Open Calls

The Life Sciences 2026 Call “Targeted Prevention” opened for submissions on 3^rd March 2026. This aim of this call is to fund innovative and impactful projects that have the potential to promote disease prevention and/or increase the number of healthy life years in a defined population.

A total of € 7.5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 – €750,000. Joint Projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria may request a budget of up to €800,000. Projects should run between 2 – 4 years.

This is a two-stage call:

• Deadline for short proposals was 5^th May 2026. 116 short proposals were submitted.
• The decision regarding the short proposals is expected in early July. Applicants will be informed via email regarding the outcome of their short proposal.
• Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 6^th October  2026, 2pm
• The funding decision is expected in late March, 2027

The specifications for this call can be found via our WWTF Wiki. 

In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Grace Liu.

• LS26 Call Flyer
• LS26 Information Session

The Information and Communication Technology 2026 Call „Digital Humanism” opened for submissions in January 2026. This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project (2 - 4 years) between ICT and social sciences / humanities (SSH) that address digital technologies & practices from a human-centered and societal perspective in the field of Digital Humanism. 

A total of € 5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 350,000 – € 700,000. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria (Joint Projects - WWTF). 

Timeline:

• The deadline for short proposals was on 15^th April 2026. 73 short proposal were submitted. 
• The decision on the short proposals can be expected in early June. Applicants will be informed via email regarding the outcome of the jury meeting. 
• Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 30^th July 2026, 2pm CET. 
• The funding decision will be communicated in late December 2026. 

Further information can be found in the Call Specifications and Submission Guideline documents below. Please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Petra Steinkogler or Michael Strassnig for more details.