Austrian Science Fund

Austrian Science Fund
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
AbbreviationFWF
Formation4 March 1968; 56 years ago (1968-03-04)
Location
Websitefwf.ac.at

The Austrian Science Fund (German: Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, FWF) is the most important Austrian funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in science, engineering, and the humanities through a large variety of grant programmes, prizes and by funding infrastructure. The self-governed organization is based in Vienna and financed by the Austrian federal government.

In September 2023 president Christof Gattringer voiced funding concerns: a three year budget consensus previously reached with the Ministry of Education is lacking confirmation by the Ministry of Finance despite continuing high inflation in Austria.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ red, science ORF at/Agenturen (26 September 2023). "FWF pocht auf Einhaltung von Budgetzusagen". science.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI/HVPI)". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Inflation rates in Austria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Inman, Phillip (27 June 2023). "Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 September 2023.