Open Calls

The Life Sciences 2024 Call “Synthetic Biology” opened for submissions on 30^th January 2024, the submission deadline was 9^th 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 20^th 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.

• LS24 Call Specifications
• LS24 Submission Guidelines - Full Proposal

The call “ME/CFS 2024 - Understanding ME/CFS” opened for submissions on 20th March 2024. This call is open to researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge research project (15 months max.) that aim to advance our understanding of etiopathogenesis, diagnostics and/or therapy of post-acute infectious diseases, namely ME/CFS.

This call is co-financed by the WE&ME Foundation and WWTF in equal shares. A total of € 600.000 has been dedicated to this call. The maximum funding per project is € 100,000. Collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria, so-called Joint Projects also possible.

Deadline for proposals was the 18th June 2024 - 2pm (CET). 19 Proposals were submitted.

• The funding decision is expected in October 2024

For more details, please get in touch with the call managers
Benjamin Missbach | benjamin.missbach@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 19
Grace Liu | grace.liu@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 12

• Call Specifications
• Info Session Slides

The 15^th Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators call 2024 is issued for up to three group leader positions as part of the WWTF’s Information and Communication Technology programme.

• It addresses Vienna-based universities and research institutions that intend to hire an excellent young researcher from abroad for setting-up and managing an independent research group. Active recruitment procedures are mandatory.
• The proposed field of research should contribute to fundamental scientific advancement in the area of AI/ML. A special emphasis of this call is to link AI theory with data and knowledge of other research fields.
• WWTF especially encourages Vienna-based research institutions to propose female group leaders.
• WWTF takes unconventional research careers into consideration.
• WWTF in total grants up to three positions with up to € 1.6 million per research group for six to eight years of funding. Please submit proposals online. 
• For more details please refer to the VRG 24 "Call Specifications" and the "Submission Guideline".

Hearing dates: Monday, 30 September and Tuesday, 1 October 2024

The submission deadline for proposals was March 19^th, 2024. The call is now under evaluation.

For more information please contact:

Petra Steinkogler, petra.steinkogler@wwtf.at, Tel.: + 43 1 402 31 43 14

Michael Strassnig, michael.strassnig@wwtf.at, Tel.: + 43 1 402 31 43 15

• Call Specifications
• Submission Guideline
• Call Fiche
• Information Session Slides

The Environmental Systems Research 2024 Call „Urban Environments” opened for submissions on 5^th October 2023. This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 - 4 years) to address fundamental questions relevant to human-environment interaction in urban and peri-urban systems.

A total of € 5.5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 – € 700,000. 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:

• Deadline for Short Proposals was on 16^th January 2024 (2pm, CET)
  • 58 Proposals were submitted
• Deadline for Full Proposals (upon invitation): 30^th April 2024 (2pm, CET)
• The funding decision is expected in October 2024

For more details, please get in touch with the call managers:

• Benjamin Missbach | benjamin.missbach@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 19
• Grace Liu | grace.liu@wwtf.at | Tel.: +43 1 402 31 43 12

• ESR24 Call Specifications
• ESR24 Submission Guideline (Full proposal)