PRIN

The PRIN (Research Projects of Relevant National Interest) Program represents a valuable funding opportunity for public research projects, aimed at promoting the national research system, strengthening interactions between universities and research institutions, and contributing to the objectives outlined in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Furthermore, it promotes Italian participation in the initiatives of Horizon Europe , the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation.
The regulation for the financing of PRIN projects provides for a mechanism for the allocation of funds based on co-financing, group research work and peer review.
The guiding principles of the PRIN program include:
- The high quality of the scientific profile of the Principal Investigator (PI) and of the heads of the units involved, as well as the originality of the research.
- The methodological appropriateness, impact and feasibility of the research project.
- The possibility of funding projects related to any field of research.
- Adequate financial support guaranteed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR).
Currently, the PRIN calls published by MUR include PRIN 2022 and PRIN 2022 PNRR .
This section contains detailed information on how to participate and make the most of these important research funding opportunities.
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The MUR (Ministry of University and Research) has issued the PRIN PNRR 2022 call (Directorial Decree no. 1409 of 14 September 2022). The overall budget available for this call is 420 million euros.
The projects, lasting two years, must relate to the three macro-sectors determined by the European Research Council (ERC):
- Life Sciences (LS)
- Physical, Chemical and Engineering Sciences (PE)
- Social Sciences and Humanities (SH)
ERC Sector: LS9
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €95,830.00
Scientific Director: Gelsomino Antonio
Dissecting the genetic architecture of plant microbiome assembly and recruitment
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €123,456.00
Scientific director: Malacrinò Antonino (PI)
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €74,856.00
Scientific director: Bernardi Bruno
ERC Sector: LS8
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €46,868.00
Scientific Director: Lupini Antonio
CIAO MARE: Cephalopod Integrated Analysis to identify the impact Of MARine Environmental pollution
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €36,000.00
Scientific Director: Scerra Manuel
ERC sector: PE8
Nature-based solutions for resilient cities using green surfaces in buildings
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €171,737.00
Scientific director: Spampinato Giovanni
ERC Sector: SH5
Confiscated Assets in transition: from the Anti-city to the "Third heritage"
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €30,000.00
Scientific director: Tornatora Rosa Marina (PI)
ERC Sector: SH5_8
BYZANTINE CULTURAL ROUTES between tangible and intangible
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €228,113.00
Scientific director: Arena Marinella (PI)
ERC Sector: SH7
ECO-SET: A Multidisciplinary approach to plan ECOsystem SErvices for cities in Transition
€54,719.00
Scientific Director: Moraci Francesca
ERC sector: PE4
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €149,592.00
Scientific Director: Mauriello Francesco
ERC sector: PE5
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €140,000.00
Scientific director: Santangelo Saveria (PI)
Sustainable photoElectRochemical hydroGen evolutIOn - SERGIO
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €84,584.00
Scientific Director: Frontera Patrizia
ERC Sector: PE6
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €60,093.00
Scientific Director: Mammone Nadia
ERC Sector: PE 7
Intelligent holographic image-Based differentiaL diagnOsis Of hereDitary anemias; i-BLOOD
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €71,000.00
Scientific Director: Morabito Francesco Carlo
ERC sector: PE8
PROMETHEUS - A PRObabilistic framework for coast and harbor defense in the context of climate change
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €68,344.00
Scientific Director: Filianoti Pasquale Giuseppe Fabio
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €75,912.00
Scientific Director: Lauria Massimo
ERC Sector: PE10
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €162,975.00
Scientific director: Barrile Vincenzo (PI)
ERC Sector: SH1
Climate risk and uncertainty: environmental sustainability and asset pricing
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €40,988.00
Scientific Director: Ferrara Massimiliano
Institutional systems and hospital performance: the Italian NHS as a natural laboratory
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €31,265.00
Scientific Director: Finocchiaro Castro Massimo
ERC Sector: SH2
PRIORITY. Shaping the Prosecution Organizational Model of Criminal Reports
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €16,888
Scientific Director: Capone Arturo
ERC Sector: SH3
The effect of organized crime on firm technical efficiency and R&D investments
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €54,675.00
Scientific Director: Nicolò Domenico
ERC Sector: LS8
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €75,000.00
Scientific Director: Pizzi Sara
ERC sector: PE4
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €71,900.00
Scientific director: Faggio Giuliana
ERC sector: PE 7_3
Inverse Design of tErahertz interAction Structures (IDEAS)
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €72,900.00
Scientific Director: Roberta Palmieri
ERC sector: PE8
SMART - Sea wave energy converters and MARine Tidal turbines
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €43,800.00
Scientific Director: Gurnari Luana
FUD-OF-SITHY - Favor the Urban Development OF Sustainable agrIculture Through HYdroponics
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €52,185.00
Scientific director: Mistretta Marina
CHEMSYS: Cooperative Heterogeneous Multi-drone SYStem for disaster prevention and first response
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €131,275.00
Scientific Director: Scordamaglia Valerio
ERC Sector: SH7
National and local factors affecting times of ships in container ports
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €125,844.00
Scientific director: Musolino Giuseppe (PI)
ERC Sector: SH5
Total cost of the research unit, including co-financing: €41,259.00
Scientific director: Mussari Bruno (PI)