Tyrolean Young Researchers Support
Support for qualified early-career researchers at Tyrolean universities to strengthen research competence and innovative capacity. Valid from 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2027.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The goal of the Tyrolean Early Career Researcher Funding is primarily to promote and thereby expand the research quality and performance of Tyrolean universities through the support of qualified early career researchers.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs
- Travel expenses
- Equipment costs
- Material costs
- Contractual service costs
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Non-eligible expenses
- Commercial projects
- Artistic, social, therapeutic, or adult education projects
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Educational Institutions
Funding requirements
- Highest academic degree obtained no more than seven years before the application deadline
- Age at the application deadline not older than 35 years
- Enrollment or employment at a Tyrolean university (e.g., University of Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, UMIT TIROL, Kufstein University of Applied Sciences, fhg, Tyrolean University of Education, Edith Stein Church University of Education)
- Consideration of career interruptions (parental leave, caregiving, illness, military service)
Documents required for application
- Project description (max. 15 pages)
- Project cost overview
- Quotes for equipment costs
- Consent declaration from the university
- Curriculum vitae
- List of publications (if available)
- Project summary (German/English, max. ½ DIN A4)
Evaluation criteria
- Strengthening of early-career researchers and new impulses
- Basic or applied research within the research priorities
- Convincing and clear project description based on the current state of knowledge
- Interdisciplinary questions and new perspectives
- Scientific, technological, or societal relevance and basis for follow-up projects
Description
The Tyrolean Early Career Researcher Funding strengthens research quality and innovation capacity at universities in Tyrol by supporting motivated, qualified early career researchers with non-repayable grants. Between 2023 and 2027, funding of up to €100,000 per project is available to cover personnel costs, travel expenses, equipment costs, material and contract work expenses, as well as other project-related expenditures. Priority is given to basic and application-oriented projects that introduce new impulses at the interfaces of various disciplines and possess scientific as well as societal or technological relevance. This initiative contributes to establishing Tyrol as an attractive research location and sustainably supports young researchers in their careers.
Eligible applicants are early career researchers who are no older than 35 years at the application deadline and whose highest academic degree was obtained no more than seven years prior. Applicants must be enrolled or employed at a Tyrolean university – such as the University of Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, UMIT TIROL, Kufstein University of Applied Sciences, Tyrolean University of Education, or Edith Stein Church University of Education. Documented career interruptions due to parental leave, caregiving, or military service will be taken into account. The application must include a detailed project description (max. 15 pages), a cost overview, quotes for equipment costs, a confirmation from the university, as well as a curriculum vitae and a publication list. The annual submission period is publicly announced and processed electronically before the project start.