Opening of 9th Call of APPEAR III

1. März 2022
opening ceremony of test plot
On 1 March 2022 the 9th Call of the APPEAR programme opened. Deadline for applications is 31 May 2022.

The 9th Call is open for all APPEAR funding instruments, namely: 

  • Preparatory Funding
  • Academic Partnership
  • Advanced Academic Partnership
  • Extended Impact Partnership
  • Individual PhD scholarship application

Applications for Preparatory Funding, Academic Partnerships, Advanced Academic Partnership and Extended Impact Partnership can be submitted by higher education institutions in Austria and higher education institutions and research institutions in ADC priority countries: 

  • Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique
  • Bhutan
  • Palestine
  • Armenia, Georgia
  • Moldova
  • Albania, Kosovo (special requirements apply)

Further information on application process: https://appear.at/en/application

General information on APPEAR III: https://appear.at/en/about-us/general-information

Please note: This is the second call for applications within APPEAR III. Subject to the availability of funds four calls are envisaged until the end of the programme in 2027. In 2023 the call will be open for all funding instruments (partly with a reduced maximum project duration), while in 2024 funding will only be available for Academic Partnerships, Advanced Academic Partnerships and Extended Impact Partnerships with a reduced maximum project duration. Scholarships embedded in ongoing APPEAR projects will be nominated by the project coordination within the first project year.