First call for applications
With the new edition of the research funding programme "Sparkling Science 2.0" the OeAD, on behalf of the BMBWF, will again focus on funding high-quality research projects in which scientific institutions cooperate with educational institutions and, if possible, partners from business and society.
Timeline
Start of the call for applications
Closing date for applications
Earliest possible project start
1 September 2021
9 November 2021
September 2022
Facts and figures of the first tender
Funding budget
Funded projects
11.5 million euros
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Fig. 1: Distribution of projects among scientific disciplines
Participating institutions
Project leading institutions
Institution type
18 institutions in Austria
11 x universities
1 x University of Education
6 x Non-university research institutions/ scientific associations or GmbHs

Fig.2: Distribution of the project managing institutions among federal states
National cooperation partners
International cooperation partners
56 from science
32 from business and society
16 from science
4 from business and society
Involved schools
Partner schools
120 schools in Austria
4 schools abroad
National schools by type
14 x primary level
22 x secondary level I
48 x secondary level I-II
36 x secondary level II

Fig.3: School cooperation in the federal states
Persons involved
Pupils expected to participate
42,465
Citizen Scientists expected to participate
30,975
Future calls for applications
Further calls for proposals are planned every two years.