Regulatory documents and useful information for FNRS researcher 

 

Regulation

• Regulation

Regulatory documents

• Evaluation procedure (only in FR)
• The European Charter for Researchers
• Open Access Regulation 
• Quote and reference the F.R.S.-FNRS (only in FR)
• Form "LECTURERSHIP EXERCISED OUTSIDE THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (FCB) & WORK OF EXPERTISE" 2024-2025 (only in FR)
• International or external programs/projects (non-FNRS): allocation of funding for FNRS permanent mandatories

HR Document

• Declaration of dependent child(ren) (only in FR)
• End of career" time credits - Permanent researchers (only in FR)
• Changes to civil status, dependent family, residence and bank account
  Any changes must be registered as soon as possible on e-space (login via username and password:  do not forget to click on “Validate my data”).
• Accidents at work or on the way to work  
  Inform the F.R.S.-FNRS personnel service within 24 hours (telephone 02/504.92.55 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and send them the completed declaration form and certificate as soon as possible (only in FR).
  The health service of the institution where the holder carries out his research must be notified.
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Travel expenses request: bicycle - FNRS ; FRIA ; FRESH (only in FR)

Insurance

Group insurance

• Presentation to permanent researchers (only in FR) 1) engaged before 1.01.2019 2) engaged from 1.01.2019
• Allianz regulation (only in FR)

Insurance for business trips abroad (AIG)

• How to react in each situation? 
• Insurance policy: general terms and conditions (EN) and special conditions (only in FR)
• Claim form

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Amounts of grants and salaries

 

Before the doctorate (PhD): grants

Grants are subject to social security but tax free and follow the indexation of salaries.

Annual gross amount of the Research Fellow grant on 1^st June 2024

• Initial grant: € 33.254,28
• Renewal grant: € 34.833,84

Annual gross amount of the FRIA and FRESH grants on 1^st June 2024

• First grant: € 33.254,28
• Second grant: € 34.833,84

 

Post-doctorate (PhD): salaries

The salary is linked to fluctuations in the general salary index applicable to public service employees of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

The index on 1^st June 2024 is 2.0807.

Postdoctoral researcher:

• Basis of the non-indexed annual scale: € 29,358.99
• 3 annual gross non-indexed amounts of € 624.26
• 9 biennial gross non-indexed amounts of € 1,092.43 

Research associate

• Basis of the annual non indexed scale: € 30,206.32
• 11 biennial gross non indexed amounts of € 1,293.05

Senior research associate

• Basis of the annual non indexed scale: € 30,696.78
• 14 biennial gross non indexed amounts of € 1,337.69

Research director (scale of Lecturer)

• Basis of the annual non indexed scale: € 34,560.95
• 8 triennial gross non indexed amounts of € 2,452.40

The level taken into consideration when entering the scale is the amount immediately above that obtained in the scale of the Senior Research Associate, and the ranking for obtaining triennial increases is set to 1 January following the appointment.