PROGRAMME SUMMARY
The FNR JUMP programme is a competitive funding instrument, open to all domains, that is designed to bridge the technical and funding gap between research-driven discoveries and their commercialisation/ utilisation, thereby enhancing the impact of Luxembourg’s research on the economy and society.
FNR will provide financial support to advance the development of applied research-driven and leading-edge technologies/concepts, products, and services that have the potential for:
- Creation of a spin-off company that will commercialise the invention.
- Further funding and collaboration because of commercialisation.
Entrepreneur in Residence-bonus (EiR-bonus) add-on
The FNR has partnered with the Ministry of Economy (MECO) to provide supplementary funding to meet the above two objectives that aim to generate spin-offs. Through the joint Entrepreneur in Residence-bonus (EiR-bonus) add-on funding tool, implemented within the framework of the FNR-MECO collaborative spin-off programme, the Ministry of Economy aims to contribute to progressively improving the national framework of support to spin-off creation and to increase the long-term success rates of this type of new ventures.
The project proposal with “spin-off intent” will receive additional funding to recruit an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR). The FNR JUMP calls aim to support up to six spin-off track projects per year, each receiving an add-on of EUR 50,000 in addition to the FNR funding. If the MECO EiR add-on is not available, projects can still explore the EiR track with FNR funding alone with the help of subcontracting costs. This MECO-add-on is only eligible if an external EiR is identified and hired for the project. The EiR will potentially lead the business development activities of the JUMP project and contribute to the commercialization success of the project. If a proposal with “spin-off intent” is envisaged, an EiR must be identified and the EiR’s CV must be submitted with the proposal.
DURATION & FUNDING SPECIFICS
FNR will support JUMP projects with a maximum length of 24 months. Projects can start immediately after notification of the funding decision and no later than 6 months thereafter.
For projects in the biomedical sciences, successful project applications will be funded with a maximum of 450,000 EUR.
In all other domains, funding is limited to maximum 250,000 EUR.
The FNR budget for JUMP is 3 MEUR in 2025.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- All applications must be submitted via the FNR Online Grant Management System.
- Funding decisions are communicated no more than 4 months after submission deadline.
- In 2025, all the proposals (irrespective of the domains) will be evaluated on the same FNR JUMP panel comprises of both “technology” and “bio-medical” background experts.
- Submission deadline: 12 June 2025 14:00 CET, the tentative panel date : 29 September 2025. The second deadline is 02 December 2025, 14:00 CET.
