Luxembourg National Research Fund

On 17 October 2024, the FNR held the 16th edition of the FNR Awards. In the presence of Stéphanie Obertin, Minister for Higher Education and Research and over 200 people, six awards were presented across four categories.

On 4 October 2024, POST Philately marked the 25th anniversary of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) by unveiling a commemorative stamp. This special occasion was celebrated with a presentation of a souvenir frame, handed over by Claude Balthasar, Chef de Service Patrimoine & POST Philately, to Didier Goossens, Head of Corporate Communication at FNR, and Joanna (Asia) Muz, Design & Creative Project Manager at FNR. 

The FNR is pleased to communicate the opening of the promoting science to the public call PSP Flagship, with a deadline of 3 March 2025, 14:00 CET. Through PSP Flagship, the FNR aims to support set up long-term science outreach activities with a sustainable and lasting impact on the promotion of science to the public in Luxembourg.

The FNR is pleased to communicate that 3 of 9 projects were selected for funding in the 2nd HPC BRIDGES Call, an FNR commitment of 1,198 MEUR. HPC BRIDGES is a joint effort between the Ministry of the Economy, the FNR and Luxinnovation and offers companies and research institutions a funding opportunity that supports consortia to take advantage of high-performance computing (HPC) capacities in their research field.

The FNR is pleased to announce that it will co-fund grants for pre- and postdoctoral research visits of Luxembourg nationals within the framework of the Fulbright awards programme. Deadline for application is 1 December 2024.

Young scientists from Luxembourg give entertaining insights into their research 

On 4 October 2024 at 19:00, it’s once again time for science on stage. At 7 pm in Cercle Cité in Luxembourg City, young scientists from Luxembourg will compete for the favor of the audience. In 10 minutes, they will present their scientific work in an entertaining way. At the end, the audience decides which presentation was the best and is awarded the Science Slam trophy.

After a rigorous external evaluation by an international panel of experts commissioned by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the final evaluation report on the FNR’s flagship PEARL and ATTRACT funding programmes has been published on the ministry’s website.

The FNR, the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade (MFA) and the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency LuxDev are joining forces to put forward a new Call under the LuxAid BRIDGES programme, to support Research Luxembourg actors in initiating transdisciplinary research … Continued

Mäin Element is a podcast collaboration between the FNR and Lëtzebuerger Journal. Listen to the latest episode featuring Christiane Hilger from the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

The FNR is pleased to open the registration for the 16th edition of FNR Awards Ceremony, taking place on Thursday, 17 October at 18:30 in Belval. The 2024 FNR Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Lisa Burke and the FNR’s Michèle Weber, in the presence of Minister for Higher Education & Research, Stéphanie Obertin. Register by 9 October!