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Austrian Science Fund
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<p>The Austrian Science Fund is the most important <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austrian</a> funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in <a href="/facts/Science/IJoaD7rs">science</a>, <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Humanities/nErauGkd">humanities</a> through a large variety of grant programmes, <a href="/facts/Prize/0FJPCVx9">prizes</a> and by funding infrastructure. The self-governed organization is based in <a href="/facts/Vienna/NSpIURsA">Vienna</a> and financed by the Austrian federal government. </p><p>In September 2023 president Christof Gattringer voiced funding concerns: a three year budget consensus previously reached with the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Education,_Science_and_Research/JLnpVEhf">Ministry of Education</a> is lacking confirmation by the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Finance_(Austria)/RTg76cYu">Ministry of Finance</a> despite continuing high inflation in Austria. </p>