The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) supports innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Program Grants are meant to allow teams of independent researchers to develop new lines of research through the collaboration. Priority will be given to new, innovative research projects for which preliminary results might not necessarily be available. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged.

The Principal Applicant of a Research Grant must have a laboratory in a member country. Research grants are available for projects concerned with basic approaches to understanding the complex mechanisms of living organisms. Topics covered range from molecular and cellular approaches to biological functions to systems neuroscience including cognitive functions. The HFSP funds novel collaborations that bring biologists together with scientists from other disciplines to focus on problems at the frontiers of the life sciences. The interdisciplinary aspect of the project is a major criterion in the review of HFSP research grants. A brief explanation of the contributions of the different disciplines should be provided in the summary which will be used in piloting the review process. The collaboration between all team members must be absolutely necessary to achieve the aims of the project. Please visit the agency website and note their deadline to **register for a password **. Applications for Young Investigators' Grants and Program Grants will be reviewed in parallel but independently from each other.

INDIRECT COSTS OF 10% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET

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