On the initiative of the Baillet Latour Fund, the prestigious Baillet Latour Biomedical Award will be awarded in 2024 to independent investigators of any nationality in the early phase of their career to conduct biomedical research in Belgium and to consolidate their independent research team and program.

Baillet Latour Biomedical Award 2024

Topic of the call: "Cancer". ​

Amount: 1.000.000 € over 5 years.​​

The research project

The research project must be conducted in Belgium and pertain to basic, translational or clinical biomedical research.

Eligible expenses

Eligible expenses encompass personnel costs (excluding the salary of the PI), running costs and equipment. Overhead costs are not eligible.

Eligible candidates

Applicants must hold a PhD degree awarded no more than 12 years prior to the deadline for applications i.e. June 30^th 2011 (possibly extended in case of eligible career breaks). ​

Applicants must be affiliated to a Belgian University, a Belgian University Hospital or an eligible Belgian Research Institute (see regulations). ​

Applicants must be affiliated to their Institution until June 30^th, 2029.​​

Call schedule

Opening of the call: April 3^rd, 2023

Deadline of the call: June 30^th, 2023

First Jury meeting: January 2024

Second Jury meeting: February 2024

Start of the Award: July 1^st, 2024​​

How to apply?

Applications, written in English, must be submitted via the online application system available on www.blba.be by June 30^th, 2023 at the latest.

A PDF version of the application form is available here. This document only aims at providing an overview of the different sections. It should not be used to submit an application.

The complete regulations of the Baillet Latour Biomedical Award 2024 are available here.

Congratulations to François-Xavier Standaert, FNRS ….. at UCLouvain. He gets his third ERC Grant! He was already awarded an ERC Starting Grant and an ERC Consolidator Grant.
The title of his project is: Connecting Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography for Leakage and Faults

More info on ERC Advanced Grants: https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2022-advanced-grants-results

The F.R.S-FNRS is looking for a Scientific Adviser ( M/F/D) to reinforce the team of the Observatory of Research and Scientific Careers.

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Véronique Halloin, Secretary General, FNRS, participates in 

Science-Policy in Action for the Green and Digital Transition

Organised by Science Europe on 29 March 2023, 18h-19h30

This event (also available online) aims to present the Science Europe report on “Science-Policy in Action. Insights for the Green and Digital Transition”. The findings from the report will be discussed with a high-level panel of research organisations’ leaders.

More information and registration here.

Also available here: The multimedia report about the event on “Good Advice for (Young) Science-Policy Advisor” (29 April 2022)

with the participation of Véronique Halloin.

The first transnational call "Transforming Healthcare Systems (THCS)" aims to encourage the optimization of patient care pathways and contribute to the transition towards more sustainable, efficient, resilient, ethical, high-quality, and accessible person-centered healthcare systems.

More info for Belgian French speaking participation:

• Collaborative and transnational research
• Duration of projects: 36 months
• All the rules for applying with the FNRS are here
• Le FNRS finances universities research institutions listed in Annex A l of the PINT-MULTI regulations
• The “Direction générale de l’Enseignement supérieur, de l’Enseignement tout au long de la vie et de la Recherche scientifique (DGESVR) finances university colleges in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in this call"
• Submission deadline for obligatory "Intent to apply": 23 May 2023, 14:00 CET
• Submission deadline for proposals: 13 June 2023, 14:00 CET

https://www.thcspartnership.eu/funding/pre-announcement-of-joint-transnational-call-for-proposals-healthcare-of-the-future-.kl