Science Funding Agencies in Europe

These links to foreign science funding agencies (NSF counterparts) are provided as a resource for the US science community. Note that listing an agency is not an endorsement by NSF. Viewers will leave the NSF website when selecting a specific counterpart link.

	European Commission
	European Research Council
	European Science Foundation

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SCIENCE AGENCIES

Many countries have several science agencies. For more information related to a specific country or a country with no counterpart agency listed, contact the NSF Europe Regional Office or the NSF OISE program officer listed for that country.

Armenia - National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (NASA)

Austria - Austrian Academy of Sciences (AAS)
Austria - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Azerbaijian - Azerbajian National Science Foundation

Belgium - Belgian National Science Foundation (NFWO) – Flanders

Bulgaria - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgaria - Bulgarian National Science Funds

Croatia - Ministry of Science and Technology (MZT)

Cyprus - The Research Promotion Foundation

Czech Republic - Czech Science Foundation
Czech Republic - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CAS)

Denmark - The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation

Estonia - Estonian Science Foundation

Finland - Academy of Finland (AKA)
Finland - National Technology Agency (TEKES)

France - Agence Nationale de la Recherche
France - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Germany - Federal Ministry for Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF)
Germany - German Research Association (DFG)

Greece - Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)

Hungary - Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
Hungary - Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)

Ireland - Royal Irish Academy (RIA)
Ireland - Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

Latvia - Latvian Council of Science (LCS)

Lithuania - Lithuanian Academy of Science

Luxembourg - Fonds National de la Recherche

Malta - Malta Council for Science and Technology

Netherlands - Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)

Norway - Research Council of Norway (NFR)

Poland - Foundation for Polish Science
Poland - Poland Ministry of Science & Higher Education (MSHE)

Portugal - Foundation for Science and technology (FCT)

Romania - The National University Research Council
Romania - Romanian Academy of Sciences

Russia - Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

Slovakia - Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV)

Slovenia - Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MSZS)
Slovenia - Slovenian Science Foundation (SZF)

Spain - Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN)

Sweden - Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Switzerland - Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

United Kingdom - Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
United Kingdom - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
United Kingdom - Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC)