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Haus des Meeres Wissenschaft und Forschung

Verein Haus des Meeres Wissenschaft und Forschung

Wien, Austria

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Profile last updated: October 5, 2026

About

Haus des Meeres Wissenschaft und Forschung is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on science & research, nature & wildlife conservation.

The Verein Haus des Meeres Wissenschaft und Forschung is a non-profit association based at the Haus des Meeres in Vienna, Austria. It acts as a link between active marine and aquatic biology research and popular science. It organises lectures, thematic days and the annual Science Day, and promotes research and marine conservation through grants and prizes for young scientists and students. The association holds a donation-tax-deductible status (Spendenbegünstigungsbescheid), and it supports the Haus des Meeres as a service body. Its public events cover organismic and aquatic biology topics for a general audience, while some events are reserved for members.

Location

Wien, Austria

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Verein

Legal name

Verein Haus des Meeres Wissenschaft und Forschung

Registration

ZVR 576871197

Focus areas

marine biologyscience communicationresearch grantsconservationVienna

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Science & ResearchNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

Students

How they work

Grant-makingAwareness & education

Programmes

Science Day

Science & Research · Austria

Annual event presenting student research, scholarship winners and marine conservation prize winners, with insights into the work of the Haus des Meeres.

Wass-er-Leben

Science & Research · Austria

Public science event series with thematic days on aquatic and organismic biology.

Ferry-Starmühlner-Preis

Science & Research · Austria

Annual research grant for work on freshwater organisms, awarded to young scientists since 2008.

Rupert-Riedl-Preis

Science & Research · Austria

Annual research grant for work on marine organisms, awarded to young scientists since 2008.

Hans und Lotte Hass Preis für Meeresökologie

Science & Research · Austria

Annual research grant for marine ecology, awarded since 2015.

Countries of operation

Austria

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

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