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Christian Doppler Research Association

Funds Austrian applied collaboration by linking companies, universities, and researchers through long-term innovation projects.

Austriawww.cdg.ac.at

Key stats

Annual funding€25.8M

Programs3

Active grants1

Total grants2

About

Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG) is Austria's CDG, a legally distinct association that the state recognises as a central research funding institution. It supports application-oriented basic research inside host institutions rather than running its own labs, and its public-side budget was €25.839 million in 2024.

Its funded fields span biotech, medtech, climate, energy, materials, hard…

Programs & grants under this funder

Christian Doppler Laboratories

Funds collaborative, industry-academia research teams at Austrian universities through long-term bottom-up lab development.

1 grant

CDG Christian Doppler Laboratories

Between cycles

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Josef Ressel Centres

Supports applied-research centres at Austrian universities of applied sciences focused on regional industrial needs.

1 grant

CDG Josef Ressel Centres

Open

— pool·130 days

Transfer Science to Spin-off

Offers a pathway to convert Austrian research outputs into spin-off and start-up ventures.

Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.cdg.ac.at