The Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) was established in 2016 as an independent funding organization with the mission to support and promote curiosity-driven research in Greece, without thematic or geographical restrictions. Its objective is to fund high scientific quality research projects and fellowships in all Scientific Areas, including Physical Sciences; Engineering Sciences and Technology; Life Sciences; Food Sciences and Technologies; Mathematics and Information Sciences; Social Sciences; Humanities and Arts; Environment and Energy; and Management and Economics of Innovation.
From 2016 to the present, H.F.R.I. has committed more than €348.5 million across all Scientific Areas. A total of 28 calls have been published, with 22,356 applications and research proposals, resulting in the funding of 1,585 research projects and 1,610 fellowships.
Specifically, within the Scientific Area most directly associated with Innovation, 260 proposals and applications have been submitted, of which 34 research projects and fellowships have been funded. It is important to note that “Innovation” is important part of all Scientific Areas supported by H.F.R.I.
An analysis of these data using the open-source software IRAMUTEQ indicates that researchers’ interests are strongly oriented, amongst other, toward innovation and entrepreneurship.
