The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) jointly offer the possibility to apply for bilateral French-Austrian Joint Research Projects. Joint Research Projects should combine the complementary expertise of the project partners; therefore the project parts should be closely integrated and there should be substantial scientific input from both sides.
Applications will be dealt with following the Lead Agency Principle. This means that the scientific project description must be submitted only to one of the two funding organizations. The application must be prepared in accordance with the formal guidelines of the Lead Agency. The Lead Agency is in charge of carrying out the peer review procedure. Applications will be processed by the Lead Agency according to its standard evaluation and decision making procedures. Projects can have a maximum duration of four years. In 2022 the FWF takes the role of the "Lead Agency"
