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 | Herbert Mang Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Maria Sibilia |
| Georg Brasseur (1st vice chair) | ||
| Helmut Denk | ||
| Veronika Sexl | ||
| Uwe Sleytr | ||
| Melanie Malzahn (chair) | Full member of the Division of Humanities and the Social Sciences of the OeAW | Johannes Koder Danuta Shanzer Ewald Wiederin |
| Bernhard Palme | ||
| Stefan Newerkla | ||
| Verena Winiwarter | ||
| Josef Zechner | ||
| Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik | Corresponding Member of the OeAW in Austria | Claus Lamm |
| Alice Vadrot (2nd vice chair) | Member of the Young Academy of the OeAW | Simone Gingrich |
| Aslan Milla | External financial expert | Reinhard Schwarz |
| Gottfried Schellmann | ||
| Ralph Eichler | External expert | Wolfgang Ertmer |
| 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:
Aslan Milla (vice chair)
Gottfried Schellmann (chair)
Uwe Sleytr
Josef Zechner