Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): Research Grants in Basic Biology – Competitive LOI

*Please contact the Research Authority if planning to submit.

**Registration and obtaining reference number 17.3, LOI due 26.3

HFSP supports international collaborations in fundamental Life Sciences research with emphasis on innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. Preliminary results are not required.

Research Grants – Program: to teams of independent researchers at any stage of their careers. The research team is expected to develop new lines of research through the collaboration. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged.

Early Career: all members must be within 5 years of obtaining an independent position and must have obtained their first doctoral degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) no longer than 10 years before the deadline for submission of the Letter of Intent. They must be in a position to initiate and direct their own independent lines of research.

Funding: Grants provide 3 years support.

Awards are dependent upon team size (for instance 2-member teams will receive 300 000 USD and 4-member teams 500 000 USD per year.

The principal applicant must be located in one of the member countries [Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus (EU part), the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America..]. Co-investigators may be in any country, with at least one in a country other than the PA. The number of team members should normally be 2 – 4.

https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/research-grants