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Life Sciences 2024
The Life Sciences 2024 Call “Synthetic Biology” opened for submissions on 30th January 2024, the submission deadline was 9th April 2024. This call was open to researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 – 4 years) that draws upon the design and construction approaches of synthetic biology to further understanding of a fundamental question in the life sciences.
A total of € 6.5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 – € 900,00. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Details can be found at Joint Projects - WWTF.
This is a two-stage call. The deadline for short proposals was 9th April 2024. 74 short proposals were submitted, from which 19 have been selected for the full proposal stage. The submission deadline for full proposals is 2pm on 20th August 2024.
Further information can be found in the "Call Fiche", "Call Specifications" and “Submission Guideline” documents below. Please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Grace Liu for more details.