International teams can secure up to $500,000 per year to pursue high-risk, interdisciplinary basic research
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The International Human Frontier Science Programme (HFSP), a non-profit organisation supporting frontier research in the life sciences, backed by 15 countries and the European Commission, is launching a call for its 2027 research grants of up to $500,000 per year. The funding will support innovative basic research addressing fundamental questions in biology.
Opening in late January, the programme seeks to deepen understanding of the mechanisms that govern living systems, spanning genes and molecules, organisms and cognition, as well as populations and ecosystems. Applicants may apply to either:
- the Research Grants – Programme, open to teams at any career stage;
- or the Research Grants – Early Career, designed for scientists in the early years of their…
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