Target group
The program is aimed at researchers in Austria who are leading or have led an FWF-funded project or who are working or have worked on an FWF-funded project.
Funding goals
The central objective is to provide funding for outstanding science communication initiatives aimed at communicating research findings from FWF-funded projects to the public.
Additional program-specific information
The scientific quality of the Science Communication proposal must be ensured by an existing FWF project, i.e., an ongoing FWF project or one which ended not more than 3 years prior to the submission deadline.
These existing projects can be in any funding program, with the exception of:
- Erwin Schrödinger
- Book publications, Digital Publications, Academic Journals
- Clusters of Excellence
- Top Citizen Science
- Science Communication
Funding period and funding amount
- Up to 24 months
- Max. €100,000
Prerequisites
- Applicant
- Principal investigator or FWF-funded staff member of an FWF project (“existing project") that is either ongoing or was completed not more that 3 years prior to the submission deadline
- Appropriate science communication-related qualifications to lead the planned expansion project
- Expansion project to be carried out at an Austrian research institution with the necessary infrastructure
- For further details, please see the application guidelines.
Approval
- Decided by the Scientific Board based on an international review process
- Decision annually in October
Number of eligible projects
Approx. 5 projects per call
