The Wissenschaft Zukunft Preis (WZP) awarded by the Gesellschaft für Forschungsförderung Niederösterreich awards prizes to authors of high-quality scientific theses who are at the beginning of their scientific careers.
The following theses will be awarded:
- 3 Master's/Diploma theses, each € 1.500
- 2 Dissertations/PhD theses, each € 3.000
The submitted scientific thesis
- must be a master's thesis, diploma thesis, dissertation, or PhD thesis,
- can be from any scientific discipline,
- must be related to Lower Austria, and
- must have been graded "very good."
Details and funding guidelines.
Submission deadline from 26 February to 8 April 2026.
The prizes will be announced and presented in autumn 2026 as part of the Lower Austria Science Awards ceremony.
