The Academy Council consists of 16 delegates who are elected by the General Assembly and of whom 4 are not members of the Academy. Additionally, within the Academy Council there is an audit committee whose tasks include monitoring the accounts and the efficacy of the internal control system.
Members of the Academy Council
| Name | Function in the Academy Council | Deputy |
| Andrea Barta | Full member of the Division of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences of the OeAW | Helmut Denk Nicola Hüsing Hans Lassmann |
| Gottfried Brem | ||
| Monika Ludwig (vice chair) | ||
| Monika Ritsch-Marte | ||
| Uwe Sleytr | ||
| Ernst Bruckmüller | Full member of the Division of Humanities and the Social Sciences of the OeAW | Johannes Koder Bernhard Palme Renate Johanna Pillinger |
| Christina Lutter | ||
| Herbert Matis | ||
| Christiane Wendehorst (chair) | ||
| Josef Zechner | ||
| Maria A. Stassinopoulou (vice chair) | Corresponding Member of the OeAW in Austria | Wilfried Ellmeier |
| Sofia Kantorovich | Member of the Young Academy of the OeAW | Alice Vadrot |
| Walter Knirsch | External financial expert | N.N. |
| Gottfried Schellmann | ||
| Ralph Eichler | External expert | Horst Bredekamp |
| Luise Schorn-Schütte |
For further information on the Academy Council see the By-laws of the OeAW and the Geschäftsordnung des Akademierats.
Permanent audit committee:
Walter Knirsch
Monika Ludwig (vice chair)
Gottfried Schellmann (chair)
Christiane Wendehorst