Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Projects are expected to be at the frontiers of knowledge and therefore entail risk. Participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics is recommended.
Research grants are provided for teams of 2 to 4 scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. The Principal Applicant of the international team must be located in one of the HFSPO member countries (Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapure, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, USA, and the EU member states). Co-Applicants can be located in any country.
Types of Research Grants
- Early Career Grants: Awarded to teams of researchers, all of whom are within the first five years after obtaining an independent position at a laboratory and must have obtained their first doctoral degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) not longer than 10 years before the deadline for submission of the letter of intent.
- Program Grants: Awarded to teams of independent researchers at any stage of their careers. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged.
Timeline
- Letter of Intent (LOI) Initiation Deadline: March 19, 2024
- LOI Submission Deadline: March 28, 2024
- Submission of full proposals for invited applicants: September 2024
