Principal Investigator Projects International
Principal Investigator Projects International supports Austrian research teams and partners abroad with funding for integrated basic research that advances clearly defined questions through international cooperation.
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Funder: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Due Dates: October 13, 2026 (France: ANR pre-registration) | December 10, 2026 (Israel: FWF) | December 13, 2026 (Israel: ISF) | End of March 2027 (France: ANR, exact date pending) | January–end of March 2027 (France: FWF, exact deadline pending) | Rolling (Germany, South Tyrol, Luxembourg with FWF lead)
Funding Amounts: Project-specific personnel and non-personnel costs; generally up to 36 or 48 months; France: maximum €200,000 per year (€800,000 for 48 months)
Summary: Supports integrated basic research projects led at Austrian research institutions in cooperation with partners in selected countries.
Key Information: Applicants need the academic qualifications to lead the project and an Austrian research institution with the necessary infrastructure.
Description
The Austrian Science Fund’s Principal Investigator Projects International program supports pioneering basic research across all disciplines through close cooperation with project partners abroad. It gives principal investigators and their research groups resources to investigate individual research questions within thematically clearly defined projects of a specific duration. Funding covers project-specific personnel and non-personnel costs.
The program operates through country-specific collaborations rather than a single uniform call. Projects should be closely integrated, with partners making substantial scientific contributions and creating added value through international cooperation. Most collaborations are thematically open, but country-specific restrictions apply. Some collaborations operate through the Weave network, which permits bilateral projects and the involvement of researchers from a third Weave partner country.
