FRIGGA is a biennial grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
The grant is named after Frigga, the goddess of fertility, motherhood, love, family and home from Scandinavian mythology and echoes the Scandinavian roots of the company.

The grant offers researchers across the world the opportunity to apply for one of two EUR 50,000 grants for research on fundamental fertility and gynaecology. A different theme is set every two years.

2010 winners

In 2010, Ferring evaluated proposals from 11 countries and attributed the grant to the two following research centres:

University of Leeds and Leeds Centre For Reproductive Medicine, UK

and

Reproductive Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital of Gothenburg, Sweden.

The theme for the Ferring Research Infertility and Gynaecology GrAnt (FRIGGA) 2012 will be announced at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Congress (ESHRE) 2011, in Stockholm.

If you have any questions regarding the 2012 grant or application process, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it