Mission

Since 1999, the National Research Fund (FNR) has developed various thematic and structural funding instruments that helped to construct Luxembourg’s reputation as a research site.

The FNR serves all branches of science and the humanities with an emphasis on strategically aligned research domains.

A Performance Contract, concluded with the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, sets the budgetary frame for the well-defined short- and long-term objectives.

Strategic Objective

With its current funding activities for public research, the FNR pursues a three-fold strategic objective:

  • supporting researchers to build up scientific quality and excellence;
  • improving Luxembourg’s research environment and institutional framework;
  • promoting scientific culture, particularly among the young.
Instruments

Since 2000, the FNR has thus implemented