Links

Bottom-up Initiatives / FFG General Programmes

General Programmes

http://www.ffg.at/program/basisprogramm
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Bottom-up Initiatives / FWF Stand-alone Projects

FWF Support for Stand-alone Projects

http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/stand-alone_proje...
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Bottom-up Initiatives / FWF Special Research Programmes

Special Research Programmes

http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/sfb.html
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Bottom-up Initiatives / BRIDGE

BRIDGE Programme

http://www.ffg.at/bridge
The FFG’s BRIDGE programme aims at closing the "funding gap” between basic and applied research. It provides funding for projects which are predominantly of a basic research character... [ more ]

Translational Research Programme

http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/translational_res...
The objective of this programme is funding extended or oriented basic research at the interface to applied research, based on the results of the applicant's own basic research, or for projects... [ more ]

Structural Initiatives / Competence Centres

Kplus Centres

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=63
Kplus- Competence Centres Programme is a funding initiative set up in 1998 to improve cooperation between the business and research sectors. The programme supported the establishment of competence centres... [ more ]

List of Kplus Centres

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=345
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Structural Initiatives / SMEs and Innovation

AplusB

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=66
AplusB supports innovative, technology-oriented spin-offs from the academic sector. The programme funds the so-called AplusB Centres, providing professional support for scientists in the difficult process... [ more ]

CIR-CE

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=79
CIR-CE (Cooperation in Innovation and Research with Central and Eastern Europe) promotes cooperation between innovative Austrian companies and innovative companies from Central and Eastern Europe. Therefore... [ more ]

COIN

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=983
COIN – Cooperation & Innovation – is a joint initiative launched by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) and the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and... [ more ]

FHplus

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=70
The programme FHplus is aimed at creating and enhancing research and development (R&D) capacity and competence at universities of applied sciences(UAS). It is a funding programme developed and implemented... [ more ]

Headquarter Strategy

http://www.ffg.at/headquarter
Structural change requires a dynamic start-up culture in the high-tech sector. However, it must also be supported by a promotion policy designed to anchor the headquarters of large corporations in... [ more ]

Innovation Cheque

http://www.ffg.at/innovationsscheck
The Innovation Cheque is a funding programme designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Austria to start ongoing research and innovation activities. This cheque enables enterprises to enlist... [ more ]

PROKIS

http://www.ffg.at/page/die-strukturprogramme-der-f...
Since 1995, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy, Family and Youth supports the improvement of cooperative research organisations through successive specific support programmes. The target of... [ more ]

Seed Financing

http://www.awsg.at/Content.Node/foerderungen/48257...
This measure supports the foundation of high-tech start-ups coming from universities, research instituions or enterprises. It is a loan up to EUR 1 million which is reimburseable at break-even... [ more ]

Structural Initiatives / Human Resources

brainpower Austria

http://www.brainpower-austria.at/webfiles/home.asp
The brainpower Austria initiative aims to generate greater interest in research activities in Austria among Austrian researchers working abroad, to draw their attention to career perspectives in Austria... [ more ]

Career Development for Female Scientists

http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/projects/firnberg.html
With financial support from the BMWF, the FWF is offering extremely well qualified female scientists who are working towards a career in universities the chance of a two-stage funding scheme for ... [ more ]

f-FORTE Women in Research and Technology

http://www.fforte.at/home.html
Efforts on the part of Austrian research policymakers to increase the percentage of women in research are not just a question of equality, but of strengthening innovative capability. Women are still underrepresented... [ more ]

Mobility

http://www.euraxess.at/
The Austrian mobility promotion landscape is highly diverse, and with 8 institutes implementing the various programmes, it is becoming increasingly fragmented. The main institutions are the Austrian Agency... [ more ]

Structural Initiatives / Education and Research

Generation Innovation

http://www.generationinnovation.at
This initiative provides opportunities for children and younger people to approach research in the natural sciences and in engineering in a hands-on manner, and to develop their research potential. [ more ]

Sparkling Science

http://www.sparklingscience.at/index.php
Sparkling Science exclusively funds projects that integrate schoolchildren as active and equal partners in research teams. Instead of arranging settings in which children learn from researchers, ... [ more ]

Structural Initiatives / Patent Development

uni:invent

http://www.awsg.at/Content.Node/service/patent/469...
The aim of this programme was to promote the commercialisation of university research results. In order for a new "utilisation culture" to be established at the universities and for efficient... [ more ]

Thematic Initiatives / ICT

AT-net

http://www.ffg.at/content.php?cid=589
The AT:net programme promotes the market introduction of IT-applications and solutions of public interest. It provides funding for individual applicants or consortia introducing information and communication... [ more ]

benefit

http://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/innovation/it/benefit.ht...
In order to support the national implementation of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP), the Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) has designed a new... [ more ]

FIT-IT

http://www.fit-it.at/english/index.html
FIT-IT - an initiative of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation, and Technology (BMVIT) - supports co-operative research that addresses challenging innovation and technology development... [ more ]