Launch 2023 Industrial Fellowships Call

The FNR is pleased to communicate the 2025-1 BRIDGES Call is now open. Deadline is 24 April 2025, 14:00 CET. Through BRIDGES, the FNR supports industry partnerships between public research institutions in Luxembourg and national or international companies.

The Alpbach Summer School 2025 (8 – 17 July) is now open for Master and PhD candidates with a scientific or an engineering background to apply. The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), with the support of the FNR and GLAE, is encouraging candidates from Luxembourg to participate in this unique programme. The 2024 topic is ‘Small bodies in the solar system’. Deadline to apply is 2 March 2025.

Research Luxembourg returns with the 4th season of the video series, in collaboration with the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity, Luxembourg (MEGA) and the Ministry of Research and Higher Education (MESR). From 11 February – 8 March 2025, discover the stories of 6 women in various fields of science.

The FNR is inviting all researchers in Luxembourg to ‘go back to school’ and inspire the next generation of researchers! ‘Researchers at School’ is your chance to interact and motivate future generations, and share the passion that got you into research in the first place. The 2025 edition takes place from Monday, 17 – Friday, 21 March. Help us fill the remaining sessions!

The 2025-1 Industrial Fellowships call is now open, with a deadline of 24 April 2025, 14:00 CET. The Industrial Fellowships programme awards PhD and Postdoc grants to researchers who carry out their PhD and/or postdoc training in collaboration with a company in Luxembourg.

The FNR is pleased to communicate that 9 of 17 eligible projects submitted to the 2024-2 Industrial Fellowships Call have been retained for funding. The aim of the Industrial Fellowships programme is to foster the 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.

On 20 January 2025, the FNR hosted a webinar to provide information about the FNR’s various funding instruments. The presented slides are now available.

The FNR is pleased to communicate that 11 of 16 projects were selected for funding in the 2024-2 PSP Classic Call, an FNR commitment of 296,017 EUR. Through the PSP (Promoting Science to the Public), the FNR supports projects that bring science closer to the general public or students.

The FNR is pleased to share that 34 projects were retained for funding across 17 INTER Calls, an FNR commitment of 16 MEUR. Through the INTER programme, the FNR supports the participation of Luxembourg-based researchers in bi and multilateral international projects.

The FNR is pleased to communicate the final results of the 2024 CORE Call. 37 projects have been retained for funding, an FNR commitment of 25.9 MEUR. Of the 37 projects, 12 are CORE Junior and 5 are CORE International. In the biomedical field, two projects pertaining to research relating to the National Cancer Plan are jointly funded by FNR and Fondation Cancer. The deadline for the 2025 CORE Call is 10 April 2025, 14:00 CET.