The International Human Frontier Science Program strives to strengthen open scientific inquiry by initiating international collaborative, interdisciplinary and cutting-edge research in the life sciences. The program supports projects studying fundamental problems on all levels of life sciences. The potential of a project to move the frontiers of life sciences and lead to a breakthrough, is the main criterion in the review of HFSP research grants, and projects with this potential may entail high risk. 

Eligibility criteria:
•Accelerator team members have to be working at a research institution in one of the following countries: India, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa.
•Accelerator team members must conduct theresearch supported by HFSP in this institution.
•A scientist working in an eligible country may join a team already including one team member in that country but ascientist is not eligible to join a team that already has a team member working in the same research institution.
•Else, the same general criteria apply for accelerator team members as for regular Research Grant-Program team members.

Review process and awards: all applications are reviewed by the HFSP Research Grant Review Committee, and the decision on awards is taken by the Board of Trustees of HFSPO in March 2025. If awarded, accelerator members join the team a year after the team started the project, and the accelerated team receives an additional 100 000 USD to support the accelerator team member, for the second and third year of the project period.

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