FWF | netidee SCIENCE
The objective behind netidee SCIENCE, funded by the Internet Foundation, is to support independent basic research on the opportunities and challenges presented by the internet and related innovations at Austria's universities and non-university research institutions.
Target group
This funding program is aimed at researchers from all disciplines.
Funding goals
On behalf of the Internet Foundation, the FWF invites applications for netidee SCIENCE funding for excellent online research. The program aims to strengthen independent basic research at Austria’s universities and non-university research institutions on the opportunities and challenges presented by the internet and related innovations.
The Internet Stiftung is committed to further developing the internet in Austria and to ensuring a free and well-regulated access to all that it offers. The netidee SCIENCE grant is intended to support and strengthen this guiding principle.
Funding is provided especially for forward-looking basic research projects that address the following issues:
- The technologies and methods behind the internet
- Social aspects and implications of the internet
Topics can range from projects on basic technologies, the Internet of Things, information security, and data protection, to research into communication systems, social networks, and new forms of digital communication and their impact on society.
Further information at: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/portfolio/subject-specific-funding/netidee-science