Seed Grants 2024

Call for Submissions: Data Science @UniVie Seed Grant

 

The Research Network Data Science @Uni Vienna is excited to announce the availability of seed grants aimed at fostering innovative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research within the field of Data Science. These grants are intended to support the preparation of strong applications by early-career scholars for significant funding opportunities ,and to encourage collaboration between multiple faculties within the Data Science @UniVie network.

Aim: The seed grants should be used for the preparation of a major funding application (ERC frontier research grants, FWF Principal Investigator projects, FWF START, Elise Richter, or similar). Projects must be relevant to the field of Data Science, and the applications that arise from the seed grant must be submitted though one of the faculties affiliated to the Network. Recipients of a seed grant will be expected to presenting their projects and any preliminary results at one of our networking events.

Eligibility:

  • Who Can Apply: Early-career scholars (late-stage praedocs, postdocs, assistant professors) at the University of Vienna who are affiliated with the Data Science @ Uni Vienna research network at the time of application and are expected to remain affiliated so in the coming 12 months.

  • Membership: For details on how to join the network, see Data Science @UniVie Membership.

  • Research Criteria: Prospective projects must be relevant to the field of Data Science and be hosted at a faculty of the University of Vienna. Special consideration will be given to applications that propose an interdisciplinary collaboration across two or more faculties of the University.

  • Grant Range: €1.000 – €5.000

  • Eligible Costs: Examples of eligible costs include expenses for research software or data acquisition, travel or hosting expenses for workshops that serve as preparation for the project application, or external contracts (Werkverträge) for assistance with relevant tasks. This is not an exhaustive list of costs that can be considered; however, all expenses must be justified with respect to the goals of the grant.

Application Process:

Applications should be submitted via our online submission form. During submission you must upload a single PDF file including cover letter, CV of the applicant, requested budget including explanation of expected costs, and a two- to three-page description of the project. The description should cover the following points:

  • A summary of the project, including identification of the host faculty and any collaborators

  • Details of the funding scheme for which the larger application will be prepared

  • A timeline for submission of the application, including any events for which the seed grant money will be used.

Key dates:

  • Call opens: Sept 15, 2024
  • Call closes: Oct 31, 2024, 23:59 GMT
  • Decision: Christmas 2024

For any queries or additional information, please contact us at info.datascience@univie.ac.at.