Research and Funding Programmes

National Funding programs

• Sustainable Economy - research and technology program This five-year research and technology program has been developed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT). It initiates and supports trendsetting research and development projects and the implementation of exemplary pilot projects.
• Factory of Tomorrow The "Factory of Tomorrow" aims at zero-waste, zero-emission production, and produces and provides products and services of tomorrow using materials of tomorrow to meet tomorrow's needs. Thus, the "Factory of Tomorrow" will aspire to generate maximum benefit with minimum consumption of resources and minimum environmental impact.
• Research results: Factory of Tomorrow Research program for developing demonstration and pilot projects in the field of sustainable technology
• Energy of Tomorrow (only available in German)
• New Energies 2020 (only available in German)
• Österreichische Kommunalkredit AG only available in German
• Technologie- und Innovationsförderungen (only available in German)
• FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency (only available in German)

European Commission

• European Commission Overview of the current funding opportunities available from Environment DG
• 7th Framework Programme European Commissions information on Framework Program
• Thematic programme for the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources, including energy
• European Environment Agency (EEA)
• ERA-NET SUSPRISE SUStainable EnterPRISE - multinational program for sustainable enterprises
• Asia-Link EU program to promote regional and multilateral networking between higher education institutions in Europe and developing countries in Asia

Europe-wide Network for Industrial Research and Development

• EUREKA Homepage Search for projects by acronym, number, participant or key words
• EUREKA Austrian Homepage

unep - United Nations Environment Programme

• UNEP Homepage
• Work Group on Sustainable Product Development Sustainable Development Agenda, Product Examples Database, UNEP-WG-SPD news update, ...
• Climate Change Secretariat Kyoto Protocol, Convention on Climate Change, anthropogenic emissions, ...
• Earthwatch A window to the United Nations work on observing and assessing the global environment

INTERREG

• INTERREG IV Interreg IV is a Community initiative which aims to stimulate interregional cooperation in the EU between 2000-06. It is financed under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).