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Ministry of University & Research (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, MUR)

Funds Italy's university system and scientific excellence through competitive national research programs and institutional support.

Italywww.mur.gov.it
Key stats
Annual funding€409M
Programs10
Active grants0
Total grants4
About

The Ministero dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MUR) is Italy's ministry for universities and competitive research funding. The record places it in Italy as a federal agency with about EUR 409 million in annual grants and a structural research commitment of at least EUR 1.2 billion across 2026-2028. Its remit covers university policy, research planning, and national science support.

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Programs & grants under this funder
MUR Italian Science Fund (Fondo Italiano per la Scienza, FIS)

Funds MUR Fondo Italiano per la Scienza through tracks for Italian researchers from early to advanced levels.

Dipartimenti di Eccellenza

Funds high performing Italian university departments through competitive multi year institutional support.

Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS)

Offers frontier research grants in Italy for individual investigators across disciplines.

1 grant
FIS 3 — Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (Round 3)
Between cycles
€475M pool
PRIN (Projects of Significant National Interest)

Funds annual national academic consortia in Italy through competitive research grants.

1 grant
PRIN (Projects of Significant National Interest)
Between cycles
€260M pool
PRIN Hybrid

Funds interdisciplinary Italian projects at the intersection of social sciences and frontier technologies.

1 grant
PRIN Hybrid
Between cycles
€56.6M pool
MUR Synergy Grant

Funds Italian research consortia running company-led applied R&D through MUR's Synergy Grant.

1 grant
MUR Synergy Grant
Between cycles
€50M pool
MUR PNRR National Centres (Centri Nazionali)

Funds MUR PNRR Centri Nazionali to build national Italian centres in advanced computing, data, quantum, and mobility.

MUR PNRR Ecosystems for Innovation

Funds MUR PNRR Ecosystems for Innovation to connect regional Italian teams across universities, business, and public bodies.

MUR PNRR Extended Partnerships (Partenariati Estesi, PE)

Funds MUR PNRR Partenariati Estesi to run large Italian consortia across artificial intelligence, quantum, cybersecurity, and cultural sectors.

MUR PRIN Projects of Relevant National Interest

Funds MUR PRIN Projects of Relevant National Interest for Italian university consortia running multidisciplinary research.

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.mur.gov.it