Our service remains accessible: Due to the current situation concerning COVID-19 our office is currently closed. Nonetheless you can reach our team via email and partially via phone.

Some funding agencies have extended call deadlines You can find a list of current calls and deadlines here. We update this list frequently.

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Following calls directly regarding COVID-19 have been issued:

• Corona Emergency Call: The Federal Government supports drug research related to the Covid-19 virus with a total of 23 million euros. Companies are primarily targeted. Research institutions (with the exception of MedUnis, which have their own budget) can be included as project partners. Further information can be found here.
  deadlines: 08.04.2020 und 11.05.2020
• FWF Urgent Funding for Research into Humanitarian Crises Like Epidemics and Pandemics: 
  The FWF offers a fast-track procedure in some of its funding programmes for proposals dealing with the prevention, early detection, containment, and research into the causes and effects of epidemics and pandemics such as SARS-CoV-2. This also includes projects that focus on the technical, ecological, economic, political, legal, medical, cultural, psychological, or ethical implications of SARS-CoV-2.
  Applications can be submitted between 06.04.2020 and 30.09.2020.
• DFG-Call for Multidisciplinary Research into Epidemics and Pandemics in Response to the Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2
  The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is issuing a call for a multidisciplinary funding initiative. Funding is available for projects addressing the prevention, early detection, containment and investigation of the causes, impacts and management of epidemics and pandemics, taking the example of SARS-CoV-2 and other microorganisms and viruses that are pathogenic to humans. The participation of Austrian researchers is possible and will be funded by FWF according to the regulations for DACH-projects.
  Deadline: 01.09.2020

EU and International Calls

• NIH: RFA-AI-20-028: Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens – NIH
  Deadline: Letter of Intent 29.05.2020, full application 29.06.2020
• Wellcome Trust - Epidemic Preparedness: COVID-19 funding call
  This call aims to strengthen the evidence base to better prevent and control coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics and to increase research and response capacity.
  Deadline: [Currently closed to new expressions of interest]
• European Open Science Cloud: Fast-track co-creation funding for COVID-19 related activities, max. EUR 45.000 pro Antrag.
  Deadline: 30.06.2020

Other relevant Calls

• Volkswagen Stiftung - Global Issues: Mobility – Global Medicine and Health Research (Life and Social Sciences) - Main applicant must come from a research institution in Denmark, Germany, Spain, Portugal or United Kingdom.
  Deadline 30.04.2020
• Facebook Research Awards - Thema: Health Misinformation -
  Deadline: 6.5.2020
• FET Proactive Emerging Paradigms and Communities - Digital twins for the life-sciences -
  Deadline: 2.7.2020
  Webinar