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 is divided into the Hertha Firnberg Programme for post-docs, which aims to support women at the start of their scientific 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 of any scientific discipline, who have completed their university studies
Pease note: Participants of Lise-Meitner Programme are not restricted by the principle of territoriality!
Goals
- Improvement of the career prospects for women in Austrian research facilities
- very generous support during the postdoc phase for women at the start of their scientific careers or on its resumption following maternity leave
Requirements
- completed doctoral studies
- international scientific publications
Length
36 months (up to 12 months therefrom can be spent at research facilities abroad)
Level
- personnel costs of 64,240 € per year
- project-specific costs up to 12,000 € per year
