TU Graz Internal Funding Programmes and Prizes

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 24^th 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.

This funding initiative supports project proposals that make a substantial contribution to achieving climate targets or a future climate-neutral society with 20,000 € per project. The Rectorate will review the applications together with a jury of experts.

All researchers at Graz University of Technology are eligible to apply.

Project title:
FutureWood - Sustainable Autonomous Forestry Logistics

Project leader:
Assoc.Prof. DI Dr. Mario Hirz

Project description:
https://www.holzcluster-steiermark.at/projekte/futurewoodtrans/

This program supports employees of TU Austria universities in preparing Horizon Europe project proposals in the Pillar 2 and Pillar 3.

Funding

Up to €20,000 per proposal with two TU Austria partners and 25.000€ if three TU Austria partners are involved.  Coordinators receive up to €15,000 and partners up to €5,000.

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

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

• NExT - Non-Exhaust Emission Topics

• DigiBioTech

• Porous Materials @ Work for Sustainability

• Mechanics, Modeling and Simulation of Aortic Dissection

Every year, the Federal Ministry of Women, 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.

• 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 period 1.9.2024 - 31.8.2025
• Adherence to the average duration of study for a doctoral programme
• Outstanding and highest scoring doctoral thesis 

The "Erzherzog-Johann-Zukunftsfonds" (Archduke Johann Future Fund Association) of the Styrian Economic Chamber is funding ongoing or completed master theses with strong business references (started in the academic year 2024/2025) with € 2,500 per student plus € 500 for the supervising institute. A total of 22 theses will be funded, with TU Graz expected to nominate up to 10 theses.

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 2025.

• Master theses with a strong business reference
• started in the academic year 2024/2025, ongoing or completed

The videos of the 2024 award winners can be found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDbpUSWD0tE

The aim of this call is to strengthen research at TU Graz. Preference is given to research infrastructure used by several institutes.

Up to 50 % of the costs of newly acquired infrastructure can be funded, with a maximum cap of 250,000 €. Applications for research infrastructure with less than 50,000 € total cost are not eligible.

The aim of this call is to strengthen teaching at TU Graz. Preference is given to teaching infrastructure used by several institutes and / or for several lectures.

Up to 80 % of the costs of newly acquired teaching infrastructure or comparable funds can be funded.

This funding programme aims at motivating and specifically supporting the researchers at TU Graz to take on the coordination of co-operative EU projects.

Funding

Applications as coordinator: max. 15,000 EUR