Revenue by source

Of all the Federal Scientific Institutes, BIRA-IASB has the highest proportion of its budget coming from external competitive projects (63%). These are projects funded by organisations such as:

• ESA
• EUMETSAT
• the European Commission
• (to a lesser extent) national research funds

With a contribution of 42% and 28% of external project funding respectively, ESA and PRODEX (ESA) are the most important sources of income for the institute, followed by the EU funding (essentially H2020) with 19%.

Since 2018, the personnel envelope is part of the overall dotation.