Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung)
Minoritenplatz 5 
AT-1010 Vienna
Austria
Short name: BMWF
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (bm.w_f) is the government institution responsible for educational issues, for the reform of the Austrian University system, for research policy and scientific research programmes as well as for the larger thematic area of cultural heritage including the reform of Austrian museums. The ministry develops, coordinates and finances major national research programmes such as the Austrian Genome Research-Programme “GEN-AU”, the sustainable development research programme “proVision” and research work in the field of social sciences. Furthermore, the bm:bwk has launched several initiatives to improve chances and opportunities for female researchers, e.g. ”fFORTE” which plans to raise the percentage of women scientists in the areas of research and technology.
Web site
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Reserach
Circle team
Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn
+43-1-53120-5638
karolina.begusch-pfefferkorn@bmwf.gv.at