The University of Luxembourg has just announced the opening of an exceptional grant to finance the work of researchers.

The University of Luxembourg will receive a total of €1.5 million after successfully applying to a European Union research programme.

Thanks to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fund, which is financed by the European Commission, Uni.lu will be able to "support ten research projects at the Institute for Advanced Studies Luxembourg (IAS)." They will all be a part of "a new Young International Academics programme, which will start in 2024 and will have a total budget of €4 million." The programme is considered a boon for Luxembourg, which will recruit and support "the best emerging international talent and their bold, interdisciplinary postdoctoral projects for up to three years." The aim is to convince them to stay in the Grand Duchy afterwards.

Applicants will be able to submit their proposals from November 2023. An independent scientific council will select them.

Their work will have to "bridge at least two distinct fields through bold, original, and high-impact research." They will be overseen by Uni.lu supervisors, who promise access to "state-of-the-art research facilities and infrastructure" to accomplish this.