mdw-internal funding (coordinated by the Office of Research Support)
International Mobility for Early-stage Researchers (ESR) – rolling submissions
Open Access Fund – rolling submissions
FWF Open Access Funding – rolling submissions
Initial support for project proposals at the mdw – rolling submissions
External support for the submission of proposals for funding of projects at the mdw – rolling submissions
Participation fee for FWF information events and coaching workshops – rolling submissions
Support for invention evaluation – rolling submissions
Postdoc-Fellowships - Deadline 4 September 2026
Transdisciplinary Research Projects - next Call planned for 2027
Writing Retreat - Next Call planned for 2027
Herta & Kurt Blaukopf Award for outstanding dissertations - Next Call planned for 2028
AR-Pilot: Call for Artistic Research Projects - Next call planned for 2028
Other mdw internal funding programs
mdw - Academic Doctoral Programme (Doctor of Philosophy) Advancement Scholarship - application period: 03.08. - 16.10.2026
mdw - Artistic Doctoral Programme (Doctor Artium) Advancement Scholarship - application period: 03.08. - 16.10.2026
GGD "Gender|Queer|Diversity-Call"
GGD "Reach higher, reach beyond. Mentoring-Programm for Pre- und Postdocs at the mdw (Women, inter* and non-binary persons)" - next Call planned for 2026
Scholarships to support academic or artistic work by full-time students (e.g. ambitious artistic or academic dissertations, film and (musical) theatre projects, or composition projects)
Research Support
Mag.a Marita Schaaser, MA
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1
1030 Vienna
First floor, Office nr. B 01 23
Tel. +43 1 711 55-6101
forschungsfoerderung@mdw.ac.at