Scientific activities
HFSP supports international scientific collaborations. Research Grants are awarded for innovative research projects involving extensive collaboration among teams of independent scientists working in different countries and in different disciplines.
Two types of grants are available: Young Investigator Grants for teams where all members are within 5 years of starting their first independent position (and within 10 years of receiving a PhD) and Program Grants for teams of scientists at any stage of their careers.
Applicants must first submit a letter of intent via the HFSP extranet. More details are available in the guidelines.
The 2013 competition (applications in March 2012 for awards to be announced in March 2013) is now closed.
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More on HFSP Grant programsHFSP fellowships support top postdoctoral researchers that propose innovative, ground-breaking projects that have the potential to advance the knowledge in their field of study and open a new approach to the research problem.
The next competition for HFSP Fellowships will open in June 2012
Two international programs for basic research training are available:
Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) are reserved for applicants with a Ph.D. in a biological discipline to embark on a new project in a different field of the life sciences. Preference is given to applicants who propose an original study in biology that marks a departure from their previous Ph.D. or postdoctoral work so as to learn new methods or change study system.
Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (CDF) are open to applicants with a Ph.D. from outside the life sciences e.g. in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences who have had limited exposure to biology during their previous training. Applicants for the CDF should propose a significant departure from their past research by changing e.g. from material science or physics to cell biology, from chemistry to molecular biology, or from computer science to neuroscience.
The Career Development Award (CDA) is open only to former HFSP Fellows and offers three years of support for starting their first independent laboratory.
The goal of CDA is to support former HFSP fellows to return to their home country or move to an HFSP member country to initiate an original research program in their own laboratories as independent researchers. Candidates are furthermore encouraged to select research institutions that are different from their PhD institutes to facilitate their scientific independence.
Applicants for the CDA are expected to propose an original and innovative frontier research program that holds promise for the development of new approaches to problems in the life sciences with potential to advance the field of research significantly.
The three-year award aims to provide initial support during a critical period of career development. Host institutions are expected to contribute additional resources in support of the awardees and their independent research program.
Eligible HFSP fellows will receive information in good time to apply for the Award.
More on the HFSP Career Development AwardThe HFSP Awardees Meetings allow grant and fellowship holders to meet and exchange ideas, as well as to report on the work performed with HFSP funds. These meetings have become a highlight of the HFSP year and continue to demonstrate the creativity and excellence of HFSP-funded awardees and their research
The increasing convergence on interest in biology from scientists in different disciplines makes it essential to bring together researchers in a broader forum than is normally offered by more specialised conferences. The wide range of subjects supported by HFSP’s grant and fellowship programs provides an excellent opportunity to facilitate such cross-fertilisation of interests and the annual meeting now has a firm place in the HFSP calendar.
The meetings are hosted by the member countries of the HFSPO. All current HFSP awardees are invited. In addition, the meetings provide members of HFSPO’s Board of Trustees, Council of Scientists and Review Committees an excellent opportunity to see the results of the Program. Our ultimate hope is that the personal contacts initiated at these meetings will lead to the creation of a vibrant global network of scientists open to ideas from different fields.
The Republic of Korea will host the 12th Awardees meeting in Daegu from 1 - 4 July 2012. The 2013 Awardees meeting will be held in Strasbourg, France from the 7 - 10 July.
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