Data Stewards 2025

Funding is provided for the employment of a data steward at the organisation or organisational unit. The position can be filled by a new person or by a person already employed by the organisation or organisational unit who was not previously employed as a data steward or in a comparable position.

Only the personnel costs of the data steward and third-party costs for external training and further education for data stewards are funded.

Research institutions (universities, universities of applied sciences, non-university research institutions and private universities) are eligible for funding as part of their scientific activities in Austria.

A maximum of EUR 150,000 or 100% of the total costs will be funded per project. One application must be submitted per data steward. If more than one application is submitted by an organisation, it must be clearly explained why more than one data steward is needed.

A total of 1.8 million euros is available with funds from Fonds Zukunft Österreich.

• Employment of at least 860 hours per year for the activities as a data steward
• Personnel development measures and good integration into the organization

Projects can be submitted via eCall from 20 January 2025 until 9 May 2025 at the latest.

End of summer 2025