Funding & Funder Requirements
Contact Support Art and Research as early as possible
If you want to develop a project idea, identify suitable funding, assess a call, prepare a proposal or translate funder conditions into project planning, SKF is the central project and funding hub. The unit provides substantive, administrative, financial and conceptual support, expert feedback on project concepts, accompanies submission processes and coordinates with the relevant specialist services of the University where needed.
For project and funding enquiries: projektsupport@uni-ak.ac.at
General unit contact: support_kf@uni-ak.ac.at
Describe the project first — then find the funding logic that fits
SKF supports the development of concrete project ideas and content and connects them with internal or external funding options.
Funding support does not end when the proposal is submitted
Developing concrete project ideas, conceptual advice, expert feedback and connecting ideas with funding opportunities.
Researching and opening up internal and external funding opportunities and advising on funding formats and call fit.
Substantive, administrative, financial and conceptual support, review/editorial work, submission management and, where applicable, formal institutional steps.
Supportive coordination with relevant organisational units and assistance around personnel, finance, infrastructure and project working conditions.
Coordination of project partners, communication measures, research outreach, networking and, where useful, moderation of workshops and coordination formats.
Support with reporting duties towards funding agencies and with integrating funder requirements into ongoing project management.
Support with final reports, including financial reporting, in line with the relevant funder requirements.
Reflecting on results, evaluating feedback after unsuccessful proposals and developing revision, resubmission or follow-up project perspectives.
Translate the call into concrete project decisions
Check fit
Clarify with SKF whether the objective, project type, applicant, team and institutional context fit the funding scheme.
Map all deadlines
Include the external deadline, internal coordination, approvals, partner documents and required lead times.
Understand cost rules
Check eligible and ineligible costs, personnel categories, overheads, own contributions and programme-specific budget rules.
Map content requirements
Identify required objectives, methods, work packages, impact, risks, ethics, Open Science and other proposal sections.
Clarify project roles
Define the applicant, project lead, partners, institutional responsibilities and any signatures or confirmations required.
Transfer funder requirements
Record requirements for data management, Open Access, communication, rights, retention, reporting and preservation in the project plan.
Involve internal specialist services
Where needed, SKF coordinates the connection to Legal, Finance, HR, data, IT and other responsible units.
Confirm the submission route
Use the process defined for the specific funding scheme and clarify the necessary internal steps with SKF.
What is promised in the proposal must remain manageable during the project
| Area | What to clarify early | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | Cost categories, personnel costs, materials, travel, infrastructure, external services, own contributions and financial evidence. | Prevents ineligible or difficult-to-implement budget items. |
| Personnel | Employment model, time requirements, project roles, recruitment and internal lead times. | Connects the proposal to realistic working conditions. |
| Data management | DMP, storage, access, backup, FAIR/Open Science requirements and preservation. | Makes data-related funder requirements operational. |
| Open Access / publication | Publication obligations, access models, repositories, costs and deadlines. | Prevents conflicts between funder requirements, rights and publication practice. |
| Rights | Copyright, third-party rights, licences, contracts and terms of use. | Helps ensure planned outputs can actually be published or reused. |
| Data protection / ethics | Personal data, consent, sensitive materials and applicable review routes. | Connects project methods to legal and ethical requirements. |
| Communication | Dissemination, funder acknowledgements, logos, visibility, events and communication duties. | Makes communication obligations plannable and budgetable. |
| Reporting | Substantive, financial and other periodic or final reporting duties. | Prevents evidence having to be reconstructed only at project closure. |
| Preservation / closure | Which materials, data, results and evidence must be retained or handed over. | Connects funding closure to long-term project responsibility. |
| Project control | Who monitors changes, deadlines, budget shifts and any required coordination with the funder? | Keeps approved conditions visible during implementation. |
SKF supports different funding and project formats
Internal funding programmes
SKF provides information on and administers or supports internal Angewandte funding formats, including current programmes such as SUP and PORT according to their respective calls.
National research funding
For funders such as FWF, FFG and other national programmes, SKF supports project development, call fit, proposal work and project coordination according to the specific scheme.
EU & international funding
SKF has designated expertise for international and EU funding opportunities and corresponding project development.
Artistic / artistic-scientific projects
SKF works explicitly at the interface of art and research and supports project formats combining artistic, scientific and artistic-scientific approaches.
Collaborative & partner projects
Where several partners are involved, SKF supports project-level coordination and connects funder requirements with internal and external interfaces.
Unsuccessful proposal
SKF can review reports and criticism with the project team, assess revision options and develop perspectives for resubmission where appropriate.
Keep the funding logic, responsibilities and open points in one place
Common warning signs around funding and funder requirements
There may no longer be enough lead time for call fit, internal steps, budget, feedback and specialist-service coordination.
Target group, funding logic, cost rules, reporting duties and project conditions remain unclear.
Internal coordination, partner documents or institutional steps can require additional lead time.
Costs, personnel, infrastructure and deliverables need to match conceptually and over time.
These requirements can already shape the proposal, methods, budget and work plan.
The project team needs them as active management information during implementation, reporting and closure.
Support Art and Research is the central project and funding hub
Have a project idea or funding question? Discuss it with SKF early.
Project and funding enquiries: projektsupport@uni-ak.ac.at
General Support Art and Research contact: support_kf@uni-ak.ac.at
Funder conditions reach into many other project decisions
Training, workshops & consultation sessions
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