Who Is Eligible?
- Applicants must be holders of a PhD diploma. They can apply until up to 8 years after obtaining their PhD.
- The postdoc research training has to be carried out in a different country from where the applicant has been principally working in the 24 months preceding the beginning of the intended postdoctoral funding period (mobility clause).
- Under the AFR scheme, early-stage researchers are eligible for the AFR PhD grant and consecutively for the AFR Postdoc grant (under the condition that they respect a mobility clause).
The AFR programme has no thematic limitations and is open to all researchers, regardless of their nationality, desirous to engage into research training in Luxembourg or abroad. In the selection process, the interest of the project in the context of Luxembourg R&D will nevertheless be evaluated.
Selection Criteria
The project proposals will be assessed according to the following key criteria :
- Scientific quality of the research project
- Profile of the applicant
- Quality of the host institution
- Interest of the research project in the Luxembourg R&D setting
For postdocs, in addition : The potential of the research project for their career development.
AFR Contributions
For AFR beneficiaries with work contracts, the FNR pays a contribution to the annual salary costs of the Host Institution as follows :
| | PhD | Postdoc |
| max. AFR contribution (including employers’ charges) | 36,379 EUR / year | 51,618 EUR / year |
| supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership | 3,511 EUR/year | 4,706 EUR/year |
For AFR beneficiaries without work contracts, the FNR pays a fellowship (bourse) to the recipients :
| | PhD | Postdoc |
| max. AFR contribution (fellowship) | 18,000 EUR / year | 25,200 EUR / year |
| supplements paid in case of a public-private partnership | 1,200 EUR/year | 1,800 EUR/year |
AFR contracts and AFR fellowships cannot be cumulated.
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