Research & Innovation Fund - PMU-RIF 2021-2025
IiF – Invest in Future
To make it easier for you to submit applications in future, you can now submit your IiF application completely online.
- You can enter the online form here
Please note that text passages must either be inserted directly into the online form or transferred via Google Drive. You can find more information on how to work with our online form in our instructions.
Following documents need to be uploaded (as PDF):
- Scientific CV of all applicants, including the 10 most important publications and other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages per applicant, Arial font min. 10)
- Scientific CV of all persons who are to work on this project, including the 10 most important publications and other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages per person, Arial font min. 10)
- Budget according to the template (this document can be uploaded as Excel file)
- Letter of confirmation from all board members/leaders involved (template)
- Vote of the Ethics Committee, if applicable
- Approval of animal experiments, if applicable
PRE – PhD Researcher Excellence
Please prepare the proposal using the templates below and upload all the information onto the online portal.
Please note: PRE has been adepted by November 2022: Employees who are participating in a PhD-programme at another university, are now also eligible for PRE!
Information to be completed in the online portal:
- the administrative information and details about other applicants
- the sites in which the research project will be executed and amount of work performed in each (in percentage)
Documents to be uploaded onto the online portal (each as PDF):
- Proposal description (Arial font mind. 11)
- Scientific CV of applicant, including the 10 most important publications as well as other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages, Arial font min. 11)
- Supervision agreement
- Confirmation of admission from the respective PhD program director (if already available)
- Ethics committee confirmation, if applicable
- Animal experiments approval, if applicable
- For:
a) start-up funding: the third-party funding application submitted as a PDF
b) international start: the MSCA-DN application including assessment as a PDF
c) final financing: the already created figures and tables for publication as PDF - Letter of confirmation of each head of institutes/clinics/research programs involved (as template)
SEED – Seed Money for Novel Innovative Ideas and Preparatory Projects
Please prepare the proposal using the templates below and upload all the information onto the online portal.
Information to be completed in the online portal:
- the administrative information and (if applicable) other applicants
- the sites in which the research project will be executed and amount of work performed in each (in percentage)
Documents to be uploaded onto the online portal (each as PDF):
- Proposal description (Arial font mind. 11)
- Scientific CV of each applicant, including the 10 most relevant publications of each applicant as well as other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages per applicant, Arial font min. 11)
- Letter of confirmation of each head of institutes/clinics/research programs involved (as template) (exception: no confirmation is required for applicant heads)
- Ethics committee confirmation, if applicable
- Animal experiments approval, if applicable
We would also like to draw your attention to the very similar program "Early Career Seed Money", a joint funding programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to facilitate the implementation of unconventional, innovative and maybe even very risky ideas of an uncertain outcome. There is complete disciplinary and thematic freedom. The funding amounts to €25,000 to €75,000, with seed money being made available as flexible grants that may be used freely. The target group is outstanding young researchers not more than three years after their doctoral degree.
FIRE – Funding for Innovative Research Exchange
Please prepare the proposal using the templates below and upload all the information onto the online portal.
Information to be completed in the online portal:
- The administrative information
- The definition of the host institution(s) of the research project and amount of work performed in each (in percentage)
Documents to be uploaded onto the online portal (each as PDF):
- Proposal description (Arial font min. 11)
- Scientific CV of each applicant, including the 10 most relevant publications of each applicant as well as other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages per applicant, Arial font min. 11)
- Confirmation of the host institution
- Letter of confirmation of each head of institutes/clinics/research programs involved (as template)
- Ethics committee confirmation, if applicable
- Animal experiments approval, if applicable
RDF - Research Exchange Development Fund
Please note: Applications to the RDF cannot be submitted via the PMU-RIF online portal yet; if necessary, please contact the research service.
PMU Bridging Nürnberg-Salzburg
The aim of the PMU - Bridging Nürnberg-Salzburg is to strengthen cross-location research cooperation between researchers from the two PMU locations in Nürnberg and Salzburg. Primarily, cooperation between the partner clinics and partner institutions at both PMU locations is to be promoted with the help of bridging. In addition, it is also possible to support research consortia between different clinics and institutions of the two PMU locations.
Research projects with a funding amount between EUR 5,000 and 25,000 can be applied for by the corresponding "research teams" from both locations on two submission dates per year. Among other things, the research funding also serves as support for future joint research projects.
A research consortium consisting of at least one principally responsible scientist (PI) from the participating clinics or research institutions (core team) is eligible to apply. Further members from other research institutions are possible. Within the core team, one member is appointed to take over the administrative management of the project. This person becomes the contractual partner of the respective project.
The budgetary share of research should be distributed as equally as possible to the two locations. Deviations are possible if the research content requires it.
The first deadline ended on July 10, 2022, after which all applications were evaluated by a 6-member review committee.
The next deadline ends on March 15, 2024. From there, the submission deadlines will be October 15 and April 15.
The total budget for this funding is EUR 50,000 per year per location.
If you have any further questions, please contact brueckenschlag@pmu.ac.at at any time.
The application is made using a template via the R&I online portal, submission is possible anytime.
Please prepare the application using the templates available online and upload the documents collected in the R&I online portal.
Here you can download the complete guidelines (only available in German).
Information to be completed in the R&I-online portal:
- the administrative information of the PI and other applicants
- the sites in which the research project will be executed and amount of work performed in each (in percentage)
Documents to be uploaded onto the R&I-online portal (each as PDF file):
- Proposal description (this template, Arial font min. 11)
- Scientific CV of each applicant, including the 10 most relevant publications of each applicant as well as other significant scientific achievements (max. 3 A4 pages per applicant, Arial font min. 11)
- Confirmation of each head of institute(s)/clinic(s)/research program(s) (exception: no confirmation is required for applicant heads) (template)
- Ethics committee confirmation or Institutional Review Board (IRB) confirmation, if applicable
- Animal experiments approval, if applicable
South Tyrolean Fund for the Promotion of Research at SABES and PMU
One of the core objectives of the South Tyrolean Health Care System (SABES) and the Paracelsus Medical University (PMU) is to establish and further develop a research cooperation. The development and expansion of the research activity is a major priority for SABES and should be based on cooperation projects together with the PMU and other research institutions in South Tyrol (e.g. Eurac Research,
Claudian University of Applied Sciences, Free University of Bolzano, etc.), as well as national and international research institutions. Ultimately, this network should ensure the best possible healthcare for the population of South Tyrol in the future.
The South Tyrolean Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (SFPR) is an essential instrument to achieve this goal.
The pilot call already ended, the next call is going to be open in 2023, all the conditions can be found here.
Paracelsus Clinical Fellowship
The Clinical Fellowship is intended to enable the faculty members to be supported scientifically and clinically.
Paracelsus University acts as an intermediary to the partner universities Mayo Medical School, Duke University School of Medicine, but also other universities and clinics. The Paracelsus Clinical Fellowship is intended to enable prospective specialists to learn special clinical and scientific methods at the partner institutions.
For more information, see the guidelines (only in German).
Please use the template to submit your application (only in German).
Research support funds (PMU-FFF) - 2009-2020
Information on the PMU-FFF, the previous internal research funding fund, can be found here.
