls with rotating topics; 2026 call "Environmental Systems Research" closed March 10, 2026
Funding amount: bis 1.800.000 €
Target group: International postdocs (up to 8 years after PhD, currently working abroad)
Bilateral research projects between Austria and Germany (optionally further Weave countries such as Switzerland) under the FWF–DFG lead agency procedure: one application, one review, funding in both countries. read more
Next deadline:rolling
Deadline: Continuous submission
Funding amount: wie FWF-Einzelprojekte (FWF-Anteil)
Target group: Researchers in Austria with project partners in Germany
“business, science, research, technology, qualification, art and culture, and youth” — themes rather than disciplines (close translation — the page is German only).
Das Land Steiermark hat den Zukunftsfonds als Landesfonds zur Förderung innovativer und zukunftsweisender Projekte in den Bereichen Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Forschung, Technologie, Qualifikation, Kunst und Kultur sowie Jugend errichtet; read more
Next deadline:unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Styrian research institutions conducting R&D; inter- and transdisciplinary cooperations, including with companies
The Austrian Communication Association calls annually for applications to its grant of up to €2,000 for media and communication research and networking activities on any topic. read more
Next deadline:31.07.2026expired
Deadline: Submissions are possible on a rolling basis; the cut-off date for submissions this year is 31 July 2026.
Funding amount: bis zu 2.000,- Euro
Target group: Researchers in media and communication studies with a research project in Austria. At least one applicant must be in the qualification phase towards a doctorate or a habilitation. Applying requires individual ÖGK membership — of the applicant, or of at least one applicant or team member. Reading the call requires no membership; it is freely available.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-09-23
No grants found.
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