Support programmes
With our financial resources we support individual researchers and research teams with personal fellowships and project funding.
All about support programmes
Research Foundation - Flanders
Stimulates excellent scientific research with impact
New calls
Mobility projects Japan
Deadline
03/09/2026
This programme supports the exchange of researchers between Flanders and Japan (JSPS) through two-year joint mobility projects.
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Transcan-4 - European network on Translational Cancer Research
Deadline
21/07/2026
Supporting high-impact translational cancer research.
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SBO (Strategic Basic Research) projects
Deadline
25/09/2026
SBO funding supports problem-oriented, cutting-edge research with potential for concrete economic or societal applications.
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SBO strategic basic research projects security and defence
Deadline
25/09/2026
The SBO (Strategic Basic Research) funding programme aims to turn scientific ideas into innovation.
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In the spotlight
KU Leuven researchers have developed a technique for controlled bacterial growth
Record-breaking ice loss in Central Asia in 2025
Researchers identify a key biological tipping point in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics have uncovered a critical biological transition that may determine whether Alzheimer’s disease pathology leads to dementia.
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