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1000 Ideas Programme
FWFAll disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Clinical/health
“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. The call explicitly asks for solutions that consider the needs of patients as well as healthcare professionals — an entry point for health-psychology contributions within interdisciplinary teams.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Africa-UniNet New
OeADAll disciplines
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). Its objective is to create a long-term, stable basis for cooperation between Austrian and African universities and research institutions and to provide opportunities for joint research projects. Funding is awarded in calls: in the framework of the 6th call, 20 cooperative research projects between institutions in Austria and in African countries were accepted for funding. Africa-UniNet is funded by the BMFWF.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
AK Essay Prize New
AK WienAll disciplines
Annual essay competition of AK Wien on a changing socio-political topic — 2023 "extreme wealth", 2024 "time poverty", 2025 "urban–rural divide" (nearly 180 submissions). A main prize and recognition prizes are awarded; a jury from academia, literature and media selects the winners. Conditions and prize money per call: see website.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
Annual prize of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour for scientific works that serve to improve employees' working and living conditions. Two categories: dissertations and scientific articles (total prize money €9,000, split among up to 3 winners; open topic aligned with the Chamber's fields of interest) and master's/diploma theses (stipend up to €1,000 plus publication in WISO; fixed topic per cycle, currently "Energie der Zukunft"). Applications from habilitated professors are excluded.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Aktion Austria-Czech Republic (Outgoing) New
OeADAll disciplines
The Aktion Austria-Czech Republic supports scientific exchange between Austria and the Czech Republic and the learning of the neighbouring country's language. It awards scholarships for stays in the Czech Republic to prepare diploma, doctoral or habilitation theses, and scholarships for research or teaching stays for university lecturers. Anyone studying or working at an eligible institution in Austria may apply; there is no age limit. Stays last 1 to 5 months depending on the target group.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Aktion Austria-Hungary (Outgoing) New
OeADAll disciplines
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 intended to increase bilateral cooperation. The target country is Hungary; stays last from 3 days to 9 months depending on the target group and can be extended in certain cases. It is run by the OeAD on behalf of and financed by the Stiftung Aktion Austria-Hungary.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Annual prize of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for the best dissertation among its members, regardless of home discipline: €500 for the best thesis, €100 each for second and third place. Dissertations defended in the previous year are eligible.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ANA Meeting Travel Grants New
ANANeuroscience
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
ANA Travel Grants to FENS Forum New
ANANeuroscience
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); most recently 12 grants of €500 each for the FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona. Requires a submitted abstract and no previous ANA FENS Forum travel grant.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Dissertation prize of AK Wien in cooperation with Bielefeld University for theses examining migration-society conditions in the fields of employment, social inequality, education and/or subjectivity as relations of power and domination. Eligible: dissertations in German or English from a doctoral procedure completed no more than two years ago; one-time submission, selection by a jury of two AK Wien members and five university professors.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
APART-GSK
ÖAWAll disciplines
“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; additionally up to €12,000/year for travel, material and other costs plus up to €2,000/year childcare subsidy.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
ASEAN-European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) New
OeADAll disciplines
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 (prospective) scientists. It funds bilateral and multilateral projects in research, research-led teaching and the arts; projects run for up to 24 months and a single mobility lasts from a few days to 3 months. At least one ASEA-UNINET member university in Austria has to be the lead partner and one in the ASEAN country the cooperating partner.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Psychology
“health psychology” — the page invites health psychologists to submit their projects.
Annual prize of the BÖP health psychology section, first awarded in 2025. Open to health psychology projects and services across the whole field — from private practice to organisations, from health promotion to scientific projects (e.g. work, school, primary care, rehabilitation, gerontology, environment, public health). The project need not be finished but should already be under way; a jury selects the best initiatives, and all submissions are showcased on the BÖP health psychology platform. Submission by form to leitung.gespsy@boep.or.at.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
BRIDGE Discontinued
FFGAll disciplines
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. Psychology relevant for applied topics (e.g., usability, occupational psychology).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
PsychologyClinical/health
Four categories: “humanities (philosophy, education, psychology, history…), social and economic sciences, law, human and veterinary medicine” (close translation — the page is German only).
Annual science prize for outstanding work by younger researchers (as a rule up to age 40) whose scientific significance is equivalent to a habilitation thesis. The humanities category explicitly names psychology; further categories cover theology, social and economic sciences, law, medicine, and natural sciences and engineering. The work must have been completed, with its review procedure concluded, within the three years before submission. Applicants should be Austrian citizens; work by foreign nationals is accepted if they permanently work at a scientific institution in Austria. Awarded in autumn by the Archbishop of Vienna.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) New
OeADAll disciplines
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; outside a network, freemover stays are possible in individual cases. Stays from three days (excursions) to ten months are funded.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Christian Doppler Award of the Province of Salzburg New
Land SalzburgPsychologyClinical/healthNeuroscience
“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).
see website
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
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. Per the funding guidelines, theses, purely medical, and commercial projects (among others) are not funded.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible New
WellcomeClinical/health
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).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Cooperation Partnerships
Erasmus+All disciplines
Supports transnational cooperation between organizations in education. Development of innovative methods and materials.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
DGPs Travel Grants (Educational Psychology Division)
DGPsPsychology
“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. Other divisions offer similar early-career support.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
DGPuK's Dissertation Award New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
The German Communication Association awards its Dissertation Award every two years, endowed with €3,000. Winners are chosen from outstanding dissertations that make an important contribution to communication and media research. Eligible are dissertations — cumulative ones included — in German or English that were submitted and assessed at universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and whose doctoral procedure was completed no more than two years before submission. Works may be put forward by the candidates themselves or by their supervisors.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
In 2026, for the eighth time, the province of Carinthia awards outstanding academic theses on digitalisation and its significance for Carinthia. Digitalisation topics from all academic disciplines are eligible, explicitly including societal aspects (e.g. digital divide, e-learning, artificial intelligence) — so psychology theses on digital topics fit. Three awards each go to bachelor's theses (EUR 500), diploma/master's theses (EUR 800) and doctoral dissertations (EUR 1,600). Open to students of Carinthian higher-education institutions with a grade of "very good" or "good"; dissertations from other universities qualify if supervised from a Carinthian institution.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Dissertation Award PR and Organizational Communication New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
Dissertations “in the field of PR and organisational communication” (close translation — the page is German only).
The DGPuK division for PR and organisational communication and the publisher Springer VS honour an outstanding dissertation in the field of PR and organisational communication every two years. The prize consists of a public tribute, a free publication with Springer VS and books of the winner's choice from the whole Springer list worth €300. Dissertations from the field that are no more than two years old at the deadline are eligible; the cut-off is the hand-in date recorded by the examination office. Candidates or their supervisors may submit. The award is given at the division's annual conference.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Dissertation Award “Media-Culture-Communication” New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
Dissertations “in the field of the series ‘Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation’” of the Sociology of Media Communication division (close translation — the page is German only).
The dissertation award “Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation” of the DGPuK division for the sociology of media communication and the publisher VS honours an outstanding dissertation in the field of the book series of the same name every year. The prize consists of a public tribute at the division's annual conference and publication of the thesis with the costs carried by the publisher and the series editors. The submission deadline is 31 December of each year.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Dissertationspreis der Fachgruppe Internationale und Interkulturelle Kommunikation New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
Dissertations “in the field of international and/or inter/transcultural communication” (close translation — the page is German only).
The DGPuK division for international and intercultural communication honours an outstanding dissertation in the field of international and/or inter- and transcultural communication every two years. The prize carries €2,000 and the chance to present the work at the division's annual conference. Ideally the topic advances a comparative, cosmopolitan and/or transcultural understanding of communication research, and the work should be written in clear language. Theses in German or English submitted at a university in the German-speaking area (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) are eligible. The prize is supported by the Ludwig-Delp-Stiftung.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Supports outstanding doctoral candidates with a fellowship for their dissertation. All disciplines. Very competitive, high prestige.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Communication sc.
Articles dealing with “questions relevant to communication and media ethics” (close translation — the page is German only).
The DGPuK division for communication and media ethics runs a doctoral prize to support early-career researchers; for 2026 it carries €500. Eligible are articles on questions relevant to communication and media ethics published between 1 January and 31 December 2026; unpublished full papers with a publication commitment are considered too. For co-authored articles, first authorship is required; each doctoral candidate may submit one contribution, in German or English. The prize is awarded at the division's annual conference in Vienna in February 2027.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Prizes awarded twice a year for completed scientific works by women: master's or diploma thesis, doctoral dissertation, or habilitation (no bachelor's theses). The work must be no older than three semesters, graded "excellent" by all reviewers, and not previously awarded elsewhere. Austrian citizenship is required; in exceptional cases, EU citizens with their main residence in Austria and particularly close ties to the country may apply. Open to all disciplines — the 2025 award winners include a psychology master's thesis on mindfulness and relaxation exercises. Submission is online with the thesis, a German abstract, CV, transcript, and reviewer reports.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Emerging Fields (excellent=austria)
FWFAll disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Empirical Social Sciences Call
WWTFAll disciplines
“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). Empirical psychological research fits the profile directly.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
For more experienced researchers who want to consolidate their group and research line. Open to all topics, highly competitive. 5-year duration.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
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. 4–7 year duration, lump-sum funding, only about 30 grants per year across all fields.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-28
ERC Starting Grants
ERCAll disciplines
Funding for excellent young researchers who want to build their own research group. Highly competitive, open to all topics. 5-year duration.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
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).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Ernst Mach Grant
OeADAll disciplines
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).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship
FWFAll disciplines
International research stay (10–24 months) for highly qualified young researchers at leading foreign institutions. With optional return phase (up to 12 months).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ESPRIT Programme
FWFAll disciplines
Career development program for postdocs. Supports independent research under mentoring by an experienced scientist.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Eurasia-Pacific Uninet New
OeADAll disciplines
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 Asia–Pacific. It comprises partners from all scientific fields and supports projects in research, research-based teaching and art as well as technology cooperations. Among other things it provides seed funding for initiating multilateral research. The target group is researchers at EPU member institutions from ongoing doctoral studies onwards; funding runs for 12 months.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Prize for outstanding academic theses dealing with European or EU topics and their significance for Carinthia — open to all academic disciplines, provided the thesis shows a strong Carinthia connection. Two scholarships each are awarded for bachelor's theses (EUR 300), diploma/master's theses (EUR 600) and doctoral dissertations (EUR 1,500). Open to EU citizens at Austrian and European higher-education institutions with a Carinthia connection (e.g. main residence, place of study or schooling); the thesis must have been completed between 1 January 2025 and 30 September 2026. An expert jury from Carinthian universities and the provincial government decides on the awards.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
European Partnership BrainHealth New
FWFClinical/health
“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. The current call 2 focuses on neurodegeneration.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Neuroscience
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. For Austria, ANA membership qualifies (or the Austrian Academy of Sciences as an IBRO organisation).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
FGÖ Project Funding Non-research funding
FGÖClinical/health
“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. Continuous submission via the DAISY online application system, plus themed project calls. Relevant for applied health psychology.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Future-Oriented Research Fields at Upper Austrian Non-University Research Institutions New
Land OÖAll disciplines
Provincial programme (running 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2029) for developing and expanding future-oriented research fields at Upper Austrian non-university research institutions. Eligible are FFG-listed non-university institutions without university status and not COMET centres, with a durable public-benefit orientation and a ban on profit distribution. Support takes the form of non-repayable grants; the aim is a positive impact on Upper Austria as a research and business location. Not restricted to particular disciplines, but in practice oriented towards innovation and regional competitiveness.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
FWF Book Publications New
FWFAll disciplines
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; for individuals not themselves eligible to apply to the FWF, up to 3 years after completion under the auspices of an Austrian research institution.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
FWF Digital Publications New
FWFAll disciplines
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. Proof of long-term financing for at least 6 years required.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
Austria's highest-endowed individual research award for established top researchers in all disciplines. Maximum freedom and flexibility for research over 5 years. No direct application – nomination by rectors, ÖAW/ISTA presidents, or previous laureates.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Herbert von Halem Award New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
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. The prize is a publication of the funded dissertation with Herbert von Halem at no cost to the author — copy-editing, typesetting, cover design and printing included — plus €1,000 in prize money. An application consists of a letter of motivation, a project description, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor and a tabular CV; a jury of researchers holding a doctorate assesses the submissions.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Higher Education Anniversary Fund of the City of Vienna
Stadt WienAll disciplines
see website
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
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 institutions abroad (max. 3 months), and inviting foreign researchers. The travel lines are aimed primarily at early-career researchers up to age 40 (3 years credited per child for care time, up to 3 years for illness/disability); at least one peer-reviewed international publication is required. Congress fees, travel and hotel costs are covered; only one substantial grant per person and year.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship Program
Jacobs FoundationAll disciplines
“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. up to 50% own salary), plus 10% overhead for the institution.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-28
KLI Resident Fellowships New
KLIAll disciplines
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. Three tracks: Writing-Up (late-stage doctorate, up to 6 months, €2,550/month gross), Postdoctoral (up to 8 years after the doctorate, up to 3 years, €3,850/month), and Senior (8–15 years after the doctorate, up to 3 years, €4,200/month), each with travel and library allowance.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
KLI Visiting Fellowships New
KLIAll disciplines
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 months). No stipend – the KLI covers travel and accommodation for limited periods; own funding required.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Kooperation Entwicklungsforschung (Cooperation Development Research) New
OeADAll disciplines
“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. The aim is to contribute to analysing and solving local challenges and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Eligible costs are mobility and material expenses in the context of 1-3 year research projects in all scientific disciplines. Eligible to apply are researchers (postdocs) at Austrian universities and non-university research institutions as well as at institutions in countries of the Global South according to the DAC list of the OECD.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
LBG OIS Early Career Researcher Award New
LBGAll disciplines
The award recognises researchers at Ludwig Boltzmann Institutes and LBG clinical research groups who apply Open Innovation in Science methods in their projects. Three prizes are given: an Open Innovation in Science prize (EUR 2,000), a WKÖ foundation prize for knowledge transfer and exploitation (EUR 2,000), and a support package for an OIS project with development potential. The submission is a poster design.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Clinical/health
“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). Earlier calls also funded mental health projects (e.g., mental health literacy in primary schools, 2022 Public Health call).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Maria Szécsi Fellowship New
AK WienPsychology
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. One-time 6,000 €: half on acceptance, half after presenting the master's thesis at AK Wien. Austrian citizenship not required; women, first-generation students and people with a migration background are especially encouraged. The application to the target university must already be filed at submission; studies already begun are not funded.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
MAX KADE Fellowship
ÖAWAll disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of Vienna
Stadt WienClinical/health
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. Maximum one funded or submitted project per principal investigator at a time.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Mental Health Award: Transforming early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people New
WellcomePsychologyClinical/health
“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. The call asks for a definitive effectiveness study of a psychological and/or social intervention.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people New
WellcomeClinical/health
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. The administering organisation may be anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China); the interventions themselves must take place in the UK and/or Africa.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
OeNB Anniversary Fund
OeNBAll disciplines
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. Around 10,200 projects funded with approx. €845 million since 1966.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Open Innovation in Science
LBGAll disciplines
Program for opening up the research process. Involving citizens, patients, and other stakeholders in research. Especially relevant for psychological and social research.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Otto Loewi Award New
ANANeuroscience
Neuroscience: “the promotion of neuroscience research in Austria by awarding this prize for outstanding scientific contributions in an active field of neuroscience”.
Prize of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for neuroscientists, sponsored by the Peter und Traudl Engelhorn-Stiftung, endowed with €5,300. Self-application with an endorsement letter; the age cut-off is the first day of the ANA conference in the award year, parental leave is considered.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Paul F. Lazarsfeld-Stipend New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
“student work with a methods focus”, awarded by the communication science Methods division (close translation — the page is German only).
The Paul-Lazarsfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. supports the DGPuK Methods Division's early-career work and honours up to three students or graduates of communication studies each year for outstanding studies or theses (Bachelor's, Master's, Diplom or Magister) with a particular focus on research methods. Each stipend carries an earmarked €1,000 meant to pay for attending the division's annual conference, where the recipients present their work in a student panel. The call goes out every year alongside the call for the conference. For 2026 up to three stipends of €1,000 were offered for the conference in Cologne, 30 September to 2 October 2026; supervisors nominate, and the full thesis, an abstract and a review or letter of recommendation are submitted.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
All disciplines
Volkswagen Foundation funding for risky, groundbreaking research ideas in all disciplines. Applications run via a German institution (grants only to German institutions); researchers from Austria can join as international cooperation partners.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
“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. 3–12 months, plus travel allowance up to €2,000.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Principal Investigator Projects
FWFAll disciplines
Funding for independent research projects by individual scientists. All disciplines. International peer review. Maximum duration 48 months.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
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 unreasonable personal cost; aimed primarily at not-yet-established researchers. Awarded by the Scientific Advisory Board after independent peer review, with three committee meetings per year; a maximum of €12,000 is available per meeting, up to €2,000 per work. Open to Austrian citizens and researchers working primarily in Austria.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
RTI Dissertations
GFF NÖAll disciplines
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 to €3,000 for active conference participation. Total budget €2 million.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
RTI Programme 1 "Strengthening RTI Competencies and Structure" New
Land SalzburgAll disciplines
Provincial funding programme for Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions: competence building, research structures and human resources along the WISS 2030 themes. Programme line 1 "Forschung hebt ab" funds impulse projects, RTI projects and research centres; line 2 "Forschung vor den Vorhang" funds knowledge transfer, scientific conferences and publications; line 3 "Forscher:in im Fokus" is under development. Note: since 12 May 2025 no new applications are being accepted due to exhausted funds; existing base funding and co-financing continue.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
RTI Projects Basic Research
GFF NÖAll disciplines
Basic research call by the Lower Austrian research funding agency (GFF NÖ) in the 2026 RTI annual program, focus 'Society and Culture' – open to social science and psychology topics. Total budget €1.8 million (2026 annual program overall: €8.48 million across five calls).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Rückenwind Funding Bonus
alpha+Clinical/health
“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).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-28
Saxer Award für die beste Präsentation an der SGKM-Jahrestagung New
SGKMCommunication sc.
At its annual conference the SGKM awards a prize for members of the academic mid-level staff in memory of Prof. Ulrich Saxer, the society's first president. It carries Fr. 500 per contribution and honours a contribution of outstanding quality presented at the conference. A jury weighs the review of the submitted conference paper and the assessment of the talk itself equally.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-01
Scholarly Projects New
Land OÖAll disciplines
“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; natural-science projects are excluded. The project must aim at concrete, publicly accessible results (e.g. publications, exhibitions, lectures in Upper Austria). Relevant for psychology if the project takes a humanities/cultural-studies approach and deals with Upper Austria.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Scholarship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science New
OeADAll disciplines
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. It enables young scientists and university lecturers at Austrian universities to spend a research period in Japan. The stay lasts 12 to 24 months. The funding organisation is the Japanese government.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Scholarships for scientific stays at Taiwanese universities (doctoral students, lecturers, researchers) New
OeADAll disciplines
To promote junior researchers and scientific cooperation, scholarships are offered for a stay at Taiwanese universities. The stay lasts a maximum of one month. Preference is given to applications that serve to prepare joint projects between Austrian and Taiwanese educational institutions; the scholarship serves to establish contacts for future cooperation in research and teaching. The programme is run by the OeAD on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Scholarships for scientific stays at Taiwanese universities (traditional degree (diploma degree) students or master's students) New
OeADAll disciplines
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 five ECTS credits in the past semester) or active in research are eligible to apply. The programme is run by the OeAD on behalf of and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Science Communication Programme (WKP)
FWFAll disciplines
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).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
All disciplines
“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 for organising and attending conferences and symposia, research and digitisation projects, and the ongoing scientific work of institutions. Projects need a Carinthia connection and proven scientific qualification; contract research and university theses are excluded (a printing subsidy is possible once a thesis is published). Applications are submitted via the province's online form portal.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Science – Annual Programmes New
Land OÖAll disciplines
“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. Eligible are the scholarly cost shares of the programmes plus pro-rata personnel and overhead costs; requirements are a location in or thematic focus on Upper Austria, programme presence in Upper Austria, and publicly accessible results. Natural-science programmes are not supported.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Science – Publications New
Land OÖAll disciplines
“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). Eligible are the technical production costs (typesetting, graphics, printing, layout, copy-editing, image costs), but not editorial work or travel costs. The publication must appear in a relevant print run and be accessible to a broad audience; applications must be filed before printing.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Science – Research Stipends New
Land OÖAll disciplines
“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). Natural-science projects are not supported. A maximum of 2 stipends per year and 1 per person per year are awarded; the project must aim at publicly accessible results, be completable within 2 years, and be affiliated with a recognised scientific institution. Suitable for psychological research only if it takes a humanities/cultural-studies approach and has Upper Austria as its subject.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Scientific & Technological Cooperation (S&T Cooperation) New
OeADAll disciplines
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; the basic funding of the research project must be secured from other sources. Eligible to apply are researchers at Austrian universities and non-university research institutions working in basic research. Calls are usually held every two years per partner country, and projects run for 24 months.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
SGKM-Dissertationspreis New
SGKMCommunication sc.
The SGKM calls annually for applications to its prize for outstanding dissertation projects in communication and media studies. Since 2019 the prize has carried Fr. 3000. Completed dissertations may be submitted if they were graded at least magna cum laude and were written by Swiss researchers or by researchers at Swiss higher-education institutions. A summary of the winning dissertation is published in the journal Studies in Communication Sciences.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-01
SPSP Community Catalyst Grant New
SPSPPsychology
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. Not for attending existing conferences.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-02
Thematic Calls (WISS 2030) New
Land SalzburgAll disciplines
Under WISS 2030 the Province of Salzburg periodically issues thematic funding calls for researchers at Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions. Most recently "KI-Forschung Salzburg 2025" for interdisciplinary projects at the interface of basic and applied research – the four funded projects include education- and society-related topics. A call on a WISS priority topic with a strong business focus was announced for autumn/winter 2025 (cooperation projects between research institutions and Salzburg businesses, starting 2026).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Theodor Körner Prize
Körner FondsAll disciplines
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); no permanent university position of 75% or more. Two-stage peer review.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Theoriepreis der DGPuK New
DGPuKCommunication sc.
The Theory Prize has honoured outstanding theoretical work in every odd-numbered year since 2015. It rewards contributions that have advanced theory-building in communication research in an extraordinary way and enriched the theoretical debate in the field with original approaches. All forms of text may be submitted — monographs, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, and theory chapters from publications that are primarily empirical. Texts may be written in German or English. The next Theory Prize will be given in 2027.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Tyrolean Science Funding (TWF)
TWFAll disciplines
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). General project applications normally on a rolling basis, currently suspended due to the state budget situation.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Vienna Research Groups
WWTFAll disciplines
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.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Weave / D-A-CH (FWF–DFG)
FWFAll disciplines
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. All disciplines, duration up to 36/48 months.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
Zukunftsfonds Steiermark – Themed Calls New
Zukunftsfonds StmkAll disciplines
“business, science, research, technology, qualification, art and culture, and youth” — themes rather than disciplines (close translation — the page is German only).
see website
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ÖFEB Dissertation Prize New
ÖFEBEducational science
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).
Dissertation prize of the ÖFEB in cooperation with Waxmann publishers for dissertations in educational research and development. The prize consists of an open-access publication of the dissertation in the series Beiträge zur Bildungsforschung – financed half by ÖFEB and half by Waxmann; no money is named.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
ÖGK-Forschungsförderung New
ÖGKCommunication sc.
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. Collaborative projects aiming at a joint publication and involving researchers at several Austrian sites are preferred; single-researcher projects and projects at one site are possible too. The money may be spent on work contracts, method instruments and software, the cost of empirical studies and their analysis, or travel to networking meetings. Funded projects are honoured with an award at the society's Kommunikationswissenschaftliche Tage conference.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
ÖGP Dissertation Prize
ÖGPPsychology
The Austrian Psychological Society awards a dissertation prize for outstanding dissertations in all areas of psychology and additionally supports early-career researchers with summer schools, writing retreats, and networking (JuWis).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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