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WE STRENGTHEN SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES IN AUSTRIA.
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, March 13, 2014
Speakers Pascale Ehrenfreund email: [email protected] Lidia Eva Wysocki email: [email protected] Rudolf Novak email: [email protected]
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FWF Vice-Presidents
Biology and Medical Sciences Department: Christine Mannhalter Medical University of Vienna
Natural and Technical Sciences Department: Hermann Hellwagner University of Klagenfurt
Humanities and Social Sciences Department: Alan Scott University of Innsbruck
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Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, FWF President
1988 M.S. in Molecular Biology / Protein Chemistry Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Molecular Biology, Salzburg
1990 Ph.D. in Astrophysics Univ. Paris VII (Groupe de Physique des Solides) and Univ. Vienna
1999 Venia legendi in Astrochemistry, University of Vienna
2008 M.A. in Management & Leadership / International Relations Webster University, University of Leiden
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Searching for our origins ......
Origins Feldarbeit
Early Earth Mars
Laboratory-Simulations Field work LEO Space Research Antarctic – International Relations
PAHs
Nanotechnology
FWF information events – Road Show 2014
Jan. 20, 2014 Graz University of Technology, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Jan. 22, 2014 University of Klagenfurt Jan. 27, 2014 University of Leoben Jan. 28, 2014 University of Linz, University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz Jan. 29, 2014 University of Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Mozarteum Salzburg Jan. 30, 2014 University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Medical University March 10, 2014 University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna Vienna University of Economics and Business March 11, 2014 University of Applied Arts Vienna, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna March 12, 2014 Danube University Krems March 13, 2014 University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna March 24, 2014 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna March 25, 2014 Medical University of Graz, University of Graz March 26, 2014 Vienna University of Technology March 27, 2014 Medical University of Vienna TBA University of Vienna
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The FWF - Overview
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R&D funding in Austria since 2014
Federal government RFTE
BMWFJ BMVIT BMF Ministry of Econ. Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Finance Other ministries Affairs, Family Innovation and and Youth Technology
Universities FFG
Academy of AWS Sciences
Research institutions n
FWF
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Current status of scientific research in Austria – Basic research expenditure 2012 (€ p/c)
88,5 90 80 70 61,1 60 48,0 50 40 37,2 33,5 25,7 30
Euro per inhabitant 20 10 0 CH - SNF FIN - AKA UK - RCUK NL - NWO DEU - DFG AUT - FWF FWF counterparts in other countries
CH - SNF FIN - AKA UK - RCUK NL - NWO DEU - DFG AUT - FWF
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Positioning of the FWF
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria's central funding organization for basic research.
Young researchers Applied Universities Basic research and research Blue and Blue Sky technology Translational sky technology R& D Non- university FWF FFG research institutions
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Unpredictable innovations
Basic Innovation chain research Unpredictable and applications technology
Applied research and technology
Product development Breakdown of innovation chain without strong basic research Commer- cialization
Basic research and applied research are interlinked and mutually reinforce each other 11
Principles and guidelines of the FWF
FWF principles Fundamental guidelines for FWF activities
. Excellence and competition Strictly bottom-up approach, no . Independence prescribed research topics
. International orientation Quality based on international standards . Equal treatment of all research Principle for activities at all levels: disciplines design, decision, Secretariat . Transparency and fairness . Gender mainstreaming, equal opportunities . Ethical standards
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Recent developments
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Development of funding / number of projects approved
196,4 1.000 200 900 180 800 160 684 700 140 600 120 500 100 400 80 300 60 Approved projects 200 40 Total grantsTotal million) (EUR 100 20 0 0 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total grants Approved projects
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Required budget until 2018 . Annual increase of budget: 10% . 20% overheads for all programmes, increasing gradually to 50% (suggestion of the Wissenschaftsrat) Implementation of several important new initiatives: . Strengthening the potential of radical innovations (blue sky) . Re-introduction of the programme for translational research . Increasing the budget for artistic research (PEEK) . Increasing the budget for international mobility and international programmes . Funding of digital infrastructure Legislaturperiode in the humanites and social sciences
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Overhead costs
20% of direct project costs, paid to the research institutions at 6-month intervals, based on cash flow
2008 Introduction of overheads paid to Austrian research institutions for all programmes
2009 Cancelled for budgetary reasons 2011 Re-introduced for stand-alone projects and PEEK only
Ongoing negotiations Extension for all FWF funding programmes, increasing gradually to 50% of direct project costs
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Approval rates, 2006 to 2012 (in %)
45% 43,0% 41,5% 41,6%
40% 34,0% 35% 32,3% 30,6% 30,2% 30% 31,9% 30,1% 25% 28,4% 24,3% 24,6% 24,8% 24,2% 20% Approval rates
15%
10%
5%
0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
by funding volume by number of applications
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What does the FWF fund?
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The FWF's corporate policy: Objectives
. To strengthen Austria's international performance and capabilities in science and research as well as the country's attractiveness as a location for high-level scientific and scholarly activities
. To develop Austria's human resources for science and research in both qualitative and quantitative terms based on the principle of research-driven education
. To emphasise and enhance the interacttion of science and research with all other areas of culture, the economy and society
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The FWF funding portfolio
Exploring new frontiers – Cultivating talents – Realising new ideas – Funding of top-quality Development of human Interactive effects research resources between science and Stand-Alone Projects Doctoral Programmes (DK) society International Programmes Schrödinger Programme KLIF Special Research Meitner Programme PEEK Programmes (SFBs) Firnberg Programme Support for Scientific START Programme Richter Programme Publications Wittgenstein Award Science Communication Programme
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Grants by funding category 2012 (in Mio Euro)
Interaction Science - Society; € 11,4; 6%
Career Development for Female Scientists; € 8,0; 4% International Mobility; € 13,2; 7%
Doctoral Programmes; € 10,6; 5%
Stand-Alone- Start- and Wittgenstein Award; Projects; € 97,6; 50% € 10,7; 5%
Special Research Programmes (SFB); € 28,6; 15%
International Programmes; € 16,2; 8%
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Grants by research discipline
2012 in % 2007-2011 in % 18,2% 19,8%
37,6% 39,4%
Life Sciences
Natural and Technical Sciences 44,2% Humanities and 40,8% Social Sciences
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Breakdown of approvals by cost types 2012
Contracts for Other cocts; work and 6,9% services; 0,9% Travel costs; 2,4%
Consumables; 7,9%
Equipment costs; 1,0%
Personnel costs; 80,9%
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FWF „payroll“ 2012: Age distribution
350 Total: 3.223 pre-docs: 1.935 300 postdocs: 1.288
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200
150 Number of employees
100
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Female postdocs Female pre‐docs Male postdocs Male pre‐docs
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Total funding amounts per federal province 118,7 in 2012 (in Mio. €) 99,0
12,4 7,9 7,0 1,0 Nieder‐ Ober‐ österreich Wien Total funding approved österreich Cash flow (including overhead payments
0,0 0,0 24,7 7,1 6,5 22,4 Burgenland 0,4 0,2 23,0 21,0 Vorarlberg Salzburg
Tirol Steiermark 1,7 1,1 Kärnten
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• Gesamtbewilligungssumme = Neubewilligungen, Verlängerungen und Zusatzbewilligungen • Ohne bewilligte Konzepte, ohne bewilligte Publikationsförderung
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Cooperation arrangements in ongoing FWF projects as of Dec, 31, 2012, N=5524 Iran 3 0.05% Germany 1535 27.79% Ireland 22 0.40% Luxembourg 3 0.05% USA 932 16.87% Romania 22 0.40% Pakistan 3 0.05% UK 433 7.84% Portugal 21 0.38% Panama 3 0.05% France 390 7.06% Slovakia 21 0.38% Tunesia 3 0.05% Switzerland 272 4.92% Croatia 19 0.34% Cyprus 3 0.05% Italy 251 4.54% New Zealand 16 0.29% Columbia 2 0.04% Netherlands 147 2.66% Taiwan 15 0.27% Iceland 2 0.04% Spain 144 2.61% Brazil 14 0.25% Liechtenstein 2 0.04% Sweden 123 2.23% Mexico 14 0.25% Madagascar 2 0.04% Canada 107 1.94% Ukraine 14 0.25% Malaysia 2 0.04% Russia 94 1.70% Argentina 10 0.18% Nepal 2 0.04% Australia 92 1.67% Chile 10 0.18% Nigeria 2 0.04% Czech Rep. 78 1.41% Mongolia 10 0.18% UAE 2 0.04% Japan 77 1.39% Korea 9 0.16% Zimbabwe 2 0.04% Denmark 63 1.14% South Africa 9 0.16% Albania 1 0.02% Hungary 56 1.01% Serbia 7 0.13% Ethiopia 1 0.02% Israel 54 0.98% Singapore 7 0.13% Bangladesh 1 0.02% Poland 54 0.98% Thailand 6 0.11% Bolivia 1 0.02% Belgium 53 0.96% Egypt 5 0.09% Bosnia & Finland 52 0.94% Kenya 5 0.09% Herzeg. 1 0.02% Norway 46 0.83% Saudi Arabia 5 0.09% Costa Rica 1 0.02% China 40 0.72% Bulgaria 4 0.07% Cuba 1 0.02% Greece 29 0.52% Estonia 4 0.07% Jamaica 1 0.02% Slovenia 28 0.51% Peru 4 0.07% Uruguay 1 0.02% India 24 0.43% Afghanistan 3 0.05% Uzbekistan 1 0.02% Turkey 23 0.42% Indonesia 3 0.05% Venezuela 1 0.02% Federal government RTI strategy Zambia 1 0.02% EU countries Assoc. countries Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 FWF cooperation agreements 29
Client survey on the FWF‘s funding policies
Aim: Analysis of FWF working procedures, examination of ongoing activities, reporting requirements, criticism and suggestions from the scientific community‘s side Launched: 2012 Key parameters: Approx. 35,000 clients (scientific / scholarly / artistic personnel from 74 research institutions) contacted, > 3.000 responded (7% of entire stock of scientific / scholarly / artistic personnel)
Subcontractor: iFQ – Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance (Berlin, Germany) Project leader: Prof. Stefan Hornbostel
Publication: Final report expected in March 2014
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. We are here to listen to your requests, visions and suggestions.
. Our goal is to offer timely information for scientists, scholars and artists, especially younger ones, in order to familiarise them with the FWF, its programmes, procedures and processes.
. We actively seek dialogue with research institutions all over Austria in order to enable continuous improvement of the FWF‘s research funding mechanisms.
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WIR STÄRKEN DIE WISSENSCHAFTEN IN ÖSTERREICH.
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Zur aktuellen Situation des FWF
. Aufgrund der Aufbauarbeit der letzten Jahre steigt die Nachfrage nach FWF-Mitteln stark an. . Die Budgetentwicklung muss mit der Nachfrage Schritt halten, sodass die Erfolgsrate nicht weiter absinkt (derzeit 24 %).
Dringend notwendig:
. Stabiles Budget mit einem langfristig gesicherten Wachstumspfad;
. Orientierung am steigenden Antrags- volumen;
. Spielräume, um neue Initiativen zu setzen.
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Finanzierung des FWF seit 2009
. Budgetbrief vom 21. September 2010: Zusicherung von Cash Zahlungen 2009-2013 je € 151,9 Mio.
. Budgetbrief vom 8. Mai 2012: Moderates Wachstum für 2014 (€ 166,9 Mio.) und 2015 (€ 171,9 Mio.) zugesagt.
. Zusage für Overheadzahlungen (auf Einzelprojekte und künstlerische Forschung) bis Ende 2014.
. FWF Budget laut BVA 2013: € 101,8 Mio.
. Bislang keine Budgetbriefe für 2016 und 2017.
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APA Pressmeldung 19/2/2014 für den FWF wurden vom BMWFW 243 Mio für 2016/2017/2018 angefragt! BMWFW versucht ein „worst case scenario“ zu verhindern..
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Developments 2013 (1)
. FWF-Fellow replaces the term „SelbstantragstellerIn“ . New executive board since September 2013 . FWF signs the „San Francisco Declaration“: against simplified use of bibliometric measures (v.a.: JIF) . First call for Science Communication: first projects granted in December 2013 . Modified Open Access Strategy: among other issues: enabling a choice between Green, Gold und Hybrid Open Access . New Guidelines for End of Project Reports (streamlining,standardization) . Cancelling the 6-years limit (from Sept. 18, 2013) for all scientific project employees . Science Europe: Engagement of FWF in six work groups ((including Open Research Data Policy) . Clinical Research (KLIF): no further specific calls . Evaluation of the Schrödinger Programme and the DK-Programme: nearing completion
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Developments in 2013 (2)
. Gender mainstreaming: Discussion of expanding the FWF’s Corporate Policy to integrate “Diversity” . Hertha Firnberg Programme: Elimination of age limit, additional resources for coaching and other measures for human resource development . Programmes for Women in Science – new: Female principal investigators with full-time positions can receive a lump sum until the child’s third birthday (EUR 9.600,00 gross/gross per child per year) . START Programme: Time window for application shortened from 2–9 years after graduation (PhD) to 2–8 years in 2o14, professors no longer excluded . OA initative in humanities and social sciences (one call in 2013): 8 applications granted in Dec. 2013 . New lead agency contracts: Cooperation with the Czech Republic (call open until February 12, 2014) and FWO-Flanders (call planned for autumn 2014) . FWF internationalisation strategy: 1) Funding of international cooperation arrangements, 2) science policy and 3) development of international standards
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FWF self-assessment and evaluation measures: Internal and external analyses und evaluations
1) 2010: Empirical study of FWF’s ex-ante evaluation processes
. Stand-Alone Projects Programme, 1999–2009
2) 2011: Analysis of output and ex-post evaluation of end-of-project reports . Stand-Alone Projects Programme, 2003–2010
3) 2012: Bibliometrics and publication output analysis by CWTS . All project types, 2001–2010
4) 2013: Client survey on the FWF’s funding policies . Comprehensive survey conducted by the IfQ
5) “Umbrella Paper” to be completed by summer 2014
See also: http://www.fwf.ac.at/de/public_relations/publikationen/fwf-selbstevaluation.html
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