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Newsletter Research; 24 March 2026

Calls
Euregio – Young Researcher Award 2026
Target group: Young researchers up to 35 years of age (max: 28/08/1991) who are carrying out research on the topic “Strong Regions. Strong Europe. together!” and are either:
- enrolled at universities, colleges, and research institutions in the European Region or
- originally from the European Region and working at universities, colleges, and research institutions worldwide
Deadline: 19 April 2026
Further information:
https://www.europaregion.info/fileadmin/downloads/2_Projekte_Files/Bildung_und_Forschung/Jungforscherpreis/20260319_Young_Researcher_Award-2026_EN.pdf
and https://www.europaregion.info/euregio/projekte/wissenschaft/euregio-jungforscherinnenpreis/

Euregio 6^th Call – Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
Target group: researchers from all disciplines from the three Euregio territories of Tyrol, South Tyrol, and Trentino applying jointly for a cooperative, interregional research project
Submission online by the Tyrolean consortium member (“organizational coordinator”) and the Tyrolean research institution using elane
Deadline: 26 May 2026
Further information: Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino - FWF

FFG BRIDGE 2026/1
Target group: all researchers
Deadline: 11 June 2026, 12:00 h
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/bridge-2026-1

EFSA TRAINEESHIP IS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!
This programme offers aspiring professionals the chance to gain invaluable experience in food safety while contributing to EFSA's vital mission.
Application deadline: 15 April 2026 to both EU and non-EU candidates
Further information: https://careers.efsa.europa.eu/jobs/efsa-traineeships-call-2026-446
Contact: recruitment@efsa.europa.eu.

Karl Vass Multiple Sklerose Forschungspreis 2026
Target group: young scientists working in the field of multiple sclerosis
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Further information: https://msges-forschung.at/foerderungen-projektausschreibung/

Helmut-Sinzinger-Preis 2026
Prize for the best publication in 2024 in the fields of lipid metabolic disorders, atherosclerosis diseases and their latest diagnostic and treatment methods. Therapy options including lipoprotein apheresis.
Deadline: 31 July 2026
Award: EUR 5.000,00
Further information:
http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/Call-for-applications-Helmut-Sinzinger-Award-2026.pdf and http://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/Helmut-Sinzinger-Prize-Foundation-deed-2025.pdf

Eduard-Wallnöfer-Preis der Tiroler Industrie
Deadline: 24 August 2026
Further information: https://eduard-wallnoefer-preis.at/ and https://eduard-wallnoefer-preis.at/einreichen/

Dr. Johannes und Hertha Tuba Prize 2026
One award for (an) outstanding publication(s) in the field of aging research or
particularly outstanding scientific work in the field of gerontology and geriatrics (ageing research).
Target group: scientists with a degree in human medicine or dental medicine and physicians working in aging research.
Deadline: 03 May 2026
Further information and online application:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Dr.-Johannes-Tuba-Preis.html
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Dr.-Johannes-Tuba-Preis.html.en

Dr. Johannes und Hertha Tuba Research Funding 2026
Target group: scientists with an outstanding project in the field of ageing research
Deadline: 03 May 2026
Further information and online application:
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Dr.-Johannes-und-Hertha-Tuba-Forschungsfoerderung.html
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/foerderungen/Dr-Johannes-and-Hertha-Tuba-Research-Funding_en.html

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

Events
FS Academy 05 – 07 May 2026
Further information & registration: https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/files/FS-Academy-Mai-2026.pdf

LBG Expert Internship Program
Application deadline 09 April 2026: https://cc-academy.lbg.ac.at/en/e/expert-internship-2026-apply-until-april-9-728?c=2819

SAVE THE DATE! Healthy@Med Uni - Opening Day
On 15 April 2026, the project ‘Healthy@Med Uni – Because health is the future’ will celebrate its grand Opening Day as part of the Workplace Health Promotion programme.
You find the detailed agenda, including the links for registration HERE.

CCB Lecture Series
When: 20 April 2026, 17:00 h
Jan Lammerding (Cornell University, USA): Squish and Squeeze – Nuclear Mechanobiology in Physiology and Disease
Host: Hesso Farhan https://biocenter.i-med.ac.at/event/squish-and-squeeze-nuclear-mechanobiology-in-physiology-and-disease-jan-lammerding/

AISCM Seminar Series
When: 20 April 2026, 14:30 h
Prof. Basile Wicky (ETH Zurich):Interfacing with Biology Using Protein Design

Webinar: OMERO – A Platform for Image Data Management
When: 05 May 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 h
Further information: https://forschung-daten.at/artikel/webinar-omero-a-platform-for-image-data-management/

Time tracking made easy with RobotRec (training for doctors)
When: 07 May 2026 - 14:00 - 15:30 h
Registration deadline: 16 April 2026
Further information is available HERE.
The training will be held in German.

Put an end to procrastination
When: 3 June 2026 - 8:00 to 12:00 h
Registration deadline: 12 May 2026
Further information is available HERE.
The training will be held in German.

Training Programme for Young Scientists
Proposal Writing Workshop for Postdocs and PhD students in their final year of study
Date: 17 June 2026 (9.00-17.00 h)
Scientific Writing: Research Papers and More
Date: 18 June 2026 (9.00 – 17.00 h)
Scientific Writing advanced
Date: 19 June 2026 (9.00 – 17.00 h)
Effective Visual Communication of Science
Date: 24 June 2026 (9.00-13:30 h) ONLINE!
(Three spaces are still available.)
Information and registration at
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.de
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/fortbildung.html.en

Power Games & micropolitics in Academia (11 & 12 June 2026): https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/880246796
Business Administration Basics (2 July 2026): https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/890765503

Networking:
Junior Faculty Meeting
When: 08 April 2026 from 16:00 h
Where: at the Faculty Club,
Agenda & registration: https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/b/fd802a66442271048bc0ec2967853c24-506217

Postdoc Coffee Hour
When: 16 April 2026 12:00 to 13:00 h
Where: at the Faculty Club, Schöpfstr. 41, 1st floor
Further information:
https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/abteilungenformulare/pages/584941596/Postdoc+Network and join the teams channel to stay up to date: Allgemein | Postdoc Network | Microsoft Teams

Further information:
Gender- and diversity-sensitive medicine and research – a guide
What does equal opportunity have to do with excellent research? Taking into account factors such as sex/gender, age, social differences, language proficiency, etc. as influencing factors in medicine and access to medicine leads to more precise and targeted results and thus to improved health solutions for patients.
The guide provides insight into how these aspects can be integrated into research projects.
https://www.i-med.ac.at/koostelle/gender-mainstreaming/leitfaeden-fuer-forschung-und-lehre.html

Reminder Calls
Evidence for AI in Health Request For Proposals
Deadline: 01 April 2026
Further information:
https://www.povertyactionlab.org/initiative/evidence-ai-health-evah-initiative

FWF - Top Citizen Science
Target group: all researchers leading an FWF-funded project; young target groups are expressly welcome
Deadline: 07 April 2026
Further information:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/communication/top-citizen-science

Announcement for the Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2026
The new European partnership for pandemic preparedness (BE READY) published its first call for proposals, “Advancing knowledge of host and pathogen dynamics to better combat emerging diseases,” on 19 January 2026.
The application procedure is two-stage.
Deadline: 13 April 2026
Further information:
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/subject-specific-funding/european-partnership-be-ready
https://beready4pandemics.eu/joint-transnational-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.
In priority area 2, “Data-driven applications in the health sector,” one flagship project will be funded.
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

Elisabeth Lutz Award
The Elisabeth Lutz Award is given for outstanding applied research in the field of bio or life sciences, especially for new findings or innovative research approaches that could help develop new therapeutic methods.
Deadline: 15 April 2026
Further information:
https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/awards/natural-science/elisabeth-lutz-award

Reminder: Development & Community fund
Get up to 3000 € for own ideas to strengthen career development or the research community at MUI.
Deadline 15 April 2026.
Find all information here: https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/abteilungenformulare/pages/877395983/Development+Community+Fund

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026
Deadline: 16 April 2026
Further information:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-staff-exchanges-2026?

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
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

New IHI 12 Call is now open
Further information: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/ihi-call-12
Deadline: 21 April 2026
The five topics available for selection are based on the SIRA strategic research agenda.

Find partners for call 12 via the Brokerage Platform
The platform includes a networking module so that you can find potential partners for your consortium and message them. The platform will remain open for networking until the call deadline.
While the IHI Call Days platform is a great place to start your search for partners, we advise you to use other avenues as well - you can find further tips and advice on finding partners here. https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/find-partners

Kardinal-Innitzer-Förderungspreise für Habilitationen
Target group: young scientists (up to 40 years of age)
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Further information:
https://www.kardinal-innitzer-fonds.at/Bewerbung/

Advance notice – new ERC format: ERC Plus Grant
The tender is scheduled to open on 02 June 2026 (subject to change).
Further information:
https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/erc-plus-grant

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: 26 August 2026, 12:00 p.m.
Further information:
https://www.ffg.at/praktika2026
The funding application must be submitted before the start of the internship (no later than the first day of the internship).

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 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

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!
Since the beginning of this year, the MUI is an official member of KeyInnovations/OpenCosmos platform. The platform offers a wide variety of support and training opportunities relating to international and EU project applications. If you are interested in these services, which are now completely free for all our researchers, please contact sc-forschung@i-med.ac.at. We will then create a personal account for you on the platform to give you full access.

Reminder Workshops
Negotiation Skills – 14 April 2026 and 05 May 2026
https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/466944166

Intercultural intelligence in research and science- 28 May 2026
https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/662667291

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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

Recommended iMooX course on
integrity and quality in scientific publications and
predatory publishing: fraudulent business models in scientific open access publishing
https://imoox.at/course/predatory

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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