PROGRAMME SUMMARY
The ATTRACT programme is designed for researchers not yet established in Luxembourg, who demonstrate the potential to become leaders in their field of research. The scheme offers promising junior researchers the opportunity to set up their own research team within one of the country’s research institutions and national research priorities.
Researchers are eligible between 2 and 8 years after their PhD, they must have an outstanding track record in their field which has to fit strategically to the research agenda of the Luxembourg host institution.
Host institutions offer candidates the prospect of developing an own research line. ATTRACT fellows are offered individual coaching and a career track towards a tenured position.
Same as in previous ATTRACT calls, gender parity is the rule for institutions submitting more than one proposal. Nevertheless, in order to give consideration to institutional strategies in matters of gender equality, a possibility for derogation from the gender parity rule is outlined in the present call.
DURATION
ATTRACT grants have a lifespan of 5 years.
FUNDING SPECIFICS
The financial contribution by the FNR can be up to 1.5 MEUR for Starting Investigators or 2 MEUR for Consolidating Investigators. In the 2026 Call, the FNR expects to be able to fund 1 – 2 projects.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Interested candidates must check well in advance whether the Luxembourg host institution for their ATTRACT grant has an internal deadline prior to the FNR deadline.
- The ATTRACT programme has 1 Call per year
- The candidate must have 2 – 8 years proven experience in the R&D context, following the successful completion of a doctoral degree.
- Research proposals must be submitted jointly by the candidate and host institution (candidates should contact their intended host institution well ahead of the FNR deadline to align with the institutions internal deadlines).
- All applications must be submitted via the FNR Online Grant Management System.
FNR ATTRACT Fellows
2022
Sophie Pilleron (Luxembourg Institute of Health), cancer epidemiologist awarded an ATTRACT for a project focussing on cancer in older people.
2021
Aurélia Chenu, who joined the University of Luxembourg in January 2021, was awarded an ATTRACT fellowship from the FNR to create her own group in quantum physics.
2021
Alexandros Gerakis, received an ATTRCT Fellowship for an innovative laser technology project at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).
2020
Lindsay Flynn (University of Luxembourg) for project investigating the relationship between housing policies and inequality (PRO-Active Policymaking for Equal Lives – PROPEL) [ATTRACT Consolidator grant]
Etienne Fodor (University of Luxembourg) for a project on the topic of active matter (Statistical Mechanics of Active Matter – SMAC) [ATTRACT starting grant]
2019
Thomas Cauvin (C2DH, University of Luxembourg) for project involving public history as a new participatory model for interpreting the past (ATTRACT Consolidator)
2018
Emma Schymanski (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Environmental Cheminformatics to Identify Unknown Chemicals and their Effects’ (ECHIDNA) (ATTRACT Consolidator grant)
Johannes Meiser (Luxembourg Institute of Health) for project ‘Understanding and targeting the function of formate overflow in cancer’ (ATTRACT Starting grant)
2017
Anupam Sengupta (University of Luxembourg) for project MBRACE – Microbial Biophysics of Rapid Adaptation in Changing Environments
2016
Pedro Cardoso-Leite (University of Luxembourg) for project DIGILEARN
Alex Redinger (University of Luxembourg) for project SUNSPOT
Stan Schymanski (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology – LIST) for project WAVE
2015
Anne Grünewald (LCSB at University of Luxembourg) for project Model IPD: Modelling idiopathic Parkinson’s disease-associated somatic variation in dopaminergic neurons
2014
Dirk Brenner (Luxembourg Institute of Health) for project DBRRIL – Regulating the regulators: Gateways of inflammation and lymphoma
Thomas Schmidt (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘MoMeSys: Modern mesoscopic systems and applications in nanoelectronics and spintronics
2013
Cesar Pascual Garcia (CRP Gabriel Lippmann) for project Nano-pH
2012
Samuel Greiff (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Assessing Skills in the 21st Century’
Ines Thiele (LCSB at University of Luxembourg) for project ‘An integrated multiorgan reconstruction of human metabolism: connecting diet to health’
Karsten Hiller (LCSB at University of Luxembourg) for ‘Metabolomics Junior Research Group’
2007 – 2011
Massimiliano Esposito (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘A New Thermodynamic Theory for Small Fluctuating Systems: From Nanodevices to Cellular Biology – NEWTHERMO
Oliver Kohns (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Aesthetical Figurations of the Political in the Postnational Age
Andreas Michels (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Earth Nanomagnetism – RARE’
Paul Wilmes (LCSB at University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Systems Biology of Natural Microbial Assemblages – SysBioNaMa’
Phillip Dale (University of Luxembourg) for project ‘Photovoltaics via Electrodeposition of Compound Semiconductors – PECOS’
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