Interdisciplinary Research Networks 2024 - Call for Proposals

The Faculty of Life Sciences is seeking to cultivate collaborative research endeavors across the disciplines of Biology, Nutritional Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. This funding initiative is designed to establish two Interdisciplinary Research Networks, fostering collaborative engagements within the faculty and with academic institutions at the Vienna BioCenter (VBC). Specifically targeting young scientists, this call encourages them to secure research funding and forge new collaborations.

Objectives:

  • Encourage collaborative interactions across scientific disciplines (e.g., co-supervised master studies)
  • Support young scientists in acquiring research funding and establishing partnerships.
  • Address new, original, and deepening research ideas across disciplines.
  • Generate preliminary data for joint publications and future proposals for national or international research funding.

Eligibility:

  • Assistant professors TT, associate professors TT, associate professors, and all fixed-term postdocs of the Faculty of Life Sciences are eligible to apply.
  • Senior scientists and full professors are not eligible.
  • Postdoctoral Researchers can only apply for either this funding scheme or for Postdoctoral Researcher Seed Grant announced in the same year.
  • For intra-faculty applications, applicants must be employed by at least two different departments and interdisciplinarity must be given.
  • Joined applications with academic institutes at the VBC (i.e., CMESS, Max F. Perutz Labs, GMI, IMBA, IMP) are possible, provided that the respective costs are covered by the VBC research institution. Confirmation of funding from the head of the respective VBC institute must be included with the application.
  • Applicants from the Faculty of Life Sciences must have continuous employment at the University of Vienna throughout the project

 

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Submission Deadline: 31 May 2024

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