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.

HUJI - UNIVIE Joint Research Grant 2025

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and the University of Vienna (UNIVIE) aim to fund a joint research project to expand common research interests at both universities and strengthen research cooperation.

In the medium term, this program is expected to lead to further research collaborations; especially externally funded projects, joint publications, thus deepening the HUJI – UNIVIE Strategic Partnership. In addition, the participating research groups shall be encouraged to work closely together beyond the project activities and identify further areas of cooperation (e.g. joint teaching, lectures, and events).

The call is open to applicants from all disciplines with the exception of Austrian Studies.

Funding

Two (2) projects will be funded at the maximum funding amount of 20,000€ (10,000€ per partner).
Eligible costs are:

  • Travel expenses and subsistence costs
  • Material costs (e.g. consumables) and costs for small equipment/infrastructure (e.g. rent for research equipment) necessary for the implementation of the research project (except basic equipment such as computers).

At UNIVIE personnel costs are not eligible for funding.
At HUJI (partial) scholarships for advanced students would be eligible for funding.

Timelines

  • Submission deadline: 4 September 2025
  • Selection decision: October/November 2025
  • Project start: January 2026
  • Project duration: max. 18 months

Call open

Applicants and Application Process

Applicants should be faculty members holding a tenure-track position at HUJI, or senior faculty members at UNIVIE (full professors, assistant professors, or associate professors).

Applications are submitted jointly by one researcher from each of the two universities who act as the two principal investigators (PI). The PIs share a common, innovative research interest and wish to pursue a joint research project. It is an advantage (but not a must) if other scholars from both universities, both from the respective research groups and interdisciplinary, participate in the project. Participation of PhD students is possible and encouraged. Having organized a Joint Seminar previously would be an asset but not a must.

For details on the application document, please see the Call Notice.

The application is to be sent as one PDF document by email to each responsible person at HUJI and UNIVIE.

Contact Persons

HUJI Ms. Alma Lessing
✉ almal@huji.savion.ac.il
UNIVIE Ms. Barbara Grodecka-Poprawska
✉ barbara.grodecka-poprawska@univie.ac.at

HUJI - UNIVIE Joint Seminar Call 2025

In the framework of the University of Vienna (UNIVIE) – the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) Strategic Partnership, UNIVIE and HUJI aim to expand and strengthen academic collaboration among our academic community.

The Strategic Partnership Agreement includes an annual call for Joint Seminars, which are networking events during which faculty members of both institutions meet, present their work and engage in a dialogue with the aim to consolidate and extend existing collaboration, discuss future collaborations and /or facilitate and coordinate joint submissions to funding agencies. Joint Seminars aim to address diverse topics and different disciplines in each university.

The Joint Seminars may take place in Jerusalem or in Vienna and  should be one to two days (excluding arrival and departure), and should be held within 18 months of the notification of results.

The call is open for faculty members of HUJI and the UNIVIE in all academic fields (excluding Austrian Studies). 

Funding

Up to two Joint Seminars will be funded. Additional seminars may be funded depending on budget availability.

Maximum funding for each Joint Seminar will be 4.000€ (up to 2.000 € from each institution)

  • Costs for travelling will be covered by the sending institutions.
  • Costs for accommodation and catering, rental costs for of seminar room: will be covered by hosting institution. 

Funding regulations of each institution shall apply.

Timeline

  • Submission deadline: 4 September 2025, 23:59 CET
  • Selection decision: October/November 2025
  • Project start: January 2026



Call open

Applicants and Application Process

Applications have to be submitted jointly by at least one faculty member (minimum: tenure track at HUJI, or senior faculty members at UNIVIE (full professors, assistant professors, or associate professors).

Previous grant recipients may not re-apply. However, we encourage researchers who previously hosted the seminars to apply for Joint Research Projects.

The proposal should include:

  • Short outline of the planned seminar (up to 1 page);
  • Proposed outcome and future activities, particularly submissions of joint research proposals to external funding agencies (up to 1 page);
  • Tentative dates of the Joint Seminar;
  • List of participants (max. 4 per institution including applicants). We encourage the participation of early-stage researchers and/or PhD students.
  • Tentative budget (up to 4,000 EUR in total)

For details on the application document, please see the Call Notice.

The application should be submitted as one pdf file to the respective academic coordinators of both institutions.

Contact Persons

HUJI Ms. Alma Lessing
✉ almal@huji.savion.ac.il
UNIVIE Ms. Barbara Grodecka-Poprawska
✉ barbara.grodecka-poprawska@univie.ac.at

V2K Strategic Partnership Grant for Collaborations with Kyoto University

Call for Joint Project Proposals 2025

The University of Vienna (UNIVIE) is committed to further expanding and strengthening its Strategic Partnership with Kyoto University (KU), established in 2019. In support of this goal, UNIVIE is pleased to announce a new unilateral grant program designed to foster joint projects in research and education across all academic disciplines.

This grant program aims to support UNIVIE faculty by either deepening and broadening existing collaborations or initiating new cooperation projects with KU. Priority will be given to new joint projects.

Funding

The maximum funding amount for each project will be EUR 8,000. 

The grant is intended to support UNIVIE faculty members in undertaking joint activities with their counterparts at Kyoto University, including:

  • Intensive research workshops, conferences, roundtables, and symposia
  • Seed funding for small research projects
  • 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

Timelines

  • Submission deadline: 27 January 2025
  • Selection decision: mid of February 2025
  • Funding period duration: mid of February 2025 to December 2025

Contact

Any questions regarding the application process can be directed to Ms. Janna Kazim, International Office at ✉ janna.kazim@univie.ac.at.

Call closed

Applicants and Application Process

Applications should be submitted by a senior faculty member (meaning full professors (o. Univ.-Prof.), assistant professors, or associate professors (ao. Univ.-Prof./Ass.-Prof./Assoc.-Prof.)) who will act as project coordinator. 

Application Document

Proposals for the grant program should be submitted in English as a single PDF file via email to Ms. Janna Kazim ✉ janna.kazim@univie.ac.at. The application has to include:

  • Project title
  • Name, institute affiliation and contact information of UNIVIE Project Coordinator
  • Name and institute affiliation of the main project partner at KU
  • Name and institute affiliation of additional project participants at UNIVIE and KU
  • Description of the planned project/activity (within 2 pages) including:
    • Project narrative, objectives and significance
    • Place of project/activity (Kyoto/Vienna)
    • Time schedule
    • Future activities closely connected to the project (e.g. joint publications, joint submissions to funding agencies)
  • Detailed budget plan
  • Description how your planned project aligns with the UNIVIE's strategic priorities, if applicable. 

For further details and additional information, please refer to the Call Notice.

Chicago - Vienna International Grant Program 2024

The University of Chicago and the University of Vienna aim to expand and strengthen their scientific collaboration. To accomplish this goal, the Chicago - Vienna International Grant Program has been set up. 

The grant program is designed to support University of Vienna and University of Chicago faculty to organize and implement joint projects (e.g. joint seminars or workshops). Eligible faculty members may apply for funding in an amount up to US$ 12,500.

Project proposals are strongly encouraged to have a public component, such as a talk or culminating event, to discuss avenues to build up joint research collaborations, to lead to a joint publication and/or to a joint submission to external funding agencies.

The joint projects 2024 may take place at the University of Chicago, the University of Vienna, or, for the first time, at the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris. 

Call closed