Cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project between ICT and social sciences/humanities

This call is directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project between ICT and social sciences/humanities (SSH) that address digital technologies & practices from a human-centered and societal perspective in the field of Digital Humanism.  

Who can apply:

A core research team of up to three PIs, encompassing ICT and SSH, with at least the coordinator being based in Vienna. Other PIs outside Vienna may receive a max of 20 % of the total budget.

Eligible costs are:

  • The funding range is 350,000 to 700,000 Euro per project. Joint Projects involving NÖ may request more funding (up to 750,000 Euro)
  • The project duration is from 24 to 48 months.
  • It can cover personal and non-personal costs.
  • But with a maximum of 30 % non-personal costs

This is a two-stage call, with the deadline for short proposals on April 15, 2026, at 2 pm.

For the invited ones, the full proposals will have to be submitted on July 30, 2026 , at 2 pm.

The projects are submitted online, via the WWTF Funding Portal.

Call specifications are available here.

 

The BOKU Pre-Award Team of the Research Support, Innovation & Technology Transfer assists researchers interested in submitting FWF projects. You can contact us for any question projektsupport(at)boku.ac.at

Do not hesitate to also check regularly our webpage, where we inform researchers about upcoming calls: https://boku.ac.at/fos

16.03.2026