FIT4FUNDING Course

The 7th edition of the Fit4Funding e-learning course takes place from 20 February – 26 March 2026.

Join the event if you are a junior scientist who likes to improve your knowledge in European funding programmes for Research & Innovation (R&I). After this course, you will have sufficient knowledge to kick-off your own European funding journey.
You will get:

• an introduction on the relevant political background of European funding and an overview of available programmes
• insights on proposal preparation, peer review processes & information on programmes for developing your career
• an overview on important cross-cutting topics in the context of European R & I projects
• And you will learn the EU “jargon” and how to make use of the Austrian support structures when preparing a project.

Target group: junior scientists from universities, research organisations and companies.
Your time investment: 30 learning units à 50 minutes over a period of 5 weeks (20 February – 26 March 2026).
Tailored course design: mix of online self-learning modules provided on an e-learning platform, several live expert webinars an one-day live online training.

For more information on the course and dates of live events please check the detailed course programme.