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FWF Principal Investigator Projects

Funds Austrian curiosity-driven research projects in any field through institution-hosted grants for independent investigators.

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FWF Principal Investigator Projects is the Austrian Science Fund's flagship bottom-up grant for curiosity-driven basic research. It replaced the older Stand-Alone Projects name in 2023 and now sits under FWF's PROFI institutional funding mode, with money flowing through the host institution rather than to the investigator personally.

The programme is open to principal investigators at Austrian re…

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Grants under FWF Principal Investigator Projects

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

FWF Principal Investigator Projects
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Funds Austrian principal investigator research programs across broad scientific disciplines.

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Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.fwf.ac.at