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Funding agencies in the EU member states, with the addition of Norway and Switzerland, are listed below:

 

Country Acronym Name Native name
Austria FWF Austrian Science Fund Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
       
Belgium F.R.S. - FNRS Fund for Scientific Research Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
  FWO Research Foundation Flanders Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen
       
Bulgaria   The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences БЪЛГАРСКА АКАДЕМИЯ НА НАУКИТЕ
       
Czech Republic GAČR Czech Science Foundation Grantová agentura České republiky
       
Croatia HRZZ Croatian Science Foundation Hrvatska zaklada za znanost
       
Denmark DSF The Danish Council for Strategic Research Det Strategiske Forskningsråd
  DFF Danish Council for Independent Research Det Frie Forskningsråd
  DG Danish National Research Foundation Danmarks Grundforskningsfonden
       
Estonia ETAG Estonian Research Council Eesti Teadusagentuur
       
Finland AKA Academy of Finland Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademie
       
France ANR French National Research Agency Agence Nationale de la Recherche
  CNRS National Centre for Scientific Research Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique
  CEA French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
  IFREMER French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea Institut Français pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
  INRA National Institute for Agricultural Research Institut National de la Recherche agronomique
  INSERM French National Institute of Health and Medical Research Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  IRD National Institute for Development Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
       
Germany DFG German Research Foundation Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  HGF Helmholtz Association Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
  MPG Max Planck Society Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  WGL Leibniz Association Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
       
Greece FORTH / ITE Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας
       
Hungary MTA Hungarian Academy of Sciences Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
  OTKA Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok
       
Iceland Rannís Iceland Centre for Research Rannsóknamiðstöð Íslands
       
Ireland HRB Health Research Board Health Research Board
    Irish Research Council Irish Research Council
  SFI Science Foundation Ireland Science Foundation Ireland
       
Italy CNR National Research Council Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  INFN National Institute for Nuclear Physics Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
       
Latvia LZP Latvian Science Council Latvijas Zinatnes Padome
       
Lithuania LMT Research Council of Lithuania Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba
       
Luxembourg FNR National Research Fund Fonds National de la Recherche
       
Malta Xjenza / MCST The Malta Council for Science and Technology The Malta Council for Science and Technology
       
Netherlands NWO Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
       
Norway RCN Research Council of Norway Norges Forskningsråd
       
Poland NCN National Science Centre Narodowe Centrum Nauki
       
Portugal FCT Foundation for Science and Technology Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
       
Romania UEFISCDI Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
       
Slovak Republic APVV Slovak Research and Development Agency Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja
  SAV Slovak Academy of Sciences Slovenská akadémia vied
       
Slovenia ARRS Slovenian Research Agency Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
       
Spain CSIC Spanish National Research Council Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
       
Sweden FORTE Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd
  FORMAS Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Science and Spatial Planning Forskningsrådet för miljö, areella näringar och samhällsbyggande
  VR Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet
       
Switzerland SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation Fonds National Suisse
       
United Kingdom AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council Arts and Humanities Research Council
  BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Council Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Council
  EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  ESRC Economic and Social Research Council Economic and Social Research Council
  MRC Medical Research Council Medical Research Council
  NERC Natural Environment Research Council Natural Environment Research Council
  STFC Science and Technology Facilities Council Science and Technology Facilities Council