Austrian Science Fund
Encyclopedia
The Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (abbreviated FWF, Austrian Science Fund in English
) is the most important Austria
n funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in science
, engineering
, and the humanities
through a large variety of grant programmes, prize
s and by funding infrastructure. The self-governed organization is based in Vienna
and financed by the Austrian federal government.
- and Wittgenstein-Preis
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) is the most important Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, and the humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
through a large variety of grant programmes, prize
Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them...
s and by funding infrastructure. The self-governed organization is based in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and financed by the Austrian federal government.
Organisation
The Austrian Science Fund was established in 1967 had a budget of 91 billion euros in 2001. Most projects are individual research grants for up to three years. In addition, it also supports national research clusters, doctoral schools, scholarships for young researchers and awards like the STARTStart-Preis
The Start-Preis is the highest Austrian award for scientists under the age of 35.It is awarded once per year by the Austrian Science Fund on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science....
- and Wittgenstein-Preis
Wittgenstein-Preis
The Wittgenstein-Preis is the highest Austrian science award.It is awarded once per year by the Austrian Science Fund on behalf of the Austrian Ministry for Science.The prize money of 1.5 million euro is tied to research activities in the following six years....
.