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08/2026 Wien, den 14.09.2026

Liebe Kolleg:innen, 

die vergangenen Sommerwochen waren im Büro der Forschungsförderung geprägt von einer erfolgreichen isaResearch und zahlreichen Drittmittelanträgen.

Aktuelle Erfolge:

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Sarah Chaker, Leiterin des neu gegründeten Zentrums für integrative Musikforschung (ZiM) am Institut für musikpädagogische Forschung und Praxis zur Einwerbung einer Förderung des kanadischen Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) für das Projekt „Vivre de la musique. Conditions de travail et rémunération des musicien.nes interprètes professionnel.les“.

Wir freuen uns, dass es Melanie Unseld gelungen ist, das Forschungsprogramm der Stadt Wien „Strauss und die Wiener Unterhaltungsmusikkultur des 19. Jahrhunderts“ wesentlich mitzugestalten und eine der vier geförderten Stellen für die mdw zu lukrieren: Bereits heuer wird Julia Lenart mit der Umsetzung ihres Projektes über die Räume urbaner Unterhaltungsmusik in Wien im Umkreis von Johann Strauss (Sohn) am Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Interpretationsforschung beginnen.

Herzlich willkommen Dr.in Lisa Schön, seit August 2026 Gastforschende am Institut für Musiksoziologie, gefördert durch ein Stipendium des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes DAAD.

Veranstaltungen und Weiterbildungsangebote:

Im Rahmen der ersten Postdoc Appreciation Week Austria (PAW) laden wir am 21.9. um 17 Uhr zum Postdoc Get-together in den Bankettsaal und am 23.9. um 13 Uhr zum Webinar „Giving and Receiving Peer Feedback with Clarity and Confidence“ mit Coach Melanie Sindelar. Am 08. und 15.10.2026 findet in Kooperation mit der Personalentwicklung – ZfW das schon oft nachgefragte Medientraining für Forschende statt, für das noch einige Plätze frei sind.

Wir laden Sie zudem herzlich zur diesjährigen Verleihung des mdw young research award 2026 durch die Rektorin am 23.9.2026 um 17 Uhr im Neuen Konzertsaal am Rennweg ein, in deren Rahmen viele beeindruckende Arbeiten und eine Komposition ausgezeichnet werden.

Im Rahmen von IN.TUNE werden ab 28.09.2026 Webinare zu Themen wie Supervision, Research Ethics, Künstlerische Forschung angeboten. Weitere Informationen und Daten hier.

Vom 1.-3.10.2026 fragt das mdw Symposium Kunst. Forschung. Klima: Wandel gestalten nach der Bedeutung von Kunst, Artistic Research, arts based research und deren Einbindung in transformative Forschung. (Anmeldung bis 25.09.2026)

Außerdem kündigen wir die Veranstaltung „Zwischen Management, Kunst und Wissenschaft – Neue Karrieren für die Universität von morgen“ am 22.10.2026, 15.30 Uhr an, in der es um neue hybride Tätigkeitsfelder und die dafür notwendigen Kompetenzen, aber auch Fragen von Sichtbarkeit und Anerkennung geht. Die Anmeldung ist bis 15.10. möglich.

Wir wünschen einen guten Start ins Wintersemester!

Ihr
Team der Forschungsförderung           

Aktuelle Fördermöglichkeiten  

US Fulbright Student Program (2027–28 program year)
Einreichfrist: 07.10.2026

SYLFF (The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund) Stipendienprogramm der Tokyo Foundation
Einreichfrist: 16.10.2026

mdw: Förderungsstipendium für das PhD-Doktoratsstipendium
Einreichfrist: 16.10.2026

mdw: Förderungsstipendium für das Künstlerische Doktoratsstudium
Einreichfrist: 16.10.2026

ÖAW: Mannagetta-Abschlussstipendien zur Fertigstellung einer Dissertation
Einreichfrist: 20.10.2026

Austrian Fulbright Scholar Program (2027–28 program year)
Einreichfrist: 30.10.2026

OeAD: Sparkling Science 2.0
Einreichfrist: 30.10.2026
Informationsveranstaltungen am 24.09.2026, 15:00-16:30

Horizon Europe: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
Einreichfrist: 24.11.2026

Austrian Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (2027–28 program year)
Einreichfrist: 15.01.2027

US Teaching Assistantship Program (2027–28 program year)
Einreichfrist: 15.01.2027

Fulbright Specialist Program (2027–28 program year)
Einreichfrist: 01.04.2027

Weitere Fördermöglichkeiten finden Sie auf unserer Website.

Trainings und Informationsveranstaltungen  

DARIAH-CH Training Series 2026-2027: Building Digital Skills for the Arts and Humanities
Sept. 2026-Mai 2027, virtuell, Englisch

Informationsveranstaltung zum OeAD Call Sparkling Science 2.0
am 24.09.2026, 15:00-16:30, virtuell, Deutsch

FFG: Come on board - Basiswissen für Newcomer in Horizon Europe
05.10.2026, 10:00 - 12:00, virtuell, Deutsch

mdw: Medientraining für Forschende
08. & 15.10.2026, 09:30 - 13:00 Uhr, in Präsenz
Bitte um Anmeldung

FWF: Coaching-Workshop FWF-Antrag einreichen
15.10.2026, 12:30 - 17:30 Uhr, virtuell, Deutsch
Anmeldung bis 01.10.2026
Die mdw übernimmt die Workshop-Kosten ihrer Angehörigen auf Antrag, Kontakt: forschungsfoerderung@mdw.ac.at

FWF: Webinar FWF-Basiswissen
28.10.2026, 10:00 - 11:30 Uhr, virtuell, Englisch
Anmeldung bis 26.10.2026

ÖNB Lab "Collections as Data - Biases as Data"
CLARIAH-AT
09.-10.11.2026, Wien

Weitere Trainings finden Sie auf unserer Website.

Calls for Papers  

Open Science Festival
am 18.–19.03.2027 an der Universität Bamberg
Einreichfrist für Lightning Talks und Workshops: 15.10.2026; für Poster und Tool-Marktplatz/Projekt-Showcases: 15.12.2026

ÖAW ACDH: Connect the Dots, Query the World - A Research Day on Linked Open Data, Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Interoperability in the Humanities
am 18.11.2026 in Wien
Einreichfrist: 18.09.2026

mdw: Biennial Conference of the Society for the History of Emotions (SHE) - "EMOTIONS IN ADVERSITY: Disease, War, Crisis"
02-04.06.2027, Wien
Einreichfrist: 30.09.2026

NINE DECADES – NINE QUESTIONS ON HIGHER MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
12.-15.05.2027, Belgrade - Deadline 31.12.2026
Die University of Belgrade ist IN.TUNE-Partnerin

Early Music Now: Performance, production, promotion, partnership.
15.06.2027, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Einreichfrist: 11.01.2027; nähere Informationen: Tom Armstrong (t.armstrong@surrey.ac.uk)

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts/ Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: FORUM+ new dossier launch “Solidarity as a form of imagination. Artistic research between the personal, the political, and the communal”
Einreichfrist: 15.01.2027

Weitere Ausschreibungen finden Sie auf unserer Website.

 

Research-Support
 
08/2026 Vienna, September 14

Dear colleagues,

the past few weeks this summer at the office of research support have been marked by a successful isaResearch and numerous applications for third-party funding.

Current successes:

Congratulations to Sarah Chaker, director of the newly founded Center for Integrative Music Research (ZiM) at the Department for Music Education Research and Practice, on securing a grant from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the project “Vivre de la musique. Conditions de travail et rémunération des musicien.nes interprètes professionnel.les”.

We are delighted that Melanie Unseld has succeeded in playing a key role in shaping the City of Vienna’s research program “Strauss and 19th-Century Viennese Light Music Culture” and in securing one of the four funded positions for the mdw: Already this year, Julia Lenart will begin implementing her project on the spaces of urban light music in Vienna within the sphere of Johann Strauss (son) at the Department for Musicology and Performance Studies.

A warm welcome to Dr. Lisa Schön, who has been a visiting researcher at the Department for Music Sociology since August 2026, supported by a fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Events and Professional Development Opportunities:

As part of the first Postdoc Appreciation Week Austria (PAW), we invite you to a Postdoc Get-together in the banquet hall on September 21 at 5:00 p.m. and to the webinar “Giving and Receiving Peer Feedback with Clarity and Confidence” with coach Melanie Sindelar on September 23 at 1:00 p.m. On October 8 and 15, 2026, in cooperation with Human Resources Development – ZfW, the much-requested Media Training for Researchers will take place; there are still a few spots available.

We also cordially invite you to this year’s presentation of the mdw young research award 2026 by the Rector on September 23, 2026, at 5 p.m. in the New Concert Hall on Rennweg, during which a number of research projects and one composition will be honored.

As part of IN.TUNE, webinars on topics such as supervision, research ethics, and artistic research will be offered starting September 28, 2026. Further information and dates can be found here.

From October 1–3, 2026, the mdw Symposium Art. Research. Climate: Shaping Change will explore the significance of art, artistic research, and arts-based research, as well as their integration into transformative research. (registration until September, 25)

We are also announcing the event “Between Management, Art, and Science—New Careers for the University of Tomorrow” on October 22, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., which will address new hybrid fields of activity and the necessary skills, as well as issues of visibility and recognition. Registration is open until October 15.

We wish you a great start to the fall semester!

Your

Research Support team

Current funding opportunities  

U.S. Fulbright Student Program (2027–28 program year)
Deadline: October 7, 2026

SYLFF (The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund) Scholarship Program of the Tokyo Foundation
Deadline: October 16, 2026

mdw: Scholarship for the PhD Program
Deadline: October 16, 2026

mdw: Scholarship for the Doctoral Program in the Arts
Deadline: October 16, 2026

ÖAW: Mannagetta Final-Year Scholarships for the Completion of a Dissertation
Deadline: October 20, 2026

Austrian Fulbright Scholar Program (2027–28 program year)
Deadline: October 30, 2026

OeAD: Sparkling Science 2.0
Deadline: October 30, 2026
Information sessions on September 24, 2026, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

Horizon Europe: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
Deadline: November 24, 2026

Austrian Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (2027–28 program year)
Deadline: January 15, 2027

US Teaching Assistantship Program (2027–28 program year)
Deadline: January 15, 2027

Fulbright Specialist Program (2027–28 program year)
Deadline: April 1, 2027

More funding opportunities can be found on our Website.

Trainings and informational events  

DARIAH-CH Training Series 2026–2027: Building Digital Skills for the Arts and Humanities
Sept. 2026–May 2027, virtual, English

Information Session on the OeAD Call “Sparkling Science 2.0”
on Sept. 24, 2026, 3:00–4:30 p.m., virtual, German

FFG: Come on Board – Basic Knowledge for Newcomers to Horizon Europe
October 5, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., virtual, German

mdw: Media Training for Researchers
October 8 & 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., in-person
Please register

FWF: Coaching Workshop on Submitting an FWF Proposal
October 15, 2026, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., virtual, German
Registration due by Oct. 1, 2026
The mdw covers the workshop costs for its members upon request; contact: forschungsfoerderung@mdw.ac.at

FWF: Webinar on FWF Basics
October 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., virtual, English
Registration by October 26, 2026

ÖNB Lab “Collections as Data – Biases as Data”
CLARIAH-AT
November 9–10, 2026, Vienna

More trainings events can be found on our Website.

Calls for papers  

Open Science Festival
March 18–19, 2027, at the University of Bamberg
Submission deadline for lightning talks and workshops: October 15, 2026; for posters and the tool marketplace/project showcases: December 15, 2026

ÖAW ACDH: Connect the Dots, Query the World—A Research Day on Linked Open Data, Knowledge Graphs, and Semantic Interoperability in the Humanities
on November 18, 2026, in Vienna
Deadline: September 18, 2026

mdw: Biennial Conference of the Society for the History of Emotions (SHE) – “EMOTIONS IN ADVERSITY: Disease, War, Crisis”
June 2–4, 2027, Vienna
Deadline: September 30, 2026

NINE DECADES – NINE QUESTIONS ON HIGHER MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
May 12–15, 2027, Belgrade – Deadline: December 31, 2026
The University of Belgrade is an IN.TUNE partner

Early Music Now: Performance, production, promotion, partnership.
June 15, 2027, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Deadline: January 11, 2027; Further information: Tom Armstrong (t.armstrong@surrey.ac.uk)

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts/Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: FORUM+ new dossier launch “Solidarity as a form of imagination. Artistic research between the personal, the political, and the communal”
Deadline: January 15, 2027

More calls can be found on our Website.

Redaktion / Editors: Therese Kaufmann, Vitali Bodnar, Anna Wukovits-Zethner, Kathrin Heinrich, Marita Schaaser, Viktoria Calvo-Tomek, Olja Janjuš
Forschungsförderung / Research Support
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien
Telefon / Phone: + 43 1 71155-6100 | forschungsfoerderung@mdw.ac.at
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