TU Graz Internal Funding Programmes and Prizes

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• Award for dissertations and master theses at Graz University of Technology with special social relevance

TU Graz provides funds to support the preparation and development of promising applications for competitive funding programmes. The Vice Rector for Research will review the applications together with the Heads of the relevant Field of Expertise.

The 22^nd call especially addresses researchers of TU Graz who have little experience in applying for third-party funding. Applications on any topic are eligible.

Requests for the drafting of applications for Horizon Europe are particularly welcome. 

Documents for Submission

There is currently no call for proposals.

• Information and Details on Submission
• Proposal Template (Word) 
• Proposal Template (writable pdf document)

Please note: For applicants with fixed-term employment, check whether an application (e.g. for FWF) is possible due to the amendment of the UG 2021 regarding the chain contract regulation. If there are any questions regarding the chain contract regulation, please contact your Head of Institute.

For cooperation activities with the TU Darmstadt which do not focus on the preparation of a specific project proposal, the Graz University of Technology offers the call "Funding TU Darmstadt - TU Graz" from the International Office - Welcome Center.

Additional funding of 40,000 Euro is available for research projects that contribute to achieving the goal of climate neutrality. Up to two additional grants will be awarded. For further information please read the “Guidelines for climate neutrality”.

This funding will be processed simultaneously the 22^nd call of the initial funding program. Please submit the completed documents until November 20, 2024 to foenoSpam@tugraz.at

In the context of establishing a scientific profile for TU Graz apart from the well-established five Fields of Expertise well focused excellent fields of research should be identified and developed. Therefore, a 3^rd call provides special funding for “Lead Projects”.

This special funding will be available for a period of max. three years (starting 2023). Extension of funding for a Lead Project is possible only once for another three years if the project is positively evaluated. 

Granting

The selection of Lead Projects will be a two-stage process. In stage one (pre-application) the Rectorate will choose the most promising projects. The consortia on this shortlist will be invited to submit a full application and present their project to an external jury (hearing).

Thomas TRINK
Mag., MSc.
Tel.: +43 316 873 6927
thomas.trinknoSpam@tugraz.at

There is currently no call for proposals.

• Information and details regarding the application
• Proposal template (writable pdf document)
• Proposal template (Word)

• Dependable Internet of Things
• Mechanics, Modeling and Simulation of Aortic Dissection
• Porous Materials @ Work

Every year, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research awards prizes for outstanding doctoral theses at Austrian universities. Every academic year, the 40 best graduates of doctoral programmes in Austria are awarded the “Award of Excellence” worth € 3.000,--. This prize aims to recognise the achievements of young scientists and draws the public’s attention to their work.

Three prizes are to be awarded at TU Graz.

There is currently no call for proposals.

Please send the application and the attachments by internal post/post to Mag. Stevanecz-Lausch (Research & Technology House) or per e-mail: ft-hausnoSpam@tugraz.at

• Austrian citizenship or citizenship of a country in the European Economic Area as well as third country nationals with an equal status and stateless persons in accordance with § 4 StudFG (Studienförderungsgesetz).
• Doctoral degree completed in the academic year 2023/2024
• Adherence to the average duration of study for a doctoral programme
• Outstanding and highest scoring doctoral thesis 

The Styrian Economic Chamber (die Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark) is funding a total of 22 ongoing or completed master theses with strong business references (started in the academic year 2023/2024) with € 2,500 per student plus € 500 per supervising institute (if there are several institutes, the amount will be divided).

The submission is effected in the way of the supervising tutor. The applications will be collected by the Research & Technology House and forwarded to the Styrian Economic Chamber by the Vice Rector for Research.

An expert jury will decide on the awarding of the scholarships in December 2024.

• Master thesis with a strong business reference
• started in the academic year 2023/2024, ongoing or completed

In order to honour excellent application-oriented research and to commemorate Nikola Tesla the Nikola Tesla Medal will be awarded this year for the fourth time to the TU Graz researcher (currently employed or retired) with the most granted patents within the last five years (minimum of 5 granted patents).

This medal will be awarded biennially and one inventor may be awarded only once (according to the Statute of TU Graz).

The official awarding ceremony will be included in the honouring of inventors of the Graz Universities on 15 November 2023.