FWF

FWF – Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung

Federal FunderAward body

Austria's central institution for funding basic research. The FWF funds approximately 2,600 projects annually with around €350 million. All scientific disciplines, including psychology, are supported.

Grants

1000 Ideas Programme

FWF

All 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.

Next deadline: unclear

Deadline: Periodic calls

Funding amount: 50.000 – 175.000 €

Target group: Researchers holding a doctorate/PhD (all career stages)

Career stage: R2 R3 R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

GrundlagenforschungHochrisikoforschungInnovation

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Emerging Fields (excellent=austria)

FWF

All 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.

Next deadline: unclear

Deadline: Periodic calls

Funding amount: see website

Target group: Consortia of 3–7 researchers at Austrian research institutions

Career stage: R3 R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

ExzellenzKonsortiumInterdisziplinär

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship

FWF

All disciplines

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)

Career stage: R2

Apply from: AT

Direction: Outgoing

Added: 27.03.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

MobilitätPostdocAuslandsaufenthalt

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

ESPRIT Programme

FWF

All disciplines

Career development program for postdocs. Supports independent research under mentoring by an experienced scientist.

Next deadline: rolling

Deadline: Continuous submission

Funding amount: Gehalt (Senior Postdoc, 36 Monate) + 45.000 – 75.000 € Projektkosten

Target group: Postdocs (max. 5 years post-PhD)

Career stage: R2

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 27.03.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

NachwuchsförderungPostdocMentoring

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

European Partnership BrainHealth

FWF

Clinical/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. read more

Next deadline: 30.06.2026 expired

Deadlines in detail: Short proposals 10.03.2026 Full 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

Career stage: R2 R3 R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 22.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

EU-PartnerschaftNeurowissenschaftenVerbundprojekt

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

FWF ASTRA Awards

FWF

All disciplines

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: 10.09.2026 expired

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

Career stage: R3

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

NachwuchsförderungExzellenzArbeitsgruppe

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

FWF Book Publications

FWF

All 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; 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)

Career stage: see website

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 22.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

PublikationOpen Access

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

FWF Digital Publications

FWF

All 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. read more

Next deadline: rolling

Deadline: Rolling submissions via elane; publication within 36 months of approval

Funding amount: bis 50.000 €

Target group: Researchers from all disciplines

Career stage: see website

Apply from: no restriction

Direction: National

Added: 22.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

PublikationOpen AccessDigital

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Principal Investigator Projects

FWF

All disciplines

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

Career stage: R2 R3 R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 27.03.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

GrundlagenforschungPostdocEinzelprojekt

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Science Communication Programme (WKP)

FWF

All 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).

Next deadline: 13.05.2026 expired

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

Career stage: R1 R2 R3 R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

WissenschaftskommunikationFWF-ProjekteÖffentlichkeit

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Weave / D-A-CH (FWF–DFG)

FWF

All 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. 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

Career stage: R2 R3 R4

Apply from: AT, DE

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

KooperationDeutschlandGrundlagenforschung

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

Awards

FWF Wittgenstein Award Award

FWF

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. read more

Next deadline: 17.09.2026 expired

Deadline: Annual; nomination window July 1 – September 17 (2026)

Funding amount: 2.000.000 €

Target group: Established researchers (up to age 60) permanently employed at an Austrian research institution

Career stage: R4

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

Added: 09.07.2026

Website: fwf.ac.at

ExzellenzAuszeichnungEtablierte Forschende

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22

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