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Newsletter Research; 25 November 2025

Calls
Partnership ERA4Health open call
Multi-country Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular, Autoimmune and Metabolic diseases
Publication of the Call: 06 November 2025
Deadline contacting ECRIN representatives (additional budget request): 30 November 2025
Deadline for pre-proposals: 27 January 2026
Deadline for full proposals: 17 June 2026
Further information: https://era4health.eu/calls/trials4health2026.php and https://www.fwf.ac.at/foerdern/foerderportfolio/themenfoerderungen/europaeische-partnerschaft-era4health

Joint transnational call 2026 on new treatments to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
The European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance, EUP OHAMR, is launching an international call for projects on 18 November 2025, which will explore new treatments to tackle AMR. The call "Treatments and adherence to treatment protocols", involves 37 funding organisations from 28 different countries with an estimated total call budget of over 31 million Euro. The call is co-funded by the European Union. Austrian Partners also are eligible to join consortia.
Two-stage procedure
Call publication: 18 November 2025
Call Deadline: 02 February 2026 for Stage 1 proposals
Call Deadline: 17 June 2026 for full proposals
Consortia size: min. 3 partners from 3 different countries, max. 6 partners (7 for some exceptional cases)
Further information: https://ohamr.eu/calls/call-2026-new-treatments-to-tackle-amr/  and https://www.fwf.ac.at/foerdern/foerderportfolio/themenfoerderungen/europaeische-partnerschaft-ohamr

New Tender for the co-financed partnership Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS)
The European Partnership THCS is a co-financed initiative within Horizon Europe. The aim is to contribute to the transformation of health and care systems through research, development and innovation.
The 4th Call for this partnership will be opened on 21 November 2025
Two-stage Call
Deadline for Pre-Proposals: 02 February 2026
Deadline for Full Proposals: 30 June 2026
Further information: https://www.thcspartnership.eu/

Pre-Announcements for most health-related European Partnerships (EPs) with possibilities to take part for Austrian organisations including topics
EP PerMed Joint Translational Call 2026
Personalised medicine for cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney diseases
Publication: 25 November 2025
Info day: 16 December 2025
Deadline for pre-proposals: 10 February 2026
Deadline for full proposals: 09 June 2026
Further information: https://www.eppermed.eu/funding-projects/calls/jtc2026/

ERDERA Call for proposals 2026
European Rare Diseases Research Alliance
Call title: Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases
Publication: 10 December 2025
Info day: 16 December 2025
Deadline for pre-proposals: 12 February 2026
Deadline for full proposals: 08 June 2026
Further information: https://erdera.org/call/joint-transnational-call-2026/

EP Brain Health
Designing an European Brain Health Landscape
Two calls will be published begin of 2026
- Neurological, mental and sensory disorders
- Neurodegenerative disorders
Further information: https://www.brainhealth-partnership.eu/jtcs-2026/

ÖAW - L´ORÉAL Austria - Fellowship for Young Female Researchers in Austria
Target group: young female scientists working in the field of medicine, natural and life sciences or mathematics
Applications for a L’ORÉAL Austria fellowship are open to female doctoral candidates or post-docs who
- began their doctorate/PhD no more than three years ago (pre-doc) or finished their Dr./PhD no more than four years ago (post-doc),
- are Austrian citizens or have been living in Austria for the last three years, and
- submit a research project to be conducted in Austria.
Deadline: 10 February 2026
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/fellowships/loreal-austria

Nutricia Award for Medical Nutrition Research 2026
Target group: researchers under the age of 40 who are engaged in research on medical nutrition, particularly in clinical applications
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Further information:
https://www.nutricia.de/med/ernaehrungsblog/nutricia_foerderpreis_2026.html

KFV Forschungspreis 2026
We are looking for innovative scientific work, concepts, products, and programs that contribute effectively to accident and damage prevention.
Target group: students and graduates of university and non-university educational institutions, students of vocational high schools, and professionals from research, industry, and business. All institutions must be located in Austria.
Deadline: 08 March 2026
Further information: https://www.kfv.at/kfv-forschungspreis-2026/

Preis der Österreichischen Forschungsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaftsjournalismus
Target group: all researchers are invited to submit nominations.
Self-nominations are not possible.
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Further information:
https://www.oefg.at/event/preis-der-oesterreichischen-forschungsgemeinschaft-fuer-wissenschaftsjournalismus/

MUI Calls
Grants from the Dr. Johannes und Hertha Tuba Foundation 2025
Target group: scientists with a degree in human medicine or dental medicine and physicians working in aging research.
Applications are possible on rolling basis.
Further information:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Tuba-Stipendium.html
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Tuba-Stipendium_en.html.en

Prof. Brandl Prize 2025
Application deadline: 05 November 2025 – 31 December 2025
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/brandl/index.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/brandl/index.html.en

Prize for gender medicine research at the Medical University of Innsbruck 2025
Application deadline: 05 November 2025 – 31 December 2025
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/gendermedizin/index.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/gendermedizin/index.html.en

Save the Date:
Tiroler Nachwuchsforscher*innen Förderung/Tyrolean Funding for Young Researchers 2026
The next Call will be open from 01.02.2026 - 15.03.2026
Further information:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/tiwifo/tiroler-nachwuchsforscherinnenfoerderung.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/tiwifo/tiroler-nachwuchsforscherinnenfoerderung.html.en
https://www.tirol.gv.at/arbeit-wirtschaft/wirtschaft-und-arbeit/foerderungen/wissenschaftsfoerderung/tiroler-nachwuchsforscherinnenfoerderung/

MUI Events
Neuroday25
When: 05 December 2025, 9.00 – 19.00 h
Where: novum Innsbruck Mitte, Amraser Strasse 31, 6020 Innsbruck
Target group: scientists from all academic institutions in Innsbruck
Further information and registration: https://www.i-med.ac.at/neurodays/index.html

How to: Networking for Early Career Researchers
When: 11 December 2025, 08:00 - 16:00 h
Where: online
Registration via juniorfaculty@i-med.ac.at
Further information: https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/438535222

Further Events:
RESI Workshops
Cost coverage in coordination with MedLifeLab. Contact: medlifelab@i-med.ac.at

Map your skills
How to leverage your skills for careers inside or outside academia
This workshop will help you to map the skills you acquired during your research career that are useful for careers inside and outside academia and learn to make them explicit to others during an application process.
When: Thursday, 27 November 2025, 14:00 - 18:00 h
Venue: Campus Innrain, Universitäts-Hauptgebäude, EG, Seminarraum 0040
Please apply here for your attendance or directly at contact@resi-network.at

Productivity Shortcut Session GOALS - online
Create an inspiring vision for your future
Are you having trouble sorting out your priorities? Are you unmotivated and feel that your life is not on track?
If you answer yes to these questions, you may need to work on your vision. Envisioning the future and setting long-term goals is essential to living a fulfilled life, maintaining motivation and overcoming obstacles. In this shortcut session, you will develop a vision of your future that fills you with joy and set concrete goals to make that vision a reality.
These shortcut sessions are interactive and takes place in a relaxed atmosphere. It consists of discussions, individual and group exercises, and short presentations based on lectures. The inputs and methods taught in this workshop are easy to use, effective, and directly applicable to the participants' current situation.
Lecturer: Gayannée Kedia, A Brilliant Mind - Writing and Productivity Boost for Scientists, https://abrilliantmind.blog/
When: Monday, 19 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 h
Venue: online
Please apply here for your attendance or directly at contact@resi-network.at


Productivity Shortcut Session FOCUS - online
How to improve your concentration and work better instead of harder
The most productive people do not work long hours, they work with intense concentration on their most important tasks. This shortcut session is designed to help you sharpen your concentration skills. To this end, you will identify what prevents you to work concentrated and learn simple methods to crease your concentration and experience flow in your endeavors.
These shortcut sessions are interactive and takes place in a relaxed atmosphere. It consists of discussions, individual and group exercises, and short presentations based on lectures. The inputs and methods taught in this workshop are easy to use, effective, and directly applicable to the participants' current situation.
Lecturer: Gayannée Kedia, A Brilliant Mind - Writing and Productivity Boost for Scientists, https://abrilliantmind.blog/
When: Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 h
Venue: online
Please apply here for your attendance or directly at contact@resi-network.at

FAIR&AI: How research data and AI can empower each other
When: 27 November 2025, 13:00 – 18:00 h
Where: TU Graz Aula, Rechbauerstr. 12, 8010 Graz, first floor
Target group:
Researchers (especially in AI, data science, and data-intensive disciplines)
Research infrastructure providers (data repositories, compute centers like VSC/ASC, EOSC representatives)
Research support staff (data stewards, data curators, Open Science experts)
Policy and legal experts (data governance and AI regulations)
Ministries, university leadership"
Further information: https://forschungsdaten.at/en/fair_ai/
Registration: https://indico.tugraz.at/event/120/
Speakers:
Jana Lasser (University of Graz, IDea_Lab): „FAIR data vs. GDPR – a researcher’s perspective“
Daniel Garijo (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid): „Beyond FAIR for data: Quality in Heterogeneous Digital Objects“
Markus Stöhr (AI Factory Austria (AI:AT), Advanced Computing Austria (ACA))
Jeannette Gorzala (CEO & Founder Act.AI.Now, Mitglied des KI-Beirats der Bundesregierung): „The Future runs on Trust Code“
Emily Kate & Michael Feichtinger (Data Stewards, University of Vienna): „A Long Way to FAIR and a Short Time to Get There: Small Steps Towards Big Promises“

INNCUBATOR Innovation Center - Events
LES AUSTRIA MYC // From Vision to Venture
When: 27 November 2025, 14:00 – 17:15 h
Where: Egger Lienz Straße 118, 6020 Innsbruck
Further information & registration: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/les-austria-ymc-from-vision-to-venture-tickets-1827483665839?aff=oddtdtcreator
Build a Kick-Ass Team: So baust du dir dein Dreamteam auf! – Online Workshop
When: 02 December 2025
Where: online
Target group: For anyone who wants to build or optimize a successful startup team
Further information & registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4cddb8b0-e978-40f9-b7d6-c76cd2784f75@67c45389-f42a-4d94-88b6-b006a023b8f1

From Research to Innovation – Apply Now for the PROMOS Innovation Camp
The PROMOS project invites researchers in (bio)medicine and medical engineering to join the 5-day “Innovation Camp” in Bolzano (12th to 16th January 2026).
The program helps you develop and present your research and / or business idea, receive expert feedback, and connect directly with SMEs and clinical partners.
If you have an innovative, solution-driven idea but still need the right collaborators or a clearer path to translation, this is your opportunity.
If interested, register (the “Innovation Camp” is free of charge) now and take your project toward real-world impact.
Further information:
LinkedIn from IARA: (9) Post | LinkedIn
Website from IARA: PROMOS | Innovation Camp | (Bio)Medicine & Medical Engineering | 12-16 January 2026 | Bolzano (IT) - IARA
Flyer: http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/ERASMUS-_Concept-Note_DSD-ERINNU.pdf

LBG WINTER SCHOOL REVISE & REVITALIZE 2026
When: 23 – 28 February 2026
Where: Vienna & Lower Austria
Target group: Pre- & post-doc researchers employed at Austrian universities or research institutions from all fields of study, working on English-language dissertations or journal articles
Further information: https://cc.lbg.ac.at/winter-school/?lang=en and https://cc.lbg.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/10/LBG_CC_WinterSchool2026_InfoFolder.pdf
Registration deadline: 06 January 2026
Information event: 04 December 2025, 11:00 – 11:45 h – online
https://cc-academy.lbg.ac.at/en/e/info-session-winter-school-2026-687?c=2786

Reminder Calls
FFG Digital Technologies 2025
Priority 1, “Limits of Digital Technologies,” will fund projects that reflect combinations of different digital technologies, especially between artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Funding instruments here are cooperative R&D projects, exploratory studies, and qualification networks.
Kick-off event: 18 November 2025 in Vienna
In priority area 2, “Data-driven applications in the health sector,” one flagship project will be funded.
Kick-off event: 09 December 2025 in Vienna
Submission deadlines:
Cooperative R&D projects and exploratory studies: 05 March 2026, 12:00 p.m.
Flagship project and qualification networks: 14 April 2026, 12:00 p.m.
Further information:
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffg.at%2FDTundLoesungenfuerdenMenschen_2025&data=05%7C02%7CNadine.Hoetzl%40i-med.ac.at%7C4606504a664540da7a8008de1154bbd3%7Cd18f9d4a2ea8410a891095d60cbf7750%7C0%7C0%7C638967252770245230%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=86CTVpzfjCdP7eEkCWT%2BSw5YLEPexPsEM1sC7PDyZIE%3D&reserved=0

FWF: Spreading Knowledge: Knowledge Transfer Events
Target group: consortium members involved in current FWF projects (up to one year after the end of the project) from collaborative FWF programs #ConnectingMinds, doc.funds, doc.funds.connect, Emerging Fields, Research Groups, and Special Research Areas
Deadline: 09 December 2025
Further information:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/discover/knowledge-transfer-events

FWF: Collaboration with France 
Target group: all researchers
Deadline: 12 January 2026
Further information:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/international-collaborations/france

CoMove
Target group: outstanding basic researchers in biology, chemistry, or medicine who wish to follow their dual career partner to Germany or Austria, and who
- seek to establish a new research group at an academic institution or to relocate an existing one.
- have a proven track record and have already gained international visibility.
- propose a highly original research programme that will advance their field of research and lay the foundation for their further career.
Deadline: applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Further information:
https://boehringer-ingelheim-stiftung.de/en/what-we-fund/funding-programmes/comove.html

ERC Work Programme 2026
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026/wp_horizon-erc-2026_en.pdf
Deadlines
ERC Consolidator Grant:       13 January 2026
ERC Advanced Grant:           27 August 2026

Austrian Life Sciences: Permanently Open Calls
The Austrian Life Sciences Programme offers a number of options for research projects - whether digitalization in the healthcare sector, the development of medical products and drugs or the implementation of clinical studies.
Highlights:
- Submission possible at any time until 18 December 2026 at the latest
- Maximum funding amount: 3 million euros per project and research category
- Amount of the grant depends on the type of organization and research category
Further Information: https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/AustrianLifeSciences-2024-2026

Update on Mission Cancer
The planned Work Programme 2026-27 has been publishedhttps://ec.europa.eu/transparency/comitology-register/screen/documents/107712/2/consult?lang=en
For 2026, Call opening is scheduled already for 10 December 2025
Deadline on 16 April 2026
8 topics are planned:
- virtual human twin models
- microbiome for early cancer prediction
- socio-economic burden for health systems
- clinical trials for immunotherapeutic interventions
- earlier palliative care
- quality of life for young cancer survivors by cancer charities
- mental health of young cancer survivors
- capacity building for Ukraine
For 2027, currently 5 topics are planned
Deadlines in September 2027 (tbc)
- functional genomics for novel targets for cancer treatment
- Clinical research by Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures
- clinical trials to test biomarker-guided medicines for rare cancers
- improve quality of life of elderly cancer patients
- affordable solutions for healthcare systems

René Baumgart-Prize 2026
Target group: researchers working in the field of lung high pressure
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Further information:
https://www.rene-baumgart-stiftung.de/download/Ausschreibung-Forschungspreis-RBS-2026.pdf

Multiple Sklerose Forschungsgesellschaft
Target group: researchers working in the field of multiple sclerosis
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Further information: https://msges-forschung.at/foerderungen/projektausschreibung/

Reminder Events
How To: Succeed as a researcher – essential skills for careers in academia (and beyond)
Join our new series of practical, hands-on seminars that help researchers strengthen their professional profile, build essential skills, and prepare for successful careers in academia and beyond.

OECSK 2026 – Montanuniversität Leoben
When: 24 – 26 February 2026
Where: Montanuniversität Leoben
Further information and registration: https://www.citizen-science.at/oecsk2026/motto

Further information
Horizon Europe Calls 2025 – Important changes in proposal templates and evaluation process
http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/FactSheet_ChangesProposaltemplates2025.pdf

EU and Japan to strengthen research ties with Horizon Europe deal by end-2025
EU and Japan fomally signed an agreement about the full association of Japan to the European Research and Innovation Programme Horizon Europe and beyond. Starting with 2026 Japanese researchers can join EU partners on equal terms in the 2026/2027 Horizon Europe Work Programme, especially under Pillar II.
The whole story can be found here

Publishing Services
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/publikationsservices.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/publikationsservices.html.en

Publishing agreements
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/openaccess.html#foerderungen
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/openaccess.html.en#funding

Open Access Publication Fund (new terms!)
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/Open-Access-Publikationsfonds.html
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/Open-Access-Publikationsfonds.html.en

FWF Open Access Block Grant
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/oa-pauschale.html
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/oa-pauschale-en.html 
Applications possible on rolling basis to apply via GAR:
https://fld.i-med.ac.at/public/garinfo.cgi
i-med scholarship for short stays abroad for graduated young scientists
Further information: https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/as/
i-med Research Scholarships for graduated young scientists
Further information: https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/fs/index.html
Grants from the Dr. Johannes and Hertha Tuba foundation
Further information: https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Tuba-Stipendium.html

You will be supported in the preparation of project proposals by
Maria Pérez (national programmes without industrial partners, FWF/LBG),
Tel: 0512/9003-70073
E-mail: Maria.Perez@i-med.ac.at

Wolfram Rieneck (International programmes, cooperation programmes business and industry)
Tel.: 0512/9003-70072
E-mail: Wolfram.Rieneck@i-med.ac.at

Jonas Weinrich (Programmes of the Regional Government of Tyrol)
Tel.: 0512/9003-70076
E-Mail: Jonas.Weinrich@i-med.ac.at

Graham Tebb (Grant design, proofreading FWF, ERC)
Tel.: 0676/87 167 2622
E-mail: Graham.Tebb@i-med.ac.at

Homepage der Abteilung Forschungsservice und Innovation/Forschungsförderung:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fo_foerderung.html
Enago Landing Page: https://www.enago.com/univ/mui/
Datamanagementplan MUI: Deutsch / Englisch
Grant Support office: https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/grant-support-office.html
Research Report 2024: https://researchreport.i-med.ac.at/

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