Land Salzburg

Land Salzburg – Wissenschafts- und Forschungsförderung

Federal State Funder

The Province of Salzburg funds science and research under its Science and Innovation Strategy 2030 (WISS 2030): through RTI funding programmes for Salzburg research institutions, thematic calls, and science prizes – including the Christian Doppler Award with a dedicated category for neuroscience, medical research and psychology. Responsible unit: the Department for Economic, Science and Research Funding.

Grants

Christian Doppler Award of the Province of Salzburg New

Land Salzburg

PsychologyClinical/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).

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Next deadline: 15.06.2026 expired

Deadline: 2026 call: submission deadline was 15 June 2026; the prize is re-advertised at varying intervals

Funding amount: 5.000 € je Sparte (insgesamt 25.000 €)

Target group: Researchers up to 10 years after their doctorate (doctoral students included) with a connection to Salzburg

Career stage: see website

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

First discovered: 22.07.2026

Website: salzburg.gv.at

PreisPsychologieNeurowissenschaftenSalzburg

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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31

RTI Programme 1 "Strengthening RTI Competencies and Structure" New

Land Salzburg

All 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.

Next deadline: unclear

Deadline: Currently no applications possible (as of July 2026); see website for dates

Funding amount: siehe Website / see website

Target group: Salzburg universities, non-university research institutions, innovation intermediaries and knowledge-transfer organisations

Career stage: ORG

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Direction: National

First discovered: 22.07.2026

Website: salzburg.gv.at

ForschungsförderungWissenstransferSalzburg

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

Thematic Calls (WISS 2030) New

Land Salzburg

All 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).

Next deadline: unclear

Deadline: No open call (as of July 2026); see website for dates

Funding amount: siehe Website / see website

Target group: Researchers at Salzburg universities and non-university research institutions

Career stage: see website

Apply from: AT

Direction: National

First discovered: 22.07.2026

Website: salzburg.gv.at

AusschreibungForschungsprojekteSalzburg

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

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