Zero Emissions Award
Zero Emissions Award supports researchers across disciplines in Austria, funding renewable-energy and energy-transition research to close knowledge gaps and advance climate neutrality by 2040.
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Funder: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Due Dates: October 16, 2026 (Annual review cut-off) | Rolling (Submissions)
Funding Amounts: €900,000 annually; Principal Investigator Projects up to 48 months; ESPRIT projects 36 months
Summary: Supports pioneering research across disciplines on renewable energies and the energy transition in Austria.
Key Information: Apply through an Austrian research institution under Principal Investigator Projects or ESPRIT, with additional call-specific requirements.
Description
The Zero Emissions Award is administered by the Austrian Science Fund’s alpha+ Foundation and funded through a private donation from American entrepreneur Patrick S. Dumont. It supports researchers at universities and non-university research institutions across all scientific disciplines, generating knowledge needed for the energy transition and contributing to Austria’s goal of climate neutrality by 2040.
The award seeks to close knowledge gaps, identify groundbreaking approaches, and spur innovation. Its priorities are excellent basic research promoting innovation in renewable energies and the energy transition, research on technological conditions needed for widespread implementation, and behavioral research on renewable-energy use. Proposals are submitted through the FWF’s Principal Investigator Projects or ESPRIT programs, with enhanced funding for projects selected by the Foundation.
