Launch 2023 Industrial Fellowships Call

The Directorate of Defence of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, the Ministry of the Economy, the National Research Fund and Luxinnovation join forces to launch a funding opportunity that supports consortia of private companies and public research institutions in conducting R&D projects to develop defence technologies (products, services and systems). Deadline: 12 December 2025, 14:00 CET.

The FNR is pleased to communicate the Green ERA-Hub (GEH) Call will open this month. The Green ERA-Hub (GEH) is a Coordination and Support Action of the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. The objective of this call is “Sustainable production and utilisation of biomass”. Deadlines will be in November 2025 (pre-proposals) and March 2026 (full proposals).

The call will launch on 17 September 2025 with a deadline of 12 November 2025, 14:00 CET. An info networking session will take place on 6 October in Belval.

The QuantERA network has launched a multinational call for research proposals in Quantum Technologies. The QuantERA Call 2025 is co-funded by organisations gathered under the QuantERA III Research & Innovation Action, with additional EC contribution. The Call will comprise two topics: “Quantum Phenomena and Resources” and “Applied Quantum Science”. The FNR supports the call as part of the FNR INTER programme to foster international collaboration between researchers in Luxembourg and abroad. Deadline is 5 December 2025. A webinar will take place on 8 October 2025. Registration to the event is required – the registration form will be available soon.

Mark your calendars! We are thrilled to announce that the fifth edition of SciCom Luxembourg will take place on Thursday, 26 September 2024, at ChouChou Luxembourg for a day of insightful interactions and meaningful discussions. Register by 16 September.

The Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) is announcing an update to its Open Access (OA) policy, which will take effect 1 August, 2025.  

The FNR is pleased to announce that 8 projects have been retained for funding in the 2025-1 BRIDGES Call, an FNR commitment of 2.93 MEUR. The BRIDGES programme provides financial support for industry partnerships between public research institutions in Luxembourg and national or international companies. The next deadline is 24 September 2025, 14:00 CET.

The FNR is pleased to communicate the 2025-2 BRIDGES Call is now open. Deadline is 24 September 2025, 14:00 CET. Through BRIDGES, the FNR supports industry partnerships between public research institutions in Luxembourg and national or international companies.

The FNR is pleased to communicate the launch of the 2026 ATTRACT Call. Pre-proposal deadline is 13 November 2025, full proposal deadline is 12 February 2026. Through ATTRACT, the FNR offers promising junior researchers the opportunity to set up their own research team within one of the Luxembourg’s research institutions, supported by a 5-year grant of up to 2 MEUR.

The FNR is pleased to announce the opening of the 2026 PEARL Call for proposals. PEARL projects have a lifespan of five years with a financial contribution of between 3-4 MEUR by the FNR. The financial contribution can be used flexibly to implement the research programme at the host institution. Pre-proposal deadline is 2 December 2025, 14:00 CET, full proposal deadline is 10 February 2026, 14:00 CET.