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Newsletter Research; 01 July 2025

Events
Training Programme for Young Scientists
The Research Service and Innovation Department offers another series of transferable skills workshops for scientists, especially for young scientists:
Effective Visual Communication of Science
Date: 6^th October 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Proposal Writing Workshop (for FWF and FFG Grants)
Date: 23^rdOctober2025 (9.00-17.00)
Scientific Writing: Research Papers and More
Date: 24^th October 2025 (9.00 – 17.00)
Communication and Presentation Skills
Date: 10^th November 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Project Management – a Toolbox for Scientists
Date: 4^th December 2025 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Become your own Time Manager
Date: 5^th December 2025 (9.00-17.00)
Intergrating LLMs like ChatGPT into Your Research Workflow
Date: 23^th January 2026 (9.00-17.00)
Programmes and registration under:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.en

SAFE THE DATE: „One Health Tirol. Gemeinsam für gesunde Menschen und Tiere“
When: 22 October 2025, 09:00 – 16:00 h
Where: Tiroler Bildungsinstitut – Grillhof, Grillhofweg 100, 6080 Innsbruck

MUI Calls
Jubiläumsfonds der Universität Innsbruck und der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck
Funding for Scientific Cooperations Projects
Target group: researchers whose doctorate was awarded no more than 7 years ago at the time of the deadline (i.e. official notification of the doctoral degree after 03 September 2018 ) are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: 03 September 2025
Further information:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/jbf/
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/jbf/index.html.en
https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/research/research-funding/postdoc/jubilaumsfonds/
https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/forschung/forschungsfoerderung/postdoc/jubilaeumsfonds/

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

Calls
BMBWF - Call Staatspreis zur Förderung von Ersatzmethoden zum Tierversuch
Deadline: 18 August 2025
Further information:
https://www.bmfwf.gv.at/ministerium/staatspreise-auszeichnungen/staatspreise.html

ÖAW: Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta Promotion Awards for Medicine
Target group: scientists who have received their doctorate/PhD within the last four years, undertook their doctoral research in an Austrian university or are working at an Austrian university or research institution at the time of application.
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/awards/natural-science/johann-wilhelm-ritter-von-mannagetta-promotion-awards-for-medicine

ÖAW: Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta-Award for Medicine
Target group: scientists aged 45 and under (the age limit is raised by a maximum of 4 years for periods of childcare) who have produced outstanding research in their field and are working at a university or research institution in Austria.
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/awards/natural-science/johann-wilhelm-ritter-von-mannagetta-award-for-medicine

Österreichischer Gründungspreis Phönix 2025
Eligible to participate are Austrian start-ups and spin-offs:
- Founded after 01 January 1 2019
- Headquartered in Austria
as well as Austrian universities and research institutions in the prototype category.
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Application: https://foerdermanager.aws.at/#/
Further information: https://www.gruendungspreis-phoenix.at/

JESH - Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities
Target group: early career researchers with a maximum of 10 years of research experience following completion of their doctorate/PhD
Deadline: 16 September 2025
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/stipendien/jesh

EU Reference Laboratories for public health – 2025 calls for applications
Deadline: 17 September 2025, 12:00 h
Further information: https://health.ec.europa.eu/consultations/eu-reference-laboratories-public-health-2025-calls-applications_en

Health in Horizon Europe – Update on Innovative Health Initiative IHI
The 2-stage Call 11 has been launched on 17th June with topics on
- brain dysfunction
- the link between infections and non-communicable diseases
- pharmacovigilance
- type-1 diabetes
- and ambulatory surgery centers
Deadlines:
short proposal for 1st stage: 09 October 2025
full proposal: 29 April 2026
Please distribute the info and use the support offered by IHI:
IHI Call Days for Call 11: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/news-events/events/ihi-call-days-call-11
Documents, including the updated guide for applicants.
Further information: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/ihi-call-11

Update on Mission Cancer
The planned Work Programme 2026-27 has been published https://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, currenly 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

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

Reminder Events
Open Science Festival 2025
When: 08 – 09 September 2025
Where: University of Vienna
Target group: researchers, students, and research support staff
Content:
Explore the future of Open Science through keynotes and panel discussions
Build skills in interactive workshops
poster sessions and lightning talks
vibrant academic community and networking opportunities
Further information & Registration: https://osfestival2025.univie.ac.at/en/

17^th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting
When: 24 – 26 September 2025
Where: Innsbruck at the Centre for Chemistry and Biomedicine (CCB)
Further information & registration: https://www.oegmbt.at/events/annual-meeting

Reminder Calls
Peter & Traudl Engelhorn Foundation - Postdoctoral fellowships 2025
The Foundation awards postdoc scholarships to outstanding young scientists in the field of life sciences
Target group: young scientists
Deadline: 15 July 2025, midnight
Further information: https://www.engelhorn-stiftung.de/stipendium

Helmut-Sinzinger-Preis 2025
Prize for the best publication in 2024 in the fields of lipid metabolic disorders, atherosclerosis diseases and their latest diagnostic and and treatment methods, including lipoprotein apheresis
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Award: EUR 5.000,00
Further information: https://www.billrothhaus.tv/images/pdf/Helmut%20Sinzinger%20Preis%20Urkunde%202025.pdf

Eduard-Wallnöfer-Preis der Industriellenvereinigung Tirol
Deadline: 25 August 2025
Further information: http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/EWP-Ausschr2025_GesellschaftGeistZukunft.pdf and http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/EWP-Ausschr2025_TechnikWissenschaft.pdf

FFG: Internships for pupils - Four weeks in science and technology
The talents internships offer pupils from 15 years of age the opportunity to get an insight in the fascinating universe of natural sciences & technology.
Pupils can do an internship in various companies and scientific research institutions for four weeks during the summer time (01 June – 30 September).
Deadline: 28 August 2024, 12:00 h
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/praktika2025

OEAD: Marietta Blau-Grant
The Marietta Blau Grant offers financial support for six- to twelve-month study periods abroad for doctoral or PhD students of Austrian universities. It serves to optimise their dissertations.
Target group: PhD-students from Austrian Universities.
Deadline: 01 September 2025
Further information: https://oead.at/en/outgoing/higher-education/scholarships-for-studying-abroad/marietta-blau-grant

FWF Specialized Research Groups
Target group: consortia of three to twelve outstanding researchers from all scientific
disciplines at one or more Austrian research centres.
Deadline: 19 September 2025
Further information: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/collaborations/specialized-research-groups

MSCA Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Target group MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to postdoctoral researchers from all over the world, of any nationality and at any career stage, based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country, with a maximum of 8 years of research experience after their PhD.
Deadline: 10 September 2025
Further information: https://era.gv.at/news-items/msca-opens-4043-million-call-for-postdoctoral-fellowships/

New Call: PhD programme for Tyrolean Universities
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Max. Funding: 100.000,- Euro
Project duration: max. 3 years
Application via FFG eCall (will be available here: https://www.ffg.at/dissertationsprogramm-tirol/ausschreibung2025)
Programme document: https://www.tirol.gv.at/fileadmin/themen/arbeit-wirtschaft/wirtschaft-und-arbeit/Wissenschaft/Richtlinie_Dissertationsprogramm_Ti.pdf

FFG: COMET-Zentren 2025: Exzellente themenoffene Forschung
The call for COMET projects is open from 01 April 2025. The aim of the COMET projects is to carry out excellent research in collaboration between science and business.
Deadline: 18 November 2025
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/comet-zentren-ausschreibung-2025

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

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

All our workshops and registration under:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.en

You will be supported in the preparation of project proposals by
Maria Pérez (national programmes, FWF etc.),
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

Graham Tebb (Grant Design, Proof reading 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 2022: https://researchreport.i-med.ac.at/