FNR Funding Instruments Ulrike Kohl, Head of Unit – AFR grants 0 Luxembourg Public Investments in Public and Private R&D (in MEUR) Luxembourg Public Investments in Public and Private R&D MEUR 350 Amount % GDP 0,80% 0,70% 300 0,60% 250 0,50% 200 0,40% 150 0,30% 100 1 0,20% 50 0,10% 0 0,00% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Public Expenditure on Public R&D 160 100% FNR UL CRPs CRPs % UL % FNR % 140 90% 80% 120 70% M€ 100 60% 80 50% 40% 60 30% 40 20% 20 10% 2 0 0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 % of overall public expenditure MEUR The National Research Fund FNR Our mission • The “traditional” role of a funding agency : funding research projects • Strategic programs and instruments to 3 Identify and support excellent research in Luxembourg in thematic priorities Foster international collaborations Attract excellent researchers from abroad Increase the international visibility of Luxembourg Promote (industrial) exploitation of research results Fund doctoral and postdoctoral positions and training • Promoting scientific culture and interest in research, especially among the younger generations The National Research Fund (FNR) 3-year « performance » contract with the Government • Multi-annual budget 2011-2013 (~190 MEUR) • PC 2014-2017 under signature Governement (state budget) 92% 5% • • • • STATEC LNS CHL MNHL … 3% 5% 4 University CRP Gabriel Lippmann CRP Henri Tudor CRP Santé CEPS-INSTEAD 95% FNR European Commission • • • • • • Operations (Personnel & Management) Science & Research Promotion (Science Festival, Researcher’s days, Mister Science Chercheurs à l’école…) PhD & Post-Doc grants FNR funding Instruments 5 Overview of FNR calls for PhD candidates and Postdocs • AFR: PhDs and Postdoc Grants - PostDoc: 09 Sept. 2014, PhD: 23 Sept. 2014 • CORE Junior: Deadline probably 1st semester; funding decision in autumn • ATTRACT: DL for pre-proposal in February; full proposal in April; to be confirmed • FNR Awards: DL on 1st April • AFR Reform: Shift from individual to collective grants under the new FNR law Additional opportunities for young researchers within FNR’s multiannual programmes Check website for all calls: www.fnr.lu 6 Subscribe to FNR’s newsletter via the website! AFR : Doctoral & post-doctoral grants • Funding of individual doctoral candidates (up to 4 years) and Post-docs (2 years) • 2 calls per year; forthcoming call with DL in September 2014 • Co-supervision or co-hosting with a research institution abroad is possible under the condition of a work contract in Luxembourg • Co-hosting with a Luxembourg company is possible/encouraged through AFR-PPP supplement • A fraction of the grants are reserved for PhD students and post-docs abroad • The grant covers salary and training costs, but no overhead or consumables! 7 AFR PhD funding period & contribution for 2012 PhD: 8 3 years (+1 year prolongation possible) Work contract Max. AFR contribution Max. AFR contribution for PPP PhD 40.154 €/year 44.030 €/year Fellowship Max. AFR contribution PhD 18.000 €/year Training allowance Max. AFR contribution PhD 6.000 €/project AFR postdoc funding period & contribution for 2012 Postdoc: 9 up to 2 years Work contract Max. AFR contribution Max. AFR contribution for PPP Postdoc 56.975 €/year 62.169 €/year Fellowship Max. AFR contribution Postdoc 25.200 €/year Training allowance Max. AFR contribution Postdoc 4.000 €/project CORE Junior – integrated into annual CORE call Generally 3 years, submitted by a junior Principal Investigator Budget: ~0.3-0.5 mio €/project CORE Junior Track projects should help unexperienced PIs to establish own independent research lines The project should be initiated by the Junior PI and should be hosted within an existing research group The research should largely be conducted by the Junior PI with limited additional staff & collaborations (2 FTE; PI at least 50% on the project; one national or international collaboration) The ambition and thus the feasibility of the project should be in line with the experience of the PI Additional independent advice on the scientific orientation of the project, career development and networking is provided by a mentor abroad 10 ATTRACT – Excellent researchers from abroad Annual Call, Project duration: 5 years Budget: 1.75 – 2.5 mio. € per project (depending on researcher’s level of experience) The ATTRACT programme aims to support the Luxembourgish research institutions to expand their competences in strategic research areas by attracting outstanding young researchers with high potential to Luxembourg. The ATTRACT programme is designed for researchers not yet established in Luxembourg. Research proposals must be submitted jointly by the candidate and the host institution. Host institutions will offer candidates the prospect of building up and integrating their research programme into one of the institution’s focus research areas as well as the chance to develop their research career within the institution. 11 FNR funding Instruments 12 Public-private partnerships 13 FNR Awards • Outstanding research publication • Outstanding PhD thesis • Outstanding contribution to the promotion of scientific culture • Special award 14 National Research Priorities = CORE budgets in 2013 Domains 15 Budget Mio EUR Innovation in Services 4.5 Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg 4.0 New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces 3.5 Biomedical Sciences 5.5 Societal Challenges for Luxembourg 4.5 Domain funding 22.0 Common pot 2.0 Total budget 24.0 16 Thank you! 17
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