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NEXT - New Exciting Transfer Projects (NXT)

WWTF calls often require societal and economic relevance in addition to scientific excellence. This call provides the opportunity to further explore this avenue. The overall aim of the NEXT call is to help create ideas which show how results from WWTF funded research can be transferred to the next level of exploitation and utilization. A NEXT project should focus on one main transfer activity.

The possibility to apply is only open upon invitation for the WWTF project calls ICT15, CS15, LS16, MA16 and Vienna Research Group Leaders from 2010-2016. A total of € 200,000 are dedicated to this call. WWTF grants a maximum of € 50,000 per project.

Proposals have to be submitted by 2pm on April 25, 2019 via the online submission system.

For more details please refer to the “WWTF Funding Guidelines”, the NEXT19 Call Fiche and to the NEXT “Call specifications and guide for writing the proposal”. Moreover WWTF offers personal consultation on appointment.

Contact: Donia Lasinger

Online Submission

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Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators (VRG)

The tenth call in the “Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators" programme in the field of "Information and Communication Technology - Interdisciplinary Data Science” is now open. This group shall strive to improve the understanding of substantial current scientific research questions in the field of data science that lead to applicable solutions in and together with other disciplines with potential medium term economic or social benefits. The ability to bridge disciplines is thus a key evaluation criterion. We also encourage new interdisciplinary combinations.

It addresses Vienna-based universities and research institutions that intend to hire an excellent young researcher from abroad for setting-up and managing of an independent research group. Active recruitment procedures are mandatory.

WWTF grants one position with up to € 1.6 million for six to eight years for the research group.

Please submit proposals online only by 2 pm, June 13, 2019.

Decisions are planned for December 2019. Hearings of selected candidates will take place in Vienna end of November / beginning of December 2019.

All interested parties are cordially invited to an open Proposers’ Day on April 3, 2019, 2 pm - 4 pm, Schlickgasse 3/8, 1090 Wien.

Fur ruther information please see the VRG19 Call Fiche, the VRG19 Guide for Writing a Proposal and the current VRG Funding Guidlines (German).

Please find here the Job Advertisement of the Vienna University of Technology for a Vienna Research Group Leader in the field of „Information and Communication Technology – Interdisciplinary Data Science“.

The Job Advertisement of the Medical University of Vienna for a Tenure track research position in Data Science in Medicine / Life Science / Health Care System in combination with a group can be found here.

The Job Advertisement of the University of Vienna can be found below (VRG 2019 Ausschreibung Universität Wien).

Contact: Donia Lasinger

Online Submission

open upon invitation

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Information and Communication Technology 2019 is the fifth project call within the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) ICT Programme. It invites researchers and scientists at universities and non-university research institutions in Vienna, including those moving to Vienna, who want to conduct a multi-annual (2 to 4 years) cutting-edge research project in the field of ICT and its application in other fields. Projects should strive to improve the understanding of substantial current scientific research questions (disciplinary, interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary) in the field of ICT with potential medium term economic or social benefit. A total of € 5.5 million will be dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 200,000 to € 800,000.

The deadline for the submission of the short proposals for the Life Sciences Call 2018 was on January 17, 2019. In total, 96 Short Proposals were submitted and 26 were selected by an international expert panel in a jury meeting in Vienna in mid-February.

The deadline for the invited applicants to submit a Full Proposal is May 16, 2019 (2pm).

Contact: Michael Strassnig

Online Submission

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Life Sciences (LS)

The project call “Multimodal Imaging” within the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) Life Sciences Programme invites researchers at universities and non-university research institutions in Vienna, including those moving to Vienna, who want to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 to 4 years) in the field of multimodal bioimaging. Proposals should address an important question in the life sciences and develop novel multimodal imaging approaches and data integration methods. Proposals should bring together researchers from complementary scientific disciplines such as biology/biomedical researchers, bioimaging specialists and computational scientists to foster interactive partnerships across Vienna. In total € 4 million are dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 200,000 to € 700,000.

This is a two stage call: Short proposals had to be submitted by April 4th, 2019. 55 short proposals were submitted. Full proposals have to be submitted by August 8th, 2019.

For more details please refer to the Call Fiche.

Additionally, WWTF offers personal consultation on appointment.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Call Manager for more information: Johanna Trupke