On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the process of submitting 1,697 Proposals via the H.F.R.I.’s Online Platform was successfully completed under the Foundation’s Call “Financing of Basic Research (Horizontal Support for all Sciences)”, which aims to fund original research projects of high scientific quality and excellence.
The total number of proposals submitted in Sub-action 1 amounts to 601, which are broken down by Scientific Area as follows:
Scientific Area | Submissions |
SA.1 Physical Sciences | 52 |
SA.2 Engineering Sciences & Technology | 107 |
SA.3 Life Sciences | 115 |
SA.4 Agricultural Sciences – Food Science & Technology | 54 |
SA.5 Mathematics & Information Sciences | 42 |
SA.6 Social Sciences | 124 |
SA.7 Humanities & Arts | 56 |
SA.8 Environment & Energy | 43 |
SA.9 Management & Economics of Innovation | 8 |
Total | 601 |
In Sub-action 2, 1,096 proposals were submitted, which were broken down among the 5 Thematic Areas as follows:
Thematic Areas | Submissions |
ΤΑ1. Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences & Technology, Environment & Energy | 286 |
TA2. Life Sciences | 319 |
TA3. Agricultural Sciences – Food Science & Technology | 101 |
TA4. Mathematics & Information Sciences | 138 |
TA5. Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts, Management & Economics of Innovation | 252 |
Total | 1,096 |
It is recalled that Sub-action 1 aims to fund newly appointed or are currently undergoing an appointment procedure for a non-permanent position (on a term basis) offered to Faculty Members, Researchers and Staff Research Scientists (ELE) in an Academic or Research Institution in Greece. Sub-action 2 makes it possible for Faculty Members and Researchers to implement basic research projects, with an emphasis on interdisciplinarity, in cutting-edge fields.
The Action is implemented under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – Next Generation EU.