Target group
The funding program is aimed at researchers working in the field of water research at universities and non-academic research institutions.
Funding goals
The Water4All European Partnership aims to provide new knowledge and tools on water to enable evidence-based decision-making. Innovative approaches are to be used to secure the water supply in the long term and to increase citizens’ awareness and commitment in this area.
Funding period and funding amount
The maximum funding period is 36 months. The maximum amount that can be requested for Austrian project partners is €400,000.
Requirements
The requirements and specifications for the FWF program Principal Investigator Projects apply.
Information on the current call “Water and Health”
Each application must be supported by a minimum of three and a maximum of five partners from at least three different participating partner countries, whereby a joint document must be submitted to the central Call Secretariat by the coordinator.
The researchers are funded by their respective national/regional funding organization.
For details, please refer to the Call Text available at the Water4All website.
Approval
Decided by the Scientific Board based on a recommendation of the Call Secretariat
Application information
Applications are submitted online using the Call Secretariat’s system. Please see the Water4All website for a link to the application submission system.
There will be a two-step submission and evaluation procedure.
- Pre-proposal submission period: September 12, 2025 until November 13, 2025, 3:00 pm (CET)
- Full-proposal submission deadline: April 13, 2026, 3:00 pm (CET)
- Funding decision: estimated September 2026
In addition to the application submitted to the Call Secretariat, administrative and financial data as well as academic abstracts (in accordance with the FWF guidelines for Principal Investigator Projects) must also be submitted to the FWF using the online portal elane. In the pre-proposal stage, proposals are submitted under the program category “PIK – International Projects – pre-proposal” (deadline November 14, 2025, 2:00 pm Vienna local time). For the full proposal stage, applicants must choose the program category “KIN – International – Multilateral Initiatives” (deadline April 14, 2026, 2:00 pm Vienna local time). Both steps are mandatory.
Please note that the research institution must approve the proposal for submission by the deadlines indicated above. To do so, research institutions must be registered on the FWF research institution portal.
Funding institution
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Further information
Please see Water4All for further details.