Open Calls

The Information and Communication Technology 2026 Call „Digital Humanism” opened for submissions on January 19, 2026. This call was directed at researchers in Vienna who seek to conduct a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research project (2 - 4 years) 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.

A total of € 5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 350,000 – € 700,000. Additional funding opportunities are available for collaborative projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria. Details can be found at Joint Projects.

This is a two-stage call:

• Deadline for short proposals: April 15, 2026, 2pm CET
  • 72 proposals submitted
• Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): July 30, 2026, 2pm CET.
  • 24 teams were invited to submit a full proposal.
• The funding decision is expected in December 2026.

All necessary information for the submission can be found via the WWTF Wiki.

Info Session for Submission of Full Proposals (upon invitation only):

• Will take place on July 7, 10:00 CET online

Please do not hesitate to contact the call managers for more details:

The Life Sciences 2026 Call “Targeted Prevention” opened for submissions on 3^rd March 2026. This aim of this call is to fund innovative and impactful projects that have the potential to promote disease prevention and/or increase the number of healthy life years in a defined population.

A total of € 7.5 million has been dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 400,000 – €750,000. Joint Projects between scientists in Vienna and Lower Austria may request a budget of up to €800,000. Projects should run between 2 – 4 years.

This is a two-stage call:

• Deadline for short proposals was 5^th May 2026. 116 short proposals were submitted.
• The decision regarding the short proposals is expected in early July. Applicants will be informed via email regarding the outcome of their short proposal.
• Deadline for full proposals (upon invitation): 6^th October  2026, 2pm
• The funding decision is expected in late March, 2027

The specifications for this call can be found via our WWTF Wiki. 

In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact the call manager Grace Liu.

• LS26 Call Flyer
• LS26 Information Session

The WWTF call in the area of Social Sciences with the topic of “Resilience & Crises” closed on June 17, 2026. WWTF received 110 proposals.

The call jury will meet end of October 2026. WWTF board will provide the formal decision in December 2026.

A total of € 2,0 million is dedicated to this call. The funding range per project is € 50,000 to € 100,000. 

More information about the call: https://wiki.wwtf.at/books/ess26-resilience-and-crises

Contact for information about the call: Michael Strassnig