Joint Grant Programs

The University of Vienna and its strategic partners aim to expand and strengthen their scientific collaboration. This includes the implementation of joint seminars/workshops/teaching activities, where faculty members of both institutions meet, present their work and engage in a dialogue.

KU - UNIVIE Joint Grant Program 2023

Kyoto University (KU) and the University of Vienna (UNIVIE) aim to further expand and strengthen
cooperation in the framework of their Strategic Partnership established in 2019. In striving to achieve
this goal, the universities are pleased to announce the grant program for joint projects to support
collaborations in research and education between their faculty members in all academic disciplines.

The grant program seeks to support scientists from both institutions to either deepen and broaden
ongoing collaboration, or to initiate new cooperation projects. Priority will be given to providing
support for new projects.

Funding

In this call we expect to fund approximately six projects. The total funding amount per project is up to EUR 8,000 / JPY 1,150,000.

The grant is designed to support faculty members of KU und UNIVIE in pursuing joint activities such as:

  • Intensive research workshops, conferences, roundtables, and symposia
  • Mobility for joint research and meetings
  • The development of joint (PhD) education activities, such as short term programs (e.g. summer/winter schools), seminars and colloquia
  • Joint publications

Eligible Costs

  • Travel expenses
  • Accommodation costs
  • Catering costs (for in-person activities only)
  • Venue rental fees
  • Costs for student assistants
  • Shipment costs
  • Publishing costs

Timelines

  • Submission deadline: 6:59 (JST) 9 May / 23:59 (CEST) 8 May 2023
  • Selection decision: late June 2023
  • Funding period duration: July 2023 to early March 2024

 

 

Applicants

Applications should be jointly submitted by one full‐time senior faculty member from each institution

who act as project coordinators. It is expected that the joint project involves additional researchers from both universities. Participation of early career researchers is encouraged. For details please see project call. 

Application Process

Proposals for the KU‐UNIVIE grant program should be submitted by one of the project coordinators at

KU or UNIVIE. Please send your proposal as a single PDF file by email to Ms. Janna Kazim (janna.kazim@univie.ac.at). The application has to be submitted in English and has to include:

1. Completed application form (see project call for details)

2. CVs of each Project Coordinator (within 2 pages per CV)

HUJI - UNIVIE Joint Seminars 2023

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and the University of Vienna (UNIVIE) aim to support their researchers in consolidating and expanding existing collaborations between the two universities, as well as initiating new networks. Therefore, the universities are pleased to announce a new call for Joint Seminars within the framework of their Strategic Partnership established in 2015.

 

The call is open to applicants from all disciplines except Austrian Studies.

Funding

In this call, a minimum of two (2) projects will be funded. The maximum funding per Joint Seminar amounts to up to EUR 4.000 (up to 2.000€ from each institution)

The grant is designed to support faculty members of HUJI und UNIVIE by funding:

  • Travel expenses
  •  Accommodation and subsistence costs

Timelines

  •     Submission deadline: 1 June 2023
  •     Selection decision: July 2023
  •     Recommended implementation period: October 2023 to June 2024

Applicants and Application Process

Applications are submitted jointly by one researcher (faculty member) from each of the two universities in one pdf-file.

Applications should be submitted to franz.michalke@univie.ac.at and to almal@savion.huji.ac.il.

Chicago - Vienna International Grant Program 2022

The University of Chicago and the University of Vienna aim to expand and strengthen their scientific collaboration.

This includes the implementation of annual joint seminars, where faculty members of both institutions meet, present their work and engage in a dialogue.

The Joint Seminars 2022 can take place either in Chicago or in Vienna.

Proposals are strongly encouraged to have a public component, such as a talk or culminating event, to lead to a joint publication and/or to a joint submission to external funding agencies.

Submission deadline: October 15, 2022, extended to 10 November 2022.