Target group
The funding program is aimed at researchers working in the humanities at universities and non-academic research institutions.
Funding goals
- Providing, from a humanities perspective, new knowledge and understanding of the origins, sources, and causes of the major philosophical, cultural, social, economic, religious, political, and environmental crises that Europe and the world faced in the past and are facing today
- Highlighting the complex role of cultural and social practices in shaping responses to crises but also, sometimes, in creating them, and analyzing if and how cultural traditions problematize the concept of crisis as a fundamental and critical moment for society and for communities
- Exploring the impact of culture on resilience in the face of current and future crises
- Exploring how the humanities can contribute to the escalation or de-escalation and resolution of crises
Additional program-specific information
Funding period and funding amount
The funding period is 24–36 months.
Requirements
The requirements and specifications for the FWF program Principal Investigator Projects apply.
Approval
Decided by the Scientific Board based on a recommendation of the Call Secretariat
Funding institution
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)