Human Frontier Science Program

The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) funds basic research in the life sciences. It is based in France and receives funding from contributing countries and the European Union.

Research Grants

Novel collaborations between groups in different countries and disciplines.

  • Program Grants
    Collaborative teams of researchers at any career stage.
    Deadline: March each year

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships to work in foreign laboratories and obtain training in a different field of research.

  • Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships
    Biology training for postdocs with a PhD in the physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and computer sciences.

Career Development Awards

  • Career Development Awards
    Set up of an independent laboratory for former HFSP-postdoc fellows returning to their home country or moving to an HFSP-member country.



Research Promotion Service - University of Fribourg - Ch. du Musée 8 - CH-1700 Fribourg - Switzerland -
Tel +41 26 300 73 33 - Fax +41 26 300 97 28 - research@unifr.ch - Swiss University