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A differentiation according to the origin of collaboration partners was introduced in order to discover differences in impact patterns of projects with difference partner nations. We distinguished between seven country groups. Furthermore, co-publications with Germany were studied as a special case, this country being the major collaboration partner of Austria. Originally, a comparison of output and impact data with overall Austrian publication performance was intended, but following discussion also with the FWF this idea was discarded as the Austrian output and the FWF-supported output cannot be distinguished adequately. E-11. Our interview programme within Austrian institutions including FWF was conducted in February and March 2017. Eight interviews were conducted with operative, administrative and scientific project officers from all the specialist departments at FWF, representatives of the Strategy Department for International Programmes (SDIP) as well as one interview at Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and the Economy. E-12. In order to assess the evaluation questions of appropriateness and impact in more detail, we also set up an online survey. PIs from the I-type project as well as from the matching stand-alone projects were asked about their background, international cooperation experience, needs and their assessment of FWF's programme portfolio and performance. E-13. Further data collection methods include the analysis of final reports of I-type projects as well, an analysis of unsuccessful I-type applications and qualitative interviews providing international comparison on programme management aspects of the portfolio.