The second project call “Urban Regions” within the thematic programme Environmental Systems Research of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) addresses

• researchers who want to conduct a cutting-edge research project (2 to 4 years) in the field of environmental systems research with a major focus on urban regions.
• New funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Additional information can be found in the Guide for Writing a Proposal and at www.wwtf.at/noe
• The Principal Investigator and Coordinator has to be affiliated at a university or non-university research institution in Vienna.
• Proposals should address highly socially relevant questions in the field of urban environments and be interdisciplinary in nature
• Proposals must bring together researchers from different scientific disciplines in order to foster interactive partnerships.
• In total, 4.5 million € are dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is 200,000 to 650,000 €.

This is a two stage call: Short proposals have to be submitted by 2pm, January 23, 2020. Full proposals have to be submitted by 2pm, May 20, 2020.