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Friday, 27 February 2026

Do you have a big risk research idea that might lead to new ways of thinking in your field

UFO-Canva-Design

Submit a UFO Grant at Land Steiermark

Do you have a big risk research idea that might lead to new ways of thinking in your field? Apply for the Land Steiermark Unconventional Research Grant by April 27!

Full details here: Unkonventionelle Forschung (UFO) 2026 - Wissenschaft - Land Steiermark

Reach out to the folks at University of Graz Forschungsmanagement und -service to get expert advice: Forschungsmanagement und -service - Forschungsmanagement - they'll support you with their knowledge on this and other funding schemes.  

A quote from the website:

Das Land Steiermark ermöglicht mit dem Förderungsinstrument UFO exzellenten Wissenschafterinnen und Wissenschaftern in der frühen PostDoc-Phase die selbständige und eigenverantwortliche Forschung an neuen und unkonventionellen wissenschaftlichen Ansätzen, Methoden, Theorien, Standards und Ideen. 

Wir fördern vielversprechende und originelle Forschungsvorhaben, 

  • die neue, innovative Wege beschreiten und dafür unkonventionelle Zugänge wagen.
  • die an Schnittstellen von Themen und Disziplinen neue Fragestellungen entwickeln oder neue Perspektiven einnehmen.
  • die sich auf keine oder wenige vorhandene Daten stützen und innerhalb kurzer Zeit umgehend entwickelt oder getestet werden können.
  • die Fragen von hoher wissenschaftlicher, technologischer oder gesellschaftlicher Relevanz aufgreifen und eine Basis für weiterführende Forschungsprojekte schaffen.
  • mit denen junge Forscherinnen und Forscher mutige Ideen umsetzen, Risiken eingehen und bisherige Pfadabhängigkeiten verlassen können.
  • die das Potential für neue außergewöhnliche wissenschaftliche Leistungen besitzen.

Es ist explizit erwünscht, aber kein Muss, dass die Forschenden dabei auch Risiken eingehen und bisherige Pfadabhängigkeiten verlassen. 

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