Services of the Research & Technology House

• Funding advice  
• Competitive initial funding programme, see TU Graz internal funding programmes and prizes
• Support in submitting applications
• Project calculation
• Gender aspects, see Intranet TU4U
• Support in compiling offers when undertaking contract research
• Project management support according to IPMA standards
• IRP advice: dissemination, concept, technology exploitation
• Project registration – adding project electronically
• Information events on current calls for proposals
• Courses in doctoral programmes and workshops as part of internal continuing education on applying for funding projects

• Specific to Horizon Europe projects: administration in Funding & Tender Portal
• IRP advice for the Consortium Agreement
• Project management support in the project start-up phase
• Project registration – adding internal application
• Project controlling and administration
• IPR advice technology explitation
• Research documentation

• Developing project plans (in accordance with IPMA guidelines)
• Conception and moderation of project start workshops
• Communicating with funding body and project partners
• Reporting: creating and sending financial reports and management reports
• Taking over consortium leadership tasks
• Support for project audits
• Overview of all project resources, e.g. personnel, appliances, finances
• Finance controlling throughout entire project run time
• Applying for and undertaking changes to contracts 
• End of project: communication with funding body and with internal and external project sponsors and managers.

The Horizon Europe (HEU) programme follows on from the Horizon 2020 programme and is designed to promote research on important social issues. Horizon Europe will support the entire research and innovation cycle. Citizens are to be more closely involved and the positive benefits of research and innovation - for example through progress in the health or environmental fields – are to be communicated more clearly. The Missions with clearly defined objectives also serve this purpose. Horizon Europe will run from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.

The Horizon Europe programme is based on three pillars:

• Excellent Science
• Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
• Innovative Europe

Central innovations are:

• EIC: The European Innovation Council will be established to help the EU become a leader in groundbreaking market-creating innovations.
• Six thematic clusters: Health; Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society; Civil Security for Society; Digital, Industry and Space; Climate, Energy and Mobility; Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
• Mission orientation: Based on 5 Mission Areas, visible R&I missions are defined together with citizens, stakeholders, the European Parliament and member states.
• European partnerships: The concept of European Partnerships will be simplified and their number reduced.

For universities, up to 100% of actual costs will be reimbursed plus a 25% flat rate for indirect costs.

• FFG: Horizon Europe
• EU: Horizon Europe

• Grants Database of the OeAD (Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research)
• BMVIT Förderkompass (federal funding compass)

• Research Stays Abroad. 

For Employees of TU Graz on the Academic Personnel Model:

• Academic Personnel Model
   

For Students of a Doctoral Degree Programme:

• Doctoral Programmes - Doctoral Schools

• Electronic project registration and project number allocation

Nina STEVANECZ-LAUSCH
Mag.^a
Phone: +43 316 873 6923
projektmeldung.fthnoSpam@tugraz.at

Since the University Act was passed in 2002, employee inventions at universities must be reported to the Rectorate. At TU Graz, you need to fill out an invention disclosure form and submit it to the Research & Technology House.

After your invention disclosure has been received, it is evaluated regarding patentability, strategic interests and market potential, either internally or with the help of external partners.

If the university decides to claim the invention, it will be patented, with the university covering all costs incurred. If not, the university restores the invention to the inventors, which can exploit the technology themselves.

For Employees: Form Invention Disclosure

Cooperative business development:
WTZ Süd encourages cooperation and exchange between researchers and economy at events such as Science 2 Business Talks.

New options for commercialisation:
WTZ Süd evaluates and breaks new ground in the area of commercialisation of technologies and knowledge, e.g. concerning biological materials or funded projects.

Support of entrepreneurial activities:
University members are supported in the formation of a company and assisting the commercialisation of project content.

The Research & Technology House supports students and employees who wish to set up their own company as a start-up or spin-off (i.e.an IPR contract based start-up), supports proposals for FFG Spin-Off-Fellowships funding programme and provides helpful contacts, such as with Gründungsgarage or Science Park Graz.

• Business Enterprises – Start-ups and Spin-offs
• Start-up Map of TU Graz
• FFG Spin-off Fellowship: Support of the Research & Technology House
• Science Park Graz
• Gründungsgarage (Start-up Garage)