Joint Projects are research projects in which scholars from Austria and Russia plan to co-operate in pursuing a common research goal and where the complementary expertise of the project partners should be combined. The project parts should be closely integrated so that one part could not be carried out without the other, and there should be relevant scientific/scholarly input from both teams. Project applications must be submitted in parallel to FWF (Austrian team) and RFBR (Russian team), following the respective application guidelines.
How to apply
The Russian project team must prepare their application following the rules outlined in the guidelines and call documents of RFBR, while the Austrian project team must prepare their proposal following the rules of the FWF.
In the Austrian application, a joint proposal describing the entire Austrian-Russian project must be submitted by selecting the programme category “Intl. cooperation project – Joint Project” and must follow the criteria set out in the FWF application guidelines for stand-alone-projects/Einzelprojekte. Applicants to the FWF should also refer to the Information Sheet for Bilateral Programs – Joint Projects – Joint Seminars for further details.
The narrative text (no more than 20 pages) of the joint research proposal must be written in English and must strictly follow the formal criteria set out in the FWF guidelines. This text will serve as the basis for the international review.
In the work and time plan, the entire project should be explained. In addition, the close interaction between the two project parts should be well described, and the additional value of the bilateral co-operation should become evident. The project description must include concise budget justifications for the Austrian part (justification of personnel costs and non-personnel costs; please consult the application guidelines for eligible costs), and the distribution of work as well as the resources contributed by the partners should be explained. The application should include a short presentation of each project partner, explaining his/her special contribution to the project and his/her competencies. Finally, an academic CV (no more than 3 pages per person), a list of academic publications (especially those relevant to the project) in the last 5 years and a separate list of the 10 most important academic publications in the project partner’s entire career to date must be included.
