A cooperation between the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) gives researchers the opportunity to apply for bilateral French-Austrian Joint Research Projects. Joint Research Projects should combine the complementary expertise of the project partners; therefore, the project parts should be closely integrated and there should be relevant scientific input from both sides.

Project duration

Joint Projects submitted to the call between FWF and ANR can have a duration of up to four years. The project duration must be identical for the project parts in Austria and France.

Deadline

The deadline for submitting joint proposals to the FWF is January 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm (Vienna local time). The time of submission is considered as the time at which the proposal is approved and submitted by the lead research institution via the FWF’s digital application portal elane.
For administrative reasons, French applicants must provide the ANR with a copy of the proposal submitted to the FWF and submit administrative and financial data via the ANR submission website.

Please note that project proposals must be submitted to both agencies by the respective deadlines. Any proposals submitted to only one agency will be rejected. It should also be noted that the acronym and project title provided to each agency must be the same.

The FWF is acting as the Lead Agency for the 2024 call.