Funding Opportunities

Leaving Europe, Working in Europe | Research funding opportunities | Belgium

Looking for funding agencies and channels in Belgium?

You can find out the current Belgian funding opportunities here.

Belgian Development Agency (BTC)
Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)

Scholarships are also awarded by players involved in scientific cooperation via the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN).

Extra information about funding organisations in Flanders:

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO): Fellowships & Funding (fundamental research)
Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)- University Development Cooperation (UOS): VLIR-UOS: Project Funding
VLAIO: (research focused on industry, relevant for researchers are the Baekeland mandaten (PhD candidates) and the Innovatiemandaten (post-docs).

Extra information about funding organisations in the French-speaking Community:

Researchers should contact their host institution’s Research department about funding opportunities, as universities sometimes have internal sources of funding.

Looking for funding opportunities in Europe?

Click here to for an overview of the different funding possibilities for research in Europe.