About
The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is the main funder of research in Luxembourg. The FNR funds research proposals through evaluation by independent scientific experts, applying the highest standards of scientific merit, transparency, impartiality, confidentiality and integrity. The organization supports research across multiple domains including PhD and postdoc fellowships, international collaboration, innovation and company collaboration, thematically focused project funding, and advanced career grants. The FNR also promotes science in society through outreach activities, events, and science communication initiatives.
Funding Opportunities
Open Access Fund
The Open Access Fund aims to promote free access to research results from FNR-(co)funded projects by providing financial support to cover article processing charges (APCs) that may arise through the publication of peer-reviewed research results in Open Access. An Open Access publication is one that is made freely available to any potential reader or user with access to the internet, with the only limitation that the work is properly attributed to its author(s). Open Access publications contribute to a more efficient and effective use of research results, maximises the potential for innovation, increases the visibility of researchers and their research institutions and provides the conditions for a bigger return on investment of public money. The fund helps FNR-(co)funded researchers to comply with the FNR Open Access Policy and covers APCs for eligible publications up to 3 years after project end dates. Submissions must be made through the ChronosHub platform, which facilitates compliance checking with FNR Open Access Policies and enables direct payment of APCs for authors and institutions.
Industrial Fellowships
The Industrial Fellowships programme aims to foster cooperation between Luxembourg based companies active in R&D and public research institutions in Luxembourg and/or abroad. The scheme awards PhD and Postdoc grants to researchers who carry out their PhD and/or postdoc training in collaboration with a company in Luxembourg. The scheme is open to all scientific domains and to all researchers, regardless of their nationality. Collaborating companies must have a presence in Luxembourg. The programme has two strands: IN projects where more than 50% of research time is spent in Luxembourg under an employment contract, and OUT projects where more than 50% of research time is spent outside Luxembourg under an employment contract, but at least 25% of the work must be spent at the company in Luxembourg. The specific objectives are to prepare young scientists not only for an academic career but also help in acquiring necessary skills and competences for the private job market, support knowledge transfer between higher education institutions and Luxembourg based companies active in R&D, and promote the development of industrial research capacity in Luxembourg through the recruitment of early stage researchers and the concomitant implementation of partnerships between companies and public research organisations. Postdoc grants are funded for 1-2 years while PhD grants are funded for up to 4 years. The FNR pays the host institution a predefined amount towards the annual salary costs of the researcher, and collaborating companies are required to contribute 15% of the FNR funding to the salary of the grantee.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 2
- Source Domain
- fnr.lu
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