In the most recent update of its Application Guidelines, the FWF is introducing a statement on environmental sustainability in the research process, effective as of December 1, 2025. Under the new provisions, applicants in the Principal Investigator Projects, Clinical Research, and Principal Investigator Projects International funding programs (if the FWF is responsible for the review process) will be required to explain in their application how aspects of ecological sustainability can be taken into account in the planned research project without limiting the generation of scientific knowledge.
Further information on the statement can be found in this orientation guide and on each program’s web page:
