Research grants for Belgian researchers

SofinaBoël Fellowships 2027 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.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

COST funds research networks (COST Actions) on any topic, bottom-up, rather than research costs. The 2026 Open Call will fund up to 80 Actions.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01): HORIZON EIC Equity Only

ERDERA Clinical Trial Call 2026 (pre-announcement), listed under ERDERA on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Invite-only full application stage for NERC Large Grants. Applicants must be based at UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding. Associated studentships may be available. Proposals must align with NERC's environmental science remit.

Funding to deliver a venture-building programme for Master's and PhD students developing early-stage healthcare solutions; applicants must form a consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider with demonstrated venture-building experience.

Call for a consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices (universities/research organisations) and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver a six-month venture building programme helping researchers incorporate healthcare start-ups, including masterclasses, mentoring and a Pitch Day over two cohorts.

Funds consortia to design and deliver Summer Schools and Certified Innovation Path Residentials in Health Data, Digital Medical Devices, High Value Care, or Biotech. Open to higher education institutions, research organisations, healthcare providers, and industry partners; funding spans programme iterations in 2027 and 2028.

Call for a consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver activities of EIT Health's Beyond the Idea: From Concept to Venture programme, supporting MSc and PhD students building healthcare ventures over two cohorts.

Call for consortia to design and deliver EIT Health Bootcamp learning paths for health start-ups covering digital health validation, deep tech/AI commercialisation, cross-border scaling and patient access. Funding covers max 50% of eligible costs via actual-cost model; remaining 50% must be co-funded from non-EIT Health sources. Individuals may not apply.

Call for a consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver the Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture programme, including masterclasses, mentoring and a Pitch Day for two cohorts over two years.

Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequence, listed under Biodiversa-plus on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

NRF (South Africa) - Bilateral call with The National Research Foundation 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.

WEL-T Investigator Programme 2026 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.

Horizon Europe Biodiversa+ Partnership call 'BiodivFuture' on novel ecosystems, biodiversity and socio-ecological dynamics; FWO funds Flemish universities and public research institutions via Fundamental Research (FO) or Strategic Basic Research (SBO) channels. SBO projects aimed at spin-off development are ineligible; FWO and BELSPO funding cannot be combined in the same consortium.

Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call - Sustainable Water, listed under Water4All on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Seed funding for early-stage, pre-development technology concepts in cancer immunotherapy; applicants must hold a tenure-track position at a not-for-profit research center or institution. Does not support clinical trials or refinement of existing technologies.

SBEP Fourth Joint Call - 2026 (preannouncement), listed under SBEP on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Fourth joint transnational call under the Horizon Europe Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, covering four priority areas on blue economy sustainability, digitalisation, bioresources and coastal resilience. FWO funds the Flemish subproject within the consortium under either Fundamental Research or SBO channels; researchers must hold an eligible appointment for the full project duration and SBO spin-off projects are excluded.

New cancer-immunotherapy technologies at the pre-development concept stage. Routine application or refinement of existing technologies is generally non-responsive; clinical trials are excluded. Applicants need a tenure-track position at a nonprofit institution; co-PIs may apply.

Supported by the European Commission, this network of research and innovation funders across Europe and beyond advances a resilient and sustainable blue economy through transnational collaborative projects.

DUT Call 2026, listed under DUT on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Topic HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09-01. Funds scale-up of European trapped-ion quantum computing platforms to >1000 physical qubits, integrated with HPC, targeting TRL 4→7. Participation limited to legal entities in EU Member States or EuroHPC JU Participating States; entities controlled by non-eligible countries require guarantees. Indicative 1 grant of up to €20M.

Biodiversa+ Call 26/27 - “Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories (BiodivFuture)” 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

M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2026, listed under M-ERA.NET 3 on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Water4All JTC 2026 Call - “Sustainable Water Management” (excluding extreme events and circularity) 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

SBEP 4th Call - "Building a sustainable and innovative Blue Economy: mastering digital opportunities and fostering resilience 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

MSCA Doctoral Networks fund partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses and other socio-economic actors to implement doctoral training programmes, including Industrial and Joint Doctorates with joint supervision arrangements. Open to organisations from EU, Associated and third countries.

Bilateral Flemish-Dutch collaborative fundamental research projects within the scope of NWO Domain Science (ENW), submitted to NWO as Lead Agency; Flemish supervisor must also complete a mandatory administrative submission to FWO via the E-portal with identical application documents.

Covers MSCA Doctoral Networks, Joint Doctorates (joint/double/multiple doctoral degrees) and Industrial Doctorates (mandatory non-academic sector involvement); beneficiaries must recruit and host doctoral candidates under full employment contracts.

DUT Call 2026 - "A funding opportunity for transformative urban research and innovation " 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

Targeted Grants to Math+AI Institutes, offered by the Simons Foundation's Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division, support institutes working at the intersection of mathematics and artificial intelligence.

Supports innovative investigations at the intersection of laboratory discovery and clinical application in cancer immunology, accelerating translation of immunological discoveries into cancer therapies.

Supports pioneering immunotherapy clinical trials designed and led by academic researchers.

Supports clinically relevant research that bridges laboratory and clinical discovery to advance immunotherapies for chordoma.

Supports pioneering immunotherapy clinical trials designed and led by academic researchers. Requires a clinical trial focus; applicants must be academic investigators leading immunotherapy trials.

Improved system design for innovative PV applications, listed under EUPI-PV on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Team research on immune prevention or interception of primary cancer and recurrence. Clinical trials are excluded. Tenure-track assistant professor or higher by award activation; applicants without the appointment must supply institutional confirmation with the LOI. Nonprofit research institutions worldwide.

Transnational call under the Horizon Europe FOREST Partnership for forest, forestry and forest-based sector research. FWO funds Flemish research institutions via FO (fundamental) or SBO (valorisation-focused) channels; applicant must hold an eligible appointment (e.g. ZAP, doctoral degree) covering the full project duration.

FORESTPathways, listed under FOREST on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Supports candidates intending to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant biology, understanding the inner workings of plants at the whole-organism level or below.

FOREST JTC 2026 - "Building Knowledge and Solutions for Resilient Forests and Sustainable Forest-Based Futures 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 re

Bilateral Flemish-Polish collaborative fundamental research projects submitted to NCN (Poland) as Lead Agency; Flemish supervisor must also complete a mandatory administrative submission to FWO via the E-portal listing all Flemish and non-Flemish team members.

Award for groups/organisations contributing to the fight against blindness and visual impairment, primarily in developing regions, or developing innovations/technologies improving quality of life of the visually impaired. Open to laboratories, organisations, or collaborative projects of any size, local to international.

Summer research program for doctoral/PhD students hosted at IIASA; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding for participation.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Submitted via Proposal Central.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects addressing major challenges in DIPG/DMG research with potential for groundbreaking discoveries. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects aiming for groundbreaking discoveries in DIPG/DMG. Submitted via Proposal Central.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

For researchers 5-15 years post-PhD with an excellent research proposal; project must be hosted at a public or private research organisation in an EU Member State or Associated Country. Applications accepted in any field of research on a bottom-up basis.

Supports digital/AI-enabled medical devices (MDR/IVDR) at Innovation Maturity Level 6 aiming to reach IML 7, funding clinical validation, regulatory submission (CE-mark), product finalisation and market readiness. Commercialising entity must sign a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Supports talented early career scientists in facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions, with a $600,000 three-year faculty research grant focused on autism and neuroscience research.

Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science, administered by ETH Zurich) funds postdocs (PhD ≤5y, before first faculty post) pursuing independent, interdisciplinary research at any host institution worldwide. Not host-country-restricted.

For mid-career scientists (tenure-track assistant professors with ≥3 years in role or associate professors with ≤3 years) holding an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD, committing ≥80% time to research. No citizenship restrictions; research may be conducted at non-profit medical schools/research centers in the US or abroad, but not at for-profit institutions.

Doctoral programme funding at the European University Institute; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding.

Supports new faculty appointments in scientific software research within the Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) program, for appointments starting no later than September 1, 2028.

Supports excellent postdoctoral researchers for up to two years, with international mobility a key requirement. Includes salary/stipend, relocation allowance, and support for fellows with children. A host laboratory may support a maximum of one candidate per selection round.

ERA4Health JTC 2027 – Nano and advanced technologies for developing Diagnostic tools to improve the detection and the clinical management of noncommunicable diseases (NanoDiagNCD) from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host

EP PerMed JTC 2027 – Cell and Gene Therapy for Personalised Medicine (CGT4PM2027) 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.

Applicants must be mentored postdoctoral researchers when applying. Applicants must never have held an independent faculty or equivalent position. Cancer immunotherapy research; at most five postdoctoral years unless CRI approves an exception; at least twelve mentored months before transition.

Funds hit identification, druggability assessment, and further development of early therapeutic projects for adult cancers using antibody or small molecule approaches. Open to academic researchers worldwide with their own lab; run collaboratively with Cancer Research Horizons.

Funds cancer target identification or validation using novel model systems, antibody or small molecule approaches for adult cancers. Open to academic researchers worldwide with their own lab; projects run collaboratively with Cancer Research Horizons' drug discovery scientists.

For postdoctoral researchers in immunology or cancer immunology, conducted under a sponsor holding assistant professor rank or higher at a non-profit institution; applicant must have <5 years mentored research experience post-PhD. Can be performed in the US or abroad; no citizenship restrictions.

Supports early-career scientists with mentorship, training, and resources to launch independent research in immunology and cancer immunology.

Biennial PhD fellowship funded by the Demoucelle Parkinson Charity for promising young researchers conducting biomedical research on Parkinson's disease, within FWO's fundamental or strategic basic research PhD fellowship programs. Includes bench fee and optional free coaching trajectory. Applicants must apply through the regular FWO PhD fellowship call and separately notify prijzen@fwo.be.

For recently graduated researchers (master's degree, max 2 years before deadline) pursuing an independent PhD fundamental research project, affiliated with a university in the Flemish Community (or the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Leuven/Faculty of Protestant Theology in Brussels). Promotor recommendation letter is a mandatory, scored component.

Supports postdocs with a doctoral degree pursuing hypothesis-driven cancer immunology research integrated with computational biology/data science, conducted under a sponsor (assistant professor or higher) at a non-profit host institution; no citizenship restrictions. Applicants must have fewer than 5 years of mentored research experience (exceptions for MDs).

For recently graduated researchers pursuing an independent PhD in strategic basic research. Applicant must be affiliated to a university in the Flemish Community and hold at least a Master's degree from an EEA/Switzerland institution; promotor's recommendation letter is mandatory.

Supports digital or AI-enabled medical devices (MDR/IVDR) at Innovation Maturity Level 6 aiming to reach IML 7, requiring clinical validation, regulatory submission and market readiness activities. Lead applicant must be a commercialising company; solutions must target 150,000 EU patients/citizens and generate revenue within 3 years post-funding.

HORIZON-CL5-2027-02 - BATTERIES and ENERGY, listed under Batteries (BATT4EU) on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Production technologies for solar photovoltaics beyond the s, listed under EUPI-PV on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing a lab, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Focused on DIPG/DMG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma / diffuse midline glioma). Applications submitted via Proposal Central.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects addressing major challenges in DIPG/DMG with potential for groundbreaking discoveries. Focused on DIPG/DMG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma / diffuse midline glioma). Applications submitted via Proposal Central.

Bilateral SNSF–FWO Weave/Lead Agency scheme funding joint research projects between Swiss researchers and researchers at Flemish universities (e.g. KU Leuven, Ghent, VUB, Antwerp). Applicants may hold max two simultaneous project funding grants; project duration identical in both countries, max 48 months. Application submitted to one agency (Lead Agency) with a copy to the other within 7 days.

Bilateral Lead Agency project funding between SNSF and FWO (Flanders) for joint research projects; applicant must partner with a researcher at a listed Flemish university or institution. Belgian researchers must start the approved project in January of the following year; project duration must not exceed 48 months and be the same in both countries.

Supports life scientists who have been group leaders for less than four years at time of application in setting up their laboratories. Provides financial support for networking for four years, training opportunities, support for lab members and mentoring.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-02): HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Postdoctoral programme

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Doctoral programme

HORIZON-CL5-2027-04-Two-Stage - BATTERIES and MOBILITY, listed under Batteries (BATT4EU) on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Transnational call for international consortia of researchers and societal partners, part of Horizon Europe. SIA makes budget available per round for participation of Dutch hogescholen. Executed by the DUT partnership.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-SE-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-CITIZENS-01): HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

HORIZON-INFRA-2027-01 - Research Infrastructures 2027, listed under European Open Science Cloud on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-PF-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-DN-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks

Cofund partnership addressing water-related challenges; Flemish applicants apply via FWO as part of a transnational consortium.

Supports high-risk, high-reward cancer research projects worldwide spanning basic research, therapeutic discovery/translational science, innovative technologies, and clinical research; principal investigators must be independent researchers at their institutions.

Funds research into causal mechanisms underpinning early interventions for anxiety, depression and/or psychosis, requiring involvement of people with lived experience throughout the project. Lead applicant must commit at least 20% research time; co-applicants at least 10%. Host organisation must confirm salary underwriting arrangements.

Funds collaborative teams researching anxiety, depression and/or psychosis through the lens of sleep and circadian science. Requires involvement of people with lived experience throughout the project; host organisations anywhere in the world except mainland China and sanctioned territories; lead applicant must commit at least 20% research time, coapplicants at least 10%.

Permanent call for Tier-1 high-performance computing time via the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), open to researchers at universities, the Flemish SOCs, and Flemish public knowledge institutions.

Open to arts and humanities researchers for collaborative research projects; applications require a project lead and at least one project co-lead. International project co-leads and project partners (UK or overseas, including EU) may be included. Projects must start at least nine months after submission.

Funds development of dynamic multiscale Virtual Human Twin (VHT) models integrating AI and multi-omics/imaging data to understand cancer onset, progression and personalise treatment, contributing to the EU Cancer Mission. Successful projects join the Cancer Mission 'Understanding' project cluster; multidisciplinary consortia including clinicians, patients, AI experts and SMEs expected; data must be made FAIR and shared via UNCAN.eu and the Advanced VHT Platform.

Challenge Programme 2027 theme on hybrid bio-electrocatalysis and electron transfer mechanisms (TRL 1-3). Main applicant must be a tenured/tenure-track researcher at a European (EU/Schengen/UK) university, hospital, or non-profit research organisation with ≥75% employment; at least one applicant must be ≥75% employed in Denmark. Industry collaboration allowed but industrial partners cannot receive funding.

Open to research groups and individuals addressing significant environmental science questions within NERC's remit; welcomes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. International co-leads limited to Norway-based collaborators under UKRI-Research Council of Norway agreement; NSF, FAPESP, FNR Lead Agency routes available. Does not fund PhD studentship costs or data archival/curation.

Funds global evidence infrastructure hubs for evidence synthesis supporting health research/policy in Climate and Health, Infectious Disease, Mental Health or Discovery Research. Lead applicant must be based at an LMIC organisation (not mainland China); commercial organisations cannot be administering organisations; up to 5 awards expected.

Funds teams proposing circadian-based and/or physical activity interventions for early intervention in anxiety/depression in young people aged 10-18, in the UK and/or Africa. Requires a clinical trials specialist, lived experience involvement, and expertise in mental health science plus circadian/physical activity science. Administering organisation must be not-for-profit, anywhere except mainland China.

Cofund partnership accelerating the transition to a sustainable forest circular-bioeconomy; Flemish applicants apply via FWO as part of a transnational consortium.