Thematic areas

Joint research applications may be submitted in the following thematic areas:
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Mobility
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Digital Solutions for Health
Biochemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Target group

AUSTRIA:
Researchers at higher education institution (minimum requirement PhD degree) and researchers at non-university research institutions in areas of basic research (minimum requirement Master degree)
PhD/Doctoral students as team members only (Bachelor and Master graduates are not eligible for funding)
Project applications submitted by early-stage researchers1 as well as project applications with involvement of PhD/doctoral students and/or female researchers will be prioritized2.
Please note: Only new project partnerships can be funded under this programme. Follow-up applications of already funded partnerships are not eligible.
A maximum of two projects can be submitted per Principal Investigator.