The FWF is offering extremely well qualified female scientists who are working towards a career in universities the chance of a two-stage funding for a total of six years.
The career development programme for female scientists and academics is divided into the Hertha Firnberg Programme for post-docs, which aims to support women at the start of their academic careers, and the Elise Richter Programme for senior post-docs and the Elise Richter Program for arts-based research, Elise Richter PEEK, which aim at providing the necessary qualifications to apply for professorial positions within Austria or abroad.
Target group:
Highly qualified female scientists and scholars of any discipline, who strive for an university career.
Goals:
- to support the academic career of highly qualified female scientists and scholars and to enhance their university career
- after completion of the program a level of qualification should be accomplished which enables participants to apply for a local or abroad professorship. ("Habilitation" or equal qualification)
Requirements:
- appropriate postdoctoral experience
- international scientific publications
- preparatory work related to the proposed research project
- no age limit
Length:
12 to 48 months
Level:
- personnel costs of 70,610 €
- project specific costs up to 15,000 € per year
