Project funding

Since 1996, the National Fund has been sponsoring projects in accordance with its legislative mandate. All groups of victims are taken into consideration for funding. When awarding project funding, the surviving victims of National Socialism are given priority. As a result, social, medical and psychotherapeutic projects which are of immediate benefit to the victims are particularly well funded. In addition, funding is awarded for projects that serve academic research into National Socialism and the fates of its victims, that remember Nazi injustices or safeguard the memory of the victims. Particular emphasis is placed on educational projects.

The project funding is financed from the budget of the National Fund; until 2010 funding was also provided by the International Fund for Victims of National Socialism. Since 2013 the undisbursed residue of the funds provided for compensating seized tenancy rights has been used for programs benefitting victims of National Socialism.

Applications and processing

Here you can find all Information on the application process for project funding: requirements, submission, online application form, deadlines, awarding and completion of the process.

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Project guidelines

Here you can find the guidelines for project funding pursuant to Sec. 2 (3) of the Federal Law on the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, Federal Law Gazette I no. 432/1995 as amended.

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Project funding priorities

On the recommendation of the committee, from 2025 a special focus will be placed on funding projects that serve to identify and combat disinformation in online media. The focus is primarily on projects that aim to counteract disinformation that relativizes the Holocaust or undermines the culture of remembrance, or has such effects.

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Projects sponsored

The database documents the projects and programmes funded by the National Science Foundation with a brief description, information on the submitting institution, focus and categories as well as photos and the location of the project. The contents of the database can be searched using a full text search and filtered according to various criteria.

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Statistics on funded projects and programmes

Status as per 3 March 2025
Source Commenced Concluded Number Euros*
Total 1995 ongoing 2.978 40,691,100
National Fund budget [1] 1995 ongoing 2.777 30,087,900
Residue pursuant to Sec. 2b NFLaw 2013 2019 54 2,231,700
Looted Gold Fund 1999 2009 197 8,371,500

* Figures are rounded

[1] This includes 2,727 sponsored projects and 50 social and medical programmes for victims of National Socialism.