GUIDELINESFORFINALREPORTS
ONFWF-FUNDEDPROJECTS

ThefullreportmustbesubmittedviaemailinWordorPDFformatto.GuidelinesandformsforthefinalreportcanbedownloadedfromtheFWFwebsite:

DOCXfile:

PDFfile:

PartIoftheprojectreport(projectsummariesinGermanandEnglish)isintendedformembersoftheinterestedpublicandshouldbepresentedinamannerwhichisintelligibletonon-expertaudiences.

  • Targetgroup:generalpublic

PartsIIandIIIareaddressedtoreviewersandmustbesubmittedinthelanguageoftheoriginalapplication.ThebasicdatafromPartIIIwillalsoberecordedbytheFWFforstatisticalpurposes.

PartII

  • Targetgroup:peerreviewers
  • Tobewritteninthelanguageoftheoriginalapplication
  • Length:nottoexceed16,000characters(without spaces, approx.6pages)intotal;pleasementioneachpoint(alltogetheron4pagesminimum,11ptfont,linespacing1.5,noattachmentsapartfromthosementionedinsectionIII)
  • Pleaseaddressallapplicablepoints.

PartIII

  • Targetgroup:peerreviewersandFWF
  • DatafromPartIIIwillberecordedbytheFWFforstatisticalpurposes.

PartIVprovidesanopportunitytoreportoninteractionswiththeFWF’sadministrativestaffduringthecourseoftheproject.

  • Targetgroup:FWF

STAND-ALONEPROJECT

FINALREPORT

Projectnumber

Projecttitle[1]______

______

Projectleader______

Projectwebsite[2]______

I.Summaryforpublicrelationswork

Theproject’smostsignificantresults(scientificadvances)fromtheprojectleader’spointofviewshouldbepresentedonasinglepage(DINA4,11ptfont,linespacing1.5)inawaythatiscomprehensibletothegeneralpublic.Inthistext,itisimportanttouseasfewtechnicaltermsaspossibleinordertoensurethatthetextisinterestingandunderstandabletopeoplenotfamiliarwiththefield.Themainpointshouldbementionedattheverystartofthesummary.Pleasekeepdescriptionsoftheissuesaddressedandresultsobtainedshortandsuccinct.Possibleapplicationstoorimplicationsforsocial,cultural,ecological,medical,economicortechnologicalareasshouldalsobementionedbriefly.

ThesummaryshouldbesubmittedbothinGermanandinEnglish.ThesummarieswillbemadeavailableviatheFWF’sprojectdatabase.TheFWFwillnoteditthesummaries,meaningthattheauthorsbearfullresponsibilityforthecontentofthesetexts.

1.ZusammenfassungfürdieÖffentlichkeitsarbeit

2.Summaryforpublicrelationswork

II.Briefprojectreport

  • Tobewritteninthelanguageoftheoriginalapplication
  • Targetgroup:peerreviewers
  • Length:nottoexceed16,000characters(without spaces, approx.6pages)intotal;pleasementioneachpoint(alltogetheron4pagesminimum,11ptfont,linespacing1.5,noattachmentsapartfromthosementionedinsectionIII)

1.Reportonresearchwork

1.1Informationonthedevelopmentoftheresearchproject

  • Overallscientificconceptandgoals;
  • Wasthereafundamentalchangeinresearchorientationbetweenthestartandtheendoftheproject?Ifso,whatformdidthechangetake,andwhateffectdidithaveonthework?

1.2Mostimportantresultsandbriefdescriptionoftheirsignificance(mainpoints)withregardtothefollowing:

  • Contributiontotheadvancementofthefield(e.g.didtheresultscontributetoincreasingtheimportanceofthefield?Inwhatway?);
  • Breakingofnewscientific/scholarlyground(towhatextentandinwhatrespects?);
  • Mostimportanthypotheses/researchquestionsdeveloped(whatrelevancedidtheprojecthaveforthedevelopmentofhypotheses/researchquestions,e.g.werenewhypotheses/researchquestionsdevelopedoroldhypothesesdisproved?);
  • Developmentofnewmethods;
  • Relevanceforother(related)areasofscience(transdisciplinaryissuesandmethods).

1.3Informationontheexecutionoftheproject,useofavailablefundsand(whereappropriate)anychangestotheoriginalprojectplanrelatingtothefollowing:

  • Duration;
  • Useofpersonnel;
  • Majoritemsofequipmentpurchased;
  • Othersignificantdeviations.[3]

2.Personneldevelopment–Importanceoftheprojectfortheresearchcareersofthoseinvolved(includingtheprojectleader)

  • Briefcommentsontheproject’seffectsontheresearchcareersofallprojectmembers,includingspecialqualificationsandspecialpossibilities/opportunitiesopenedupbytheproject.

3.Effectsoftheprojectbeyondthescientificfield

  • Briefcommentsonspecificeffectsbeyondtheresearchfield,includingactivitiesoutsidethesphereofacademia.

4.Otherimportantaspects(examples)

  • Project-relatedparticipationinnationalandinternationalscientific/scholarlyconferences,listofmostimportantlecturesheld;
  • Organisationofsymposiumsandconferences;
  • Prizes/awards;
  • Anyotheraspects.

III.Attachments

(listsmaybeaslongasrequired)

1.Scholarly/scientificpublications

Publicationsmayonlybelistediftheyrelatedirectlytotheproject.Uptothreeofthemostimportantpublicationsshouldbehighlightedassuch(e.g.printedinboldletters).

Pleasenote: In accordance with the guidelines of the FWF concerning Open Access, with the submissionofthe final report,allpeer-reviewedpublicationsthatresultedfromtheprojecthavetobemadeopenlyaccessible (see: Exceptions to this rule, e.g.,if a publication organ explicitly does not permit Open Access, mustbe proven. For projects funded after 1 January 2015, no exceptions are possible.

In the interestof theprojectcontinuation, itis requested toprovide the activation within this period. For inquiries relating to the refund ofpublicationcostsplease contactKatharinaRieck via:. Pleasenotethatfundingforpublicationcostscanberequested(undertheoriginalprojectnumber)foruptothreeyearsfollowingcompletionofaproject.

Pleaseindicateattheendofeverypeer-reviewpublication(inbrackets)theOpenAccess(OA)typeasfollowing:

  • GoldOA=publishedinOpenAccessJournal,withorwithoutanauthorfee(seeregisterofallOpenAccessJournals
  • HybridOA=publishedinasubscriptionjournalbutOpenAccessbyanauthorfee(see
  • GreenOA=self-archivedelectroniccopyofthefinal"acceptedmanuscript"whichmightincludeanembargoperiod(see:
  • OtherOA=anyothertypeofOpenAccess
  • NoOA=notpublishedOpenAccess

1.1Peer-reviewedpublications/alreadypublished(journals,monographs,anthologies,contributionstoanthologies,proceedings,researchdata,etc.)

Citationsshouldbeprovidedinacommonlyusedformat.For each work, the publication listmust mention thefollowing:

  • Author(s)
  • Title
  • Journal
  • Issue
  • Year
  • Pages
  • DOIorISBN(forbooks)
  • IfOpenAccess:URL
  • OpenAccess(OA)Type

1.2Nonpeer-reviewedpublications/alreadypublished(journals,monographs,anthologies,contributionstoanthologies,researchreports,workingpapers/preprints,proceedings,researchdata,etc.)

Citationsshouldbeprovidedinacommonlyusedformat.Foreachwork,thepublicationlistmustmentionthefollowing:

  • Author(s)
  • Title
  • Journal
  • Issue
  • Year
  • Pages
  • DOIorISBNorURL/ifapplicable
  • OpenAccess/ifapplicable
  • OpenAccess(OA)Type

1.3Plannedpublications

(journals,monographs,anthologies,contributionstoanthologies,proceedings,researchdata,etc.)

Author(s)
Title
Sources
URL(ifapplicable)
PeerReview / yes / no
Status / inpress/accepted / submitted / inpreparation

2.Mostimportantacademicawards

(Specificacademicawards,honours,prizes,medalsorothermerits)

Nameofawardn=national/i=international

3.Informationonresultsrelevanttocommercialapplications

  • Typeofcommercialapplication:
  1. Patent
  2. Licensing
  3. Copyrights(e.g.forsoftware;nopublications)
  4. Others

Typeofcommercialapplication
Subject/titleoftheinvention/discovery
Shortdescriptionoftheinvention/discovery
Year
Status / granted / pending
Applicationreference(orpatentnumber)

4.Publicationsforthegeneralpublicandotherpublications

(Absolutefigures,separatereportingofnational/internationalpublications)

  • Typeofdisseminationactivities:
  1. Self-authoredpublicationsontheWorldWideWeb
  2. Editorialcontributionsinthemedia(print,radio,TV,www,etc.)
  3. (Participatory)contributionswithinsciencecommunication
  4. Popularsciencecontributions(books,lectures,exhibitions,films,etc.)

national / International
Self-authoredpublicationsonthewww
Editorialcontributionsinthemedia
(Participatory)contributionswithinsciencecommunication
Popularsciencecontributions

5.Developmentofcollaborations

Indicationofthemostimportantcollaborations(nomorethan5)thattookplace(i.e.wereinitiatedorcontinued)inthecourseoftheproject.Pleaseprovidethenameofthecollaborationpartner(name,title,institution)andafewwordsaboutthescientificcontent.Pleasecategoriseeachcollaborationarrangementasfollows:

N / Nationalityofcollaborationpartner(pleaseusetheISO-3-lettercountrycode)
/ G / GenderF(female)
M(male)
E / ExtentE1low(e.g.nojointpublications,butmentioninacknowledgementsorsimilar);E2 medium(collaboratione.g.withoccasionaljointpublications,exchangeof materialsorsimilar,butnolonger-termexchangeofpersonnel); E3 high(extensivecollaborationwithmutualhostingofgroupmembers forresearchstays,regularjointpublications,etc.)
/ D / DisciplineWwithinthediscipline(withinthesamescientificfield)
Iinterdisciplinary(involvingtwoormoredisciplines)
Ttransdisciplinary(collaborationsoutsidethesciences)
N / G / E / D / Name / Institution

Note:Generalscientificcontactandoccasionalmeetingsshouldnotbeconsideredcollaborationsforthepurposesofthisreport.

6.Developmentofhumanresourcesinthecourseoftheproject

(Absolutefigureswithanindicationofstatus(inprogress/completed)

Note:Itisnotpossibletoassignaveniathesis/work(Habilitation)toasingleproject;hereitisnecessarytomentionthoseveniathesesforwhichtheprojectwasimportant.AsimilarcaveatappliestoPh.D.anddiplomatheses:TheFWFdoesnotsupportthesiswork,butinsteadfundsthescientificworkthatformsthebasisforsuchtheses.

Inprogress / Completed / Gender
fm
Fullprofessorship
Veniathesis(Habilitation)/
Equivalentseniorscientistqualification
Postdoc
Ph.D.theses
Master’stheses
Diplomatheses
Bachelor‘stheses

7.Applicationsforfollow-upprojects

(Pleaseindicatethestatusofeachprojectandthefundingorganisation)

7.1Applicationsforfollow-upprojects(FWFprojects)

Pleaseindicatetheprojecttype(e.g.stand-aloneproject,SFB,DK,etc.)

Projectnumber(ifapplicable)
Projecttype
Title/subject
Status / granted / pending / inpreparation
Applicationreference(ifapatentisapplied)

7.2Applicationsforfollow-upprojects(Othernationalprojects)

(e.g.FFG,CDLaboratory,K-pluscentres,fundingfromtheAustriancentralbank[OeNB],Austrianfederalgovernment,provincialagencies,provincialgovernmentorsimilarsources)

Fundingagency / Pleasechooseanitem:
Wählen Sie ein Element aus.
Othernationalfundingagencies
Projectnumber(ifapplicable)
Projecttype
Title/subject
Status / granted / pending / inpreparation
Totalcosts(granted)

7.3Applicationsforfollow-upprojects(internationalprojects)(e.g.EU,ERCorotherinternationalfundingagencies)

Country
Fundingagency / Pleasechooseanitem:
Wählen Sie ein Element aus.
Projectnumber(ifapplicable)
Projecttype
Title/subject
Status / granted / pending / inpreparation
Totalcosts(granted)

IV.CooperationwiththeFWF

PleaseratethefollowingaspectswithregardtoyourinteractionwiththeFWF.Pleaseprovideanyadditionalcomments(explanations)onthesupplementarysheetwithareferencetothecorrespondingquestion/aspect.

Scale:

-2highlyunsatisfactory

-1unsatisfactory

0appropriate

+1satisfactory

+2highlysatisfactory

Xnotused

Rules

(i.e.guidelinesfor:fundingprogramme,application,useofresources,reports)

Rating

ApplicationguidelinesLength
Clarity
Intelligibility

Procedures(submission,review,decision)

Advising
Durationofprocedure
Transparency

Projectsupport

AdvisingAvailability
Levelofdetail
Intelligibility
Financialtransactions
(credittransfers,equipmentpurchases,personnelmanagement)

Reporting/review/exploitation

Effort
Transparency
SupportinPRwork/exploitation

Commentsoncooperation/interactionwiththeFWF:

[1]Short title in English and German language

[2]Projects that started after January 1, 2009 are encouraged to have a website.

[3]The decision as to what should be regarded as a “significant deviation” is the responsibility of the project leader.As a guideline, any deviation of more than 25% from the original financial plan or work schedule should be accounted for.