# VSC Tier-1 Compute

**Funder:** FWO
**Deadline:** 1 June 2026 (Next cut-off date; further cut-off on 2026-10-05. Proposals submitted continuously and evaluated at cut-off dates.)
**Duration:** 8 months
**Consortium:** No
**Application:** Single stage; continuous submission with cut-off dates
**Frequency:** Annual (3 cut-off dates per year)
**Next round:** 2026-10
**Eligible countries:** BE
**Official call:** https://www.fwo.be/en/support-programmes/all-calls/senior-researchersresearch-teams/vsc-computing-time/
**Last verified:** 31 May 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Flemish universities, SOCs, and public knowledge institutions only. No cost to applicants. Projects require 500 kcore-hours to 10 Mcore-hours and/or 1–40 kGPU-hours. Benchmarks required to substantiate estimates. Free computing time for HPC research purposes.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/fwo-vsc-tier-1-compute-2026-06) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.