Overview: FWF Start Grant
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General |
Program name |
FWF Start Grant |
Funds for |
PI starting grants
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Funding agency |
Austrian Sience Fund (FWF)
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Scope |
International
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Fields of science |
All fields of Science
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Duration |
6 years, an interim review after 3 years decides on continuation |
Program web site |
http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/fwf-programmes/start-programme/ |
Number of calls per year |
1 |
Eligibility |
EU-Life institution |
CeMM
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Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD) |
PhD with no less than 2 years and no longer than 8 years postdoctoral experiencea t the deadline for submission of applications. Extensions to this period may be allowed in case of eligible career breaks (see guidelines) |
Applicant's Nationality |
Any
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Other Important Requirements |
Applicants submitting a proposal for FWF Start have to be submit a proposal with identical content in the ERC Starting Grant scheme at the next possible call deadline.
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Funding type & amounts |
Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes) |
n/a |
Working contract (gross salary) |
n/a |
Other allowances |
Minimum 800.000 EUR up to maximum 1.2 Mio. EUR |
Next deadline |
Sept. 20, 2018, 5 p.m. |
Past submissions outcomes |
Year |
Available fellowships |
Success rates |
2016 |
about 7 Awards |
Unknown |
2018 |
about 5-6 Awards |
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