Call for Projects
Timeline
- March 25th – May 27th 2025
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Match-making phase with match-making events on April 8th 2025 and on April 29th, 2025. Exchange in the coLAB at https://colab.tuwien.ac.at/x/EIH4Ew, opens an external URL in a new window
Ideas and short proposals: online submission of idea profile and project outline
- May 27th – June 10th 2025
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Decision on the submitted proposals at the Rectorate meeting: a maximum of 10 projects are selected
- June 12th – September 2nd 2025
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Formulation of the projects selected by the Rectorate on a maximum of 10 pages
- September 5th – September 28th 2025
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Voting by TUW community on the basis of a short video and abstract
- September 30th 2025
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Idea pitch plus Q&A by panel consisting of Rector, Vice Rector, 2 Deans, 4 Senate members, 2 University Councillors
Objective
- Utilise the creativity, innovative strength and brainpower of all TU Wien university members
- Generate as many innovative ideas as possible for strategy-supporting measures
- Support the strategic goals & cross-cutting issues
This continues the participatory dynamic from phases 1 & 2. The strategic goals & vision of TU Wien are discussed and thus made better known, communicated and filled with life at TU Wien. Intensive involvement of scientists who are familiar with the format of competitive calls for proposals.
Project Types
| Small | Medium | Large | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Funding of ideas | Short-term project funding | Long-term project funding |
| Project duration | one-time initiative | maximum 1 year | until 2027 |
| Project funding | maximum 2.000€ | 40.000€ – 200.000€ | 400.000€ – 600.000€ |
| Selection process | one-stage | three-stage | three-stage |
| Project start | June 12th 2025 | October 1st 2025 | October 1st 2025 |
General conditions
- Topics that contribute to at least one strategic goal
- Project completion by autumn 2027 at the latest with concrete results, no project extensions!
- Interdisciplinary project teams consisting of at least two groups Academics (→ researchers and teaching staff), students, administration
- Total amount of funding 2.6 million euros
Evaluation criteria
Pre-qualification criteria (check of specifications such as team composition, strategic objective, budget, etc.)
Weighting
- Fit to fuTUre fit - topic relevance and contribution to strategic goals (30%)
- Implementation potential and added value for TU Wien Development 2035+ (30%)
- Soundness of the approach (20%)
- Qualification of team (10%)
- Smart use of resources (10%)