Content of the 14th Call:

The Climate and Energy Fund (Klima- und Energiefonds) is an important instrument of the Austrian Federal Government for the creation of incentives in the field of climate policy. Within the framework of the Climate and Energy Fund, the Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP) provides a conceptual and institutional basis for supporting climate research in Austria.The Climate and Energy Fund supports a broad range of research topics, with the intention to help Austria deal with climate change through adaptation and mitigation, and to contribute to building a high level of climate research competence for relevant policy areas in Austria. Thematic areas for the 10th Call:

1) Understanding the climate system and consequences of climate change

2) Specific support for Austria’ s policymakers

3) Transformative change and governance

4) Climate change in an interconnected world

Size of funding: 50.000 - 300.000 Euro (in rare cases up to 350.000 Euro)

Duration of funding: in general 3 years