VRG 2025 - Information & Communication Technology 2025
The 16th Vienna Research Groups for Young Investigators call 2025 “Transforming Science with AI/ML” can fund up to three group leader positions as part of the WWTF’s Information and Communication Technologies programme.
WWTF can fund up to three positions with up to € 1.8 million per research group over a period of six to eight years.
Scope of the call:
- The call aims to attract excellent, early career researchers who develop cutting-edge AI/ML concepts, approaches, and methods to advance a specific research field or discipline. Emphasis will be placed on the advancement of AI/ML concepts, approaches and methods and the transformative potential of the AI/ML-informed proposed research for the respective discipline.
Who can apply:
- The call is aimed at Vienna-based universities and research institutions that intend to hire an excellent young researcher from abroad to establish and lead an independent research group. Active recruitment procedures are mandatory.
- Applications are prepared in tandem: the proposed VRG leader (candidate) applies together with the proponent, who represents a research institution in Vienna. The proponent is an established scientist based at a university or non-profit non-university research institution in Vienna.
- Candidates are up to eight years post-PhD (care duties may extend this period up to four years).
- Candidates must be recruited from institutions outside of Austria (for the detailed criteria, please check the “Call Specifications”).
- WWTF especially encourages Vienna-based research institutions to propose female group leaders.
- WWTF takes unconventional research careers into consideration.
How to apply:
- Submission of proposals via the WWTF Funding Portal
- All details are specified in the VRG 25 "Call Specifications". The “Submission Guideline”, which specifies how to submit a proposal to the WWTF Funding Portal, will be published at the end of November.
- An online information session for the application procedure of this call will take place on 23 January 2025, 14:00 CET: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83018001641?pwd=KGbwIBlgtQ2ytSDarmlTAzSA39cQRT.1
Important dates:
- Submission deadline: 11 March 2025, 14:00 CET,
- Information session: 23 January 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET
- Hearing: September 2025; the exact dates will be communicated as soon as possible. Participation in the hearings is mandatory to be considered for funding.
Please check this page regularly for updates.
Do not hesitate to contact the call managers for more information:
Petra Steinkogler | petra.steinkogler@wwtf.at | Tel.: + 43 1 402 31 43 14
Grace Liu | grace.liu@wwtf.at | Tel.: + 43 1 402 31 43 12