please note the internal submission procedure internal deadline: 2024-09-16
| please note the internal submission procedure |
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| internal deadline: 2024-09-16 |
Target group
The program is aimed at teams of 5 to 15 internationally outstanding researchers from all scientific disciplines, in particular from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural sciences, working at Austrian research institutions.
Funding goals
The main is to facilitate the establishment of research networks based on international standards through the autonomous creation of key research areas at one university location, or under certain conditions, at several universities.
The Special Research Area funding program supports the development of extremely productive, tightly interconnected research units for generally long-term and inter- or multidisciplinary work on complex research topics.
Funding period and funding amount
- Funding period: 4 years, a second funding period is possible after an interim review (8 years in total)
- Funding amount: about €1 million/year
Prerequisites
- Consortium of 5 to 15 active researchers with outstanding research records by FWF standards
- A target of 30% of the underrepresented gender in the consortium; the composition of the consortium is one of the deciding factors in the review and evaluation process.
- At least 50% of the researchers must be located at one research location (as defined in the application guidelines)
- Existing research potential
- For further details, please see the application guidelines.
