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
Three Young Researchers Awarded with a FWO Scientific Award for Climate Research
KU Leuven researchers have developed a technique for controlled bacterial growth
275 new postdoctoral fellowships awarded
New postdoctoral fellowships awarded The FWO Board of Trustees awarded 275 new postdoc fellowships of which 200 are junior fellowships and 75 senior.
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