Funder: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (FWF joint application) | October 2027 (APVV joint application)
Funding Amounts: Project-specific personnel and non-personnel costs; up to 36 months
Summary: Supports closely integrated Austrian–Slovak basic research projects across all disciplines, with substantial scientific contributions from both countries.
Key Information: Matching applications must be submitted to both agencies, and funding requires approval from both FWF and APVV.
Description
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF), in cooperation with the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV), supports bilateral Principal Investigator Projects International linking researchers in Austria and Slovakia. The program is open to all areas of basic research and is aimed at qualified researchers across disciplines. It funds joint scientific work that combines the complementary expertise of the two teams.
Projects must be closely integrated rather than separate national efforts: both partners must provide relevant research input and demonstrate the added value of international cooperation. The Austrian proposal covers the entire joint project, explaining how the two parts connect, how work is distributed, and which resources each team will use. FWF and APVV evaluate their respective applications independently under national procedures.
