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Newsletter Forschung 13 August 2026

Calls:

The deadlines for the EU Horizon Cluster Health Call 2027 have been brought forward (from April to February 2027)
We were informed that the submission deadlines for 2027 have been brought forward by two months!
Health 2027 Call-01 single stage: from 16 April 2027 to 17 February 2027
Health 2027 Call-02 two stage: first stage moved from 16 April to 17 February 2027; deadline for the second stage remains in September
Health 2027 Call-03 single stage: only a slight postponement of a few days to 16 September 2027

Open Calls for Health-Related Projects Across All Horizon Europe Programs
https://www.healthncp.net/pdf/health-opportunities-2026-across-horizon-europe

FWF Astra Awards
Target group: successful, internationally visible researchers from all disciplines, including arts-based research, who already have experience with independent research work
Deadline: 10 September 2026, 14:00 h
If you are interested in applying please contact: maria.perez@i-med.ac.at before 17 August 2026
Further information: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/careers/fwf-astra-awards

FFG: Eurostars-3 – 11. Call
Target group: all researchers
Deadline: 10 September 2026
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/eurostars-3-11

Sparkling Science 2.0
In these projects, research institutions collaborate with educational institutions and, where possible, partners from business and society to jointly generate new research results.
Deadline: 30 October 2026, 12:00 h
Further information: https://oead.at/en/study-research-teaching/citizen-science/sparkling-science
Information event online:
02 September 2026, 14:00 – 15:30 h and 24 September 2026, 15:00 – 16:30 h

Bernd Rode Award 2026
Target group:
Junior researchers (no doctoral degree required) – up to 2 awardees
Senior researchers (applicants over a period of 10 years after completion of their PhD studies (in the arts/music field equivalent permitted) – up to 1 awardee
Deadline: 29 October 2026
https://asea-uninet.org/wp-content/uploads/Bernd-Rode-Award-2026-Call-for-Award.pdf

Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft – Clinical Research Groups– Women’s Health and Gender Medicine
Clinical research projects on women’s health and gender medicine will be funded across all life phases of women and girls.
Deadline: 06 November 2026
Further information: https://lbg.ac.at/kfg/?lang=en

Ernst Mach Grant – ASEA-UNINET
Deadline: 01 March 2027
Further information: https://asea-uninet.org/wp-content/uploads/INFO-Ernst-Mach-Grant-ASEA-UNINET-Call-2027_28.pdf

ASEA-UNINET Project Funding
Target group: Researchers (incl. arts), doctoral students, and students (only for clinical electives)
Deadline: The next call (Call 2027) is expected to open in early February 2027 and will be open until April 2027.
Further information: https://asea-uninet.org/scholarships-grants/project-support/

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
One Health Retreat
When: 23 – 25 September 2026
Further information:
https://meduni-ibk.atlassian.net/wiki/apps/f74a7224-3950-4abc-9ec5-17d49c67075e/94aae7a1-bec7-41fd-b577-cd0d41b9409d/mantra/workspaces/default/events/1127121088

The MedLifeLab Innovation Forum, 29th September (17:00 – 19:30, Faculty Club)
The MedLifeLab Innovation Forum brings together founders and ecosystem experts to explore how academic research becomes real-world impact — through a founder’s story and a panel on building a successful spinoff, with time to ask your own questions along the way and the opportunity to network over food & drinks.
Register here: https://events.i-med.ac.at./register/67

Open – Access-Days 2026
When: 28-30 September 2026
Where: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Further information: https://open-access-tage.de/en/open-access-days-2026-linz

ÖGMBT Annual Meeting
When:
14 – 15 September 2026 (FEMS Regional COLLAB meeting)
15 – 17 September 2026 (FEBS3+ meeting)
Where: University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB), Carl Djerassi Platz 1, 1030 Vienna, AT
Further information & registration: https://oegmbt.at/events/annual-meeting

Further information:
ERC Work Programme 2027 released
Further information:
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/new-erc-work-programme-sets-out-2027-funding-opportunities

POST DOC (Human Ressources Development)
Summer is a great time to recharge — and it’s also a great time to make progress on your career. Many of our offers don’t take a break over the summer, so why not use the quieter weeks to explore training, funding, networking and career support?
Quick tips to make the most of summer:
Book a career counselling slot now — many staff use summer to prepare CVs and job applications. Find all information here.
Go through your microscopy pictures and submit your favourite to Microscopy meets Art (Deadline 31 August)
Block out 1–2 afternoons for grant or application writing: The Development and Community Fund supports professional development, community-building activities and local initiatives for scientific staff. Funds can cover workshops, networking events, training, and other development activities that strengthen our research community (Deadline 15 Sep).
Combine career development and hiking: attend one workshop during Postdoc Appreciation Week , and consider the Postdoc Alpine Retreat for workshops, skill sharing, and peer community. Stay up to date on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paw-austria/
(Pro tip: also check out the PAW Germany program, for example this workshop on careers beyond academia).
Apply to the Leading Researchers Program and connect with peers all over Austria (English spoken, applications open 17 August, offer by the LBG, free of charge)

Human Resources Development booth at FKK
On Tuesday 29th September, the HR Development team will host an information stand at the FKK. This is an opportunity for all employees to inform themselves of current offerings, discuss specific questions, suggestions, and requests directly with the team.

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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.

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

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
Deadline:
ERC Advanced Grant: 27 August 2026
ERC Plus Grant: 02 September 2026

DOC [Doctoral Fellowship Program of the Austrian Academy of Sciences]
The application for a DOC fellowship is open to highly qualified doctoral candidates who are pursuing their doctoral/PhD studies at a university in Austria and meet the application requirements.
Next submission deadline: 17 August – 15 September 2026
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/fellowships/doc

Horizon Europe – Mission Cancer Call 2026 – single stage
Deadline: 15 September 2026, 17:00 h
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/en/europa/heu/mission-cancer/call2026

Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature
Target group: Students, PhD candidates and young post-docs in all areas of Medicine/Physiology, Chemistry, Physics and Economics
Deadline: 18 September 2026
Further information: https://www.nature.com/immersive/wellcomeprizementalhealth/index.html

76th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau
Target group: Students, PhD candidates and young post-docs in all areas of Medicine/Physiology, Chemistry, Physics and Economics
Deadline for applications: 21 September 2026
Further information: https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/lindau-nobel-laureate-meetings/lindau-nobel-laureate-meetings

Stanisław Lem European Research Prize 2026
Target group: early-career researchers who have made significant contributions in the fields of natural sciences and engineering
Eligible to apply are young researchers working at a university or research centre in an EU Member State, in a country associated with the Horizon programme, or in Switzerland. Applicants must not be older than 40; the cut-off date is 1 January 1986.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Further information: https://lemprize.pwr.edu.pl/

Gilead Creating Possible Award 2026
Target group: all researchers working in the field of HIV & liver diseases
Deadline: 14 November 2026
Further information: https://www.gilead.com/de-at/wissenschaft/creating-possible-award

FFG: Digital Health Austria Flagship projects 2026
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Further information: https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/DigitalHealth_Leitprojekte2026

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
1. Publishing agreements
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/openaccess.html#foerderungen
https://www.i-med.ac.at/forschung/openaccess.html.en#funding
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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

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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
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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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