ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/06/20266) Research teams are strongly encouraged to bring in expertise from outside the field. Projects investigating patients from other post-acute infection contexts are eligible provided participants fulfil established ME/CFS diagnostic criteria. 170
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/06/20267) The call is managed professionally by the Vienna Science and Technology Funds (WWTF). It works with two stages. In the first stage researchers only have to provide a short proposal to minimise the burden of writing applications and other formalities. 170
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 17/06/20268) The best proposals are then invited to submit a full proposal in stage 2. The deadline for the (invitation-only) stage 2 is 10 November 2026. The expected funding decision will be around mid-December 2026. And the actual start of the projects is estimated at January 2027. 170
