Overview
FNR's new AFdoc scheme will fund eligible PhD candidates with a clear Luxembourg link for doctoral training abroad or through Luxembourg R&D-company collaborations.
Complete research opportunity details
AFdoc launches its first call in mid-September 2026 after Luxembourg's new FNR law took effect on 1 August. It is a bottom-up PhD funding scheme open across research and technology fields. Eligible hosts are public PhD-awarding institutions abroad or Luxembourg-based private R&D companies accredited by the responsible minister; company projects must collaborate with a public-sector PhD-awarding institution. Funding is awarded to the eligible host institution, which employs the doctoral candidate under an employment contract, for up to four years.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must demonstrate the defined clear link to Luxembourg, be enrolled in a PhD programme by the project start date, not already hold a PhD, and not receive an old-age pension. The host must satisfy FNR rules for an eligible foreign public PhD-awarding institution or an accredited Luxembourg private R&D company with the required public PhD-institution collaboration. Each applicant may submit one proposal per call.
Tips for this phd opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Official FNR AFdoc programme page and launch announcement verified first-call launch in mid-September 2026, 25 November 2026 14:00 CET deadline, PhD-candidate eligibility, Luxembourg-link requirement, host rules, one proposal per call, up-to-four-year employment support and €54,574 annual salary-contribution cap. The AFdoc submission route is not yet live before call launch, so no direct apply URL is invented.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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