# Weave-Snsf-October

**Funder:** F.R.S.-FNRS (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique)
**Deadline:** 8 October 2026
**Eligible countries:** BE
**Official call:** https://www.frs-fnrs.be/en/fundings/weave-snsf-october
**Last updated:** 6 Sept 2026

## Eligibility & scope

WEAVE-SNSF-OCTOBER from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

## Summary

WEAVE-SNSF-October is a F.R.S.-FNRS funding call supporting bilateral research collaborations between Belgium's French Community and Switzerland, run jointly with the Swiss National Science Foundation under the WEAVE scheme. Applicants must be hosted at a French-Community university or approved research centre in Wallonia-Brussels, with a Swiss project partner funded separately through SNSF.

## Who should apply

- Researchers hosted at a French-Community university or FNRS-approved research centre in Belgium
- Applicants with an established or planned collaboration with a Swiss research partner
- Projects suited to a bilateral Belgium-Switzerland funding structure via WEAVE

## Key dates

- Application deadline: 8 October 2026

## Tips for applicants

- Confirm your Swiss partner submits a matching application to SNSF, since WEAVE requires synchronized parallel submissions on both sides.
- Verify your host institution qualifies as a French-Community university or FNRS-approved research centre before applying.
- Align the scientific proposal content with the SNSF-side submission to avoid discrepancies during joint evaluation.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who can apply for the WEAVE-SNSF-October grant?

Researchers hosted at a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels) are eligible to apply.

### When is the WEAVE-SNSF-October deadline?

The deadline is 8 October 2026.

### What is WEAVE-SNSF-October?

It is a WEAVE call from F.R.S.-FNRS, the French-speaking Belgian research-funding agency, run in coordination with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for bilateral Belgian-Swiss research projects.

### Is WEAVE-SNSF-October open to institutions outside Belgium?

The host institution must be based in Belgium's French Community; the Swiss side of the collaboration is funded separately through SNSF.

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