Grants & Funding

Human Frontier Science Program Organization

Published Date: December 07, 2009

Program Information

Program Name:

HFSP Research Grants

Program URL:

http://www.hfsp.org/how/appl_form.php

Type of Scientists Funded:

Junior Faculty, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise to approach questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring together scientist from different disciplines (e.g. from chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering) to focus on problems in the life sciences. The research teams must be international. The principal applicant must be from one of the eligible countries. However, other participating scientists and laboratories may be situated anywhere in the world.

Applicants must register for a password by 22 March 2010. Applicants must submit a letter of intent by 31 March 2010 to apply for a research grant via the Human Frontier Science Program Organization Web site.

Program grants are awarded to teams of independent researchers at any stage of their careers. The research team is expected to develop new lines of research through the collaboration. Up to $450,000 per grant, per year may be allowed. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    3  Years
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  03/22/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  Registration for password by March 22, 2010. Submission of letter of intent by March 31, 2010.

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 450000
• Research Allowance Detail:    Up to $450,000 USD per team, per year.
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Percentage
• Percent:    10 %
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Structural Biology, Virology, Zoology

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

U.S. geographic limits?

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

Non-profit

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

No

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:    600
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:    35
• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    Yes
  Extended review of the program.
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    34000000