brainpower austria supports scientists and experts abroad interested in a career in Austria as well as Austrians working abroad wishing to get connected to the scientific community at home. At www.brainpower-austria.at users can make use of different free services, like the unique online job listings that cover more than 80 % of all current R&D vacancies in Austria, which have been published online.

brainpower austria financially supports R&D professionals living abroad by means of interview grants for travelling to Austria for a job interview and relocation grants to move to Austria. With contact-related grants for different events in Austria and the annually held Austrian Science Talks in North America, brainpower austria fosters the exchange of experiences and face to face meeting and informs about current developments in innovation in Austria.

brainpower austria is a programme of Austria's Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT), managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Structural Programs Division.