Industrial PhD
The programm Industrial PhD was financed by the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development, the Austria Fund and the Future Austria Fund until 2023. Since 2023, Industrial PhD projects are supported by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK).
An industrial PhD is a project that deals with a scientific or technical research question. The project is carried out in cooperation between a company or a non-university research institution, a university and a doctoral candidate. The doctoral candidate is employed by a company or a non-university research institution, is integrated into the organisation and supported in the project. A clear benefit for the career development of the doctoral candidate is of high importance.
Programme Objectives
- structurally improve the availability of excellently trained research staff in natural sciences and technology for the Austrian industry
- facilitate the entry into research careers outside the science system and open up new career paths
- systematise and deepen existing cooperative relationships between science and the industry
- Improve career opportunities for women in science and technology
Currently open calls:
Industrienahe Dissertationen 2024 (Industrial PhD)
Call period: March 1st 2024 – February 28th 2025; on-going submission during the call period
If the funding is exhausted before February 28th 2025, the call will be closed before the scheduled end (completely, or for individual call topics).
The call is supported by the BMK and explicitly addresses the call topics: energy transition, mobility transition, circular economy and production technologies, climate-neutral city, space and aviation technology, digital and key technologies and AI for green.
Funding is available for industry-related PhD projects in companies with research and development activities in science and technology as well as in non-university research institutions - max. 3 funded projects per organisation
Event Tip:
Researchers' Career Moves Beyond Academia - Brunch Talk in Vienna
Details and registration at: https://www.ffg.at/europa/heu/veranstaltungen/CBAcademie_2024-12-10
The essentials in brief
| Program Owner / Sponsor |
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| Topic |
Bottom-up, Circular Economy, Climate-Neutral City, Cooperation & Research Infrastructure, Digitalisation & Broadband, Energy Transition, Further research areas, Innovative & Competitive Companies, Life Sciences & Health, Mobility Transition, People, Qualification & Gender, Production & Materials, Quantum: Research & Technology, Society & Security, Space & Aviation, Wood: Research & Knowledge Transfer
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| Financing | National
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| Submission | Submission with a proposal process
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| Target group | companies/enterprises with ongoing research and development activities in the natural sciences or technology, located in Austria |
| Selection by | External experts and BP advisory board |
| What is being funded | Funding is available for industry-related PhD projects that address a scientific or technical research question in a company or a non-university research institution. |
| Min. / max. funding | EUR 0,00 / EUR 100.000,00 |
| Min. / max. running time | 24 - 36 months |
| Availability from | 01.01.2019 - constantly |
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