{"id":538238,"date":"2026-07-08T11:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/?page_id=538238"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:14:39","slug":"fis-italian-fund-for-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/research\/research-projects\/national-research-projects\/fis-italian-fund-for-science\/","title":{"rendered":"FIS &#8211; Italian Fund for Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-315952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIS-E-MUR-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/fis-submission.mur.gov.it\/\"><strong>Italian Science Fund (FIS)<\/strong><\/a> is an initiative of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) aimed at <strong>promoting and funding basic research<\/strong> in Italy. Its main objective is to support research projects with high scientific potential, led by independent researchers (Principal Investigators\u2014PIs) and their teams. The FIS is modeled after the European Research Council (ERC), funding innovative and ambitious ideas across all fields of knowledge. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of active projects funded at the University as the host institution.<br \/>\nList of UNIPI projects updated as of December 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mur.gov.it\/it\/atti-e-normativa\/decreto-direttoriale-n-2281-del-28-09-2021\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS1 Call for Proposals<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Under the FIS 1 call for proposals, the University of Pisa secured funding for two projects, for a total of 1,964,796.00 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIS1-Progetti-Finanziati-1.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS1 Projects Funded at the University of Pisa<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mur.gov.it\/it\/atti-e-normativa\/decreto-direttoriale-n-1236-del-1-8-2023\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS 2 Call for Proposals<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Under the FIS 2 call for proposals, the University of Pisa has secured funding for eight projects, for a total of 12,314,898.73 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIS2-Progetti-Finanziati.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS2 Projects Funded at the University of Pisa<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mur.gov.it\/it\/atti-e-normativa\/decreto-direttoriale-n-1802-del-21-11-2024\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS 3 Call for Proposals<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Under the FIS 3 Call for Proposals (Directorial Decree No. 1802 of November 21, 2024), the University of Pisa received funding for 14 projects, for a total grant of 17,867,296.26 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIS3-Progetti-Finanziati-1.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FIS 3 Projects Funded at the University of Pisa<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:15,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian Science Fund (FIS) is an initiative of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) aimed at promoting and funding basic research in Italy. 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