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
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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Scientific Research Network
Deadline
01/09/2026
With this funding channel the FWO supports researchers with setting up and coordinating Scientific Research Networks (SRNs): international networks of researchers that encourage national and international cooperation.
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Bilateral research cooperation Québec
Deadline
18/06/2026
In collaboration with the Canadian funder FRQ the FWO supports 3-year joint research projects between researchers from Flanders and Québec.
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In the spotlight
KU Leuven researchers have developed a technique for controlled bacterial growth
Three Young Researchers Awarded with a FWO Scientific Award for Climate Research
Record-breaking ice loss in Central Asia in 2025
A new international study led by Lander Van Tricht (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ETH Zürich), shows that glaciers in Central Asia experienced their most extreme mass-loss year on record in 2025.
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