Objective

Through this grant, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and the University of Vienna (UNIVIE) aim to fund a joint research project to expand common research interests at both universities and strengthen existing networks. The call is open to applicants from all disciplines with the exception of Austrian Studies.
In the medium term, this measure is expected to lead to further research collaborations; especially externally funded projects, as well as joint publications, thus deepening the Strategic Partnership.

In addition, the participating research groups shall be encouraged to work more closely together beyond the project activities and identify further areas of cooperation (e.g. joint teaching, lectures, and events).

Funding and Eligible Costs
In the 2023 call the total funding volume amounts to 40,000 € (20,000 € per partner) and the maximum funding per project is 20.000 € (10.000 € per partner). Up to two (2) projects will be funded.

Eligible costs are:

• Travel expenses and subsistence costs
• Material costs (e.g. consumables) and costs for equipment/infrastructure (e.g. rent forresearch equipment) necessary for the implementation of the research project (exceptbasic equipment such as computers).

At UNIVIE personnel costs are not eligible for funding. At HUJI (partial) scholarships for advanced students would be eligible for funding.

Timelines:

• Publication of the application: August 2023
• Submission deadline: 28 November 2023
• Selection decision: December 2023 - January 2024
• Project start: January/February 2024
• Project duration: max. 18 months

Applicants and application process

Applications are submitted jointly by one researcher (faculty member) from each of the two universities who act as the two principal investigators (PI). The PIs share a common, innovative research interest and wish to pursue a joint research project. It is an advantage (but not a must) if other scholars from both universities, both from the respective research groups and interdisciplinary, participate in the project. Participation of PhD students is possible and encouraged.

The application is to be sent as one PDF document by email to each responsible person at HUJI and UNIVIE. The application should include:

• Project title and acronym
• Short description of the project (will be published if funding is granted) (max. 1000characters)
• Name, institute affiliation and contact information of the two Principal Investigators (PI)
• Name and institute affiliation of the other participating scientists
• Project description (max. 25,000 characters; for an audience of other disciplines/ on-specialist audience; referencing the selection criteria, see below) consisting of:
  • Project objectives
  • Research status, previous experience and innovative character of the project
  • Research approach and methods
  • Outputs and outcomes, including criteria for measuring the success of the project
  • Time schedule
  • Academic quality and impact, Dissemination strategy, Future activities closelyconnected to the project
• Description of the contribution to the further development of the partnership, especiallyfor the participating departments and planned further collaborations
• Curriculum Vitae of each PI and all additional involved researchers (incl. PhD students)
• Budget: A detailed budget plan must be attached to the proposal, with a brief budgetjustification of the respective expenditures. Please use the attached cost calculationspreadsheet.

Contact

For further information, please contact
At HUJI: Ms. Alma Lessing (almal@savion.huji.ac.il)
At UNIVIE: Mr. Franz Michalke (franz.michalke@univie.ac.at)