The programme for Scientific & Technological Cooperation is carried out in the frame of the bilateral "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Austria and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania” on the Scientific and Technological Co-operation of May 2, 2012 and is financed equally by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and by the National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation.
Aims of the Programme
- Funding researchers‘ mobility in the frame of joint research projects to stimulate international research cooperation
- Providing an opportunity for researchers to cooperate in an international setting and to develop their scientific careers, especially for early-stage, mid-career as well as female researchers
Areas of Cooperation
The Call is open to all scientific disciplines and thematic areas, including social sciences as well as humanities.
Who may apply?
AUSTRIA: Researchers working at Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences and other legal entities (e.g. higher education and research institutions, companies) planning to carry out a non-profit-oriented research project within the frame of this call are eligible for application.
Project proposals submitted by early-stage or mid-career researchers as well as project proposals with involvement of PhD/doctoral students, early-stage and/or female researchers will be particularly considered.
The focus of the programme lies on new international partnerships. Follow-up proposals with the same research partners will not be eligible for funding if they have already been funded under this programme.
ALBANIA: The researchers from Albania participating in this Programme, should be Researchers that are part of a research institution; early-stage or mid-career researchers as well as project proposals with involvement of PhD/doctoral students, early stage and/or female researchers. All of the researchers should find ground of support based on the Law for Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Albanian Republic, No. 80/2015, specifically Article 24; 26; 93; 95.
Criteria which have to be fulfilled for application in this Programme are new international partnerships. Follow-up proposals with the same research partners will not be eligible for funding if they have already been funded under this programme.