Human Frontier Science Program
HFSP Research Grant
Multi-country collaborative grants for interdisciplinary life-science teams across the HFSP network.
Programme guide in progress
We are still researching the full guide for HFSP Research Grant. In the meantime, you will find the live open calls, eligibility basics and related programmes below.
Key facts
- Tracks
- Program / Young Investigator
- Team size
- 2-4 PIs
- Countries
- 2+ HFSP members
- Key criterion
- Interdisciplinarity + international collaboration
- Success rate
- ~10%
Who is eligible?
- •Team of 2-4 PIs from at least 2 different HFSP member countries
- •At least one PI must bring a non-life-science background
- •Demonstrated interdisciplinary research vision
- •Young Investigator variant: all PIs within 10 years of first independent position
Open calls right now
HFSP Research Grants 2027 (Early Career & Program)
Deadline: 26 March 2026Fixed sums by team size (~$150K-$450K/year for 3 years)HFSP Research Grants – Early Career
Deadline: 26 March 2026HFSP Research Grants – Program
Deadline: 26 March 2026HFSP Research Grant Program 2027
Deadline: 26 March 2026~€1,200,000 (up to $500k/yr × 3yr)HFSP Research Grant – Early Career
HFSP Research Grant Program
~€1,200,000 (up to $500k/yr × 3yr)HFSP Research Grants
Curious who tends to win this grant?
See past HFSP Research Grant awardees →Related programmes
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HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship
3-year fellowship for postdocs pursuing bold interdisciplinary life-science research with international mobility.
European Research Council
ERC Synergy Grant
Up to €10M for groups of 2-4 principal investigators tackling ambitious problems that need complementary expertise.
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