Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS) – Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles

Network :

Deadline for outline proposals: March 5^th, 2024, 12:00 CET

F.R.S.-FNRS :

Administrative submission deadline on e-space (F.R.S.-FNRS obligation): March 12^th,2024, 14:00 CET

Project duration and maximum budget

The maximum amount of requested funding per project is 200.000 EUR for a total period of three years. If the project involves the recruitment of a PhD student, the project duration of the F.R.S.-FNRS sub-project could be up to four years.

Eligibility rules

All eligibility rules and criteria can be found in the PINT-MULTI regulations. This call is NOT co-funded by the European Commission (see article III.6).

Forms to be submitted

Applicants to F.R.S.-FNRS funding must provide basic administrative data by submitting an administrative application on e-space within 5 working days after the general deadline of the JPND call to be eligible. Please select the “PINT-MULTI” funding instrument when creating the administrative application. Proposals invited to the second stage will be able to complete the pre-proposal form and provide information for the full proposal upon validation by the F.R.S.-FNRS.

Non-permissible costs

“Overhead” is not an eligible cost. If the project is selected for funding, these costs will be subject to a separate agreement between the institution of the beneficiary and the F.R.S.-FNRS. 

CONTACT PERSONS:

Please contact one of the persons below if you have questions regarding the above:
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• Agnès Roba, (+32)2 504 92 36
• Florence Quist, (+32)2 504 93 51

For more info on the call: 2024 RESEARCH CALL ON "MECHANISMS AND MEASUREMENT OF DISEASE PROGRESSION IN THE EARLY PHASE OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES" - JPND Neurodegenerative Disease Research (neurodegenerationresearch.eu)

Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS) – Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles

Network :

Deadline for outline proposals: March 5^th, 2024, 17:00 CET

F.R.S.-FNRS :

Administrative submission deadline on e-space (F.R.S.-FNRS obligation): March 12^th,2024, 14:00 CET

Project duration and maximum budget

The maximum amount of requested funding per project is 300.000 EUR for a total period of 3 years. 

Eligibility rules

Please note that personnel costs (Article III.6) have an annual average cap of 80,000 euros for this call.

All eligibility rules and criteria can be found in the PINT-MULTI regulations. Pleaserefer to criteria applicable for calls co-funded by the European Commission.

Forms to be submitted

Applicants to F.R.S.-FNRS funding must submit an administrative application on e-space within 5 working days after the general deadline of the call to be eligible. Please select the “PINT-MULTI” funding instrument when creating the administrative application.

Non-permissible costs

“Overhead” is not an eligible cost. If the project is selected for funding, these costs will be subject to a separate agreement between the institution of the beneficiary and the F.R.S.-FNRS. 

CONTACT PERSONS:

Please contact one of the persons below if you have questions regarding the above:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

• Agnès Roba, (+32)2 2 504 92 36
• Joël Groeneveld, (+32)2 2 504 92 70

For more info on the call: https://www.eppermed.eu/jtc2024/

Funding of projects in human and social sciences with potential societal impacts

WelCHANGE FNRS is a funding program for research projects :

- carried out by a main promoter in human and social sciences,

- with potential societal impacts. 

These projects, which may be single or multi-university, must be led by a principal promoter in Human and Social Sciences, in possible collaboration with co-promoters in Life and Health or Exact and Natural sciences.
In practical terms, the WelCHANGE FNRS program provides financial support over 4 years, including operating, personnel and equipment costs.

All relevant documents are available via the following link.

For questions about the program : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For technical questions about submitting an application : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Art Research Fund (FRArt) enables funding of art research projects art conducted by artists-researchers individually or collectively, outside the scope of doctoral research and outside of any artistic production funding. These projects are validated by one or several Higher Schools of Art (ESA).

Funding instrument:

• FRArt research project (PDR-FRArt)

Under a PDR-FRArt, the eligible costs are of 3 types: personnel, operating and equipment.

The PDR-FRArt has a duration from 9 to 24 months and makes it possible to request funding of maximum € 50,000.-.

Tax status of the PDR-FRArt Grant: the FRArt Grant may benefit from a tax exemption since the project that will be funded will have been assessed on the basis of merit and rewards exceptional merit. This tax exemption is the responsibility of the authors.

Rules & Guides

The Board of Directors of the FNRS has decided to continue under Horizon Europe the support given to the preparation of proposals submitted to the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, in favour of researchers from the universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

The FNRS Horizon Europe incentive applies to the instruments covered by the National Contact Point NCP-FNRS:

• Pillar I - European Research Council (ERC): ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant, ERC Advanced Grant, ERC Synergy Grant, as principal investigator,
• Pillar I - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship, MSCA Doctoral Network, MSCA Staff Exchange;
• Pillar I - research infrastructures: Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Innovation Action (IA), Coordination and Support Action (CSA);
• Pillar II - Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society cluster: RIA, IA, CSA;
• part "Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area": RIA, IA, CSA.

Applications must be submitted via e-space, within two months after the closure of the Horizon Europe call (this deadline is adapted for ERC and MSCA FP).

The detailed conditions are specified in a regulation.