New designations and renewals decided by the FNRS Board of Directors on July 1^st. 

Amended version dated July 8, 2025, including the names of the beneficiaries of a one-year Scientific Collaborator mandate.

Find the list of grants here.

On the initiative of the Baillet Latour Fund, the prestigious Baillet Latour Biomedical Award will be awarded in 2026 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. 

Main features

• The 2026 Award is granted to conduct a research project in the field of "Metabolism & Gastrointestinal System". 
• Amount:1.000.000 € over 5 years.​​
• Evaluation criteria:

• Principal Investigator – 40% (CV and publications, leadership in the field, scientific achievements, and independence)
• Research Project – 40% (clarity of the project, preliminary results, soundness of the hypothesis, appropriateness of the approach, originality and focus of the project)
• Potential impact of the research – 20%

Eligible research project

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

Eligible applicants  

• Applicants must hold a PhD degree awarded no more than 12 years prior to the deadline for applications i.e. September 15^th, 2013 (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 at the deadline of the call (see regulations).
• Applicants must be affiliated to their Institution until June 30^th, 2031.

Call timeline

• Opening of the call: June 16^th, 2025
• Deadline of the call: September 15^th, 2025
• First Panel meeting: February 2026
• Second Panel meeting: March 2026
• Start of the Award: July 1^st, 2026 

How to apply 

Applications, written in English, must be submitted via the online application system by September 15^th, 2025 at the latest. 

The guide for applicants is available here.
 
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 requested documents are:

• The online application form duly completed and signed.
• A detailled curriculum vitae.
• A complete list of publications.
• The host institution support letter

All information pertaining to the call, including the regulations and list of previous laureates, is available on the webpages www.blba.be.

Questions about the Award should be addressed via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

The FNRS has been a partner of the L'Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” programme for 18 years. Within this framework, the call for applications for the 2026 International Awards, which recognise and support eminent women scientists around the world, has just been opened. The FNRS is pleased to inform you.

Main features 

• The 2026 edition of the Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the fields of Life and Environmental Sciences, working in the following regions:
• Africa and the Arab States
• Asia and the Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• North America 

• One candidate will be selected for each of the five regions, the determining factor being the place of work for at least 10 years, not the nationality of the candidate.
• Each Award amounts to 100.000 € (for personal use).

Eligible applicants 

• The candidate must:
• Be recognized for her scientific excellence by the international scientific community.
• Be actively involved in scientific research.
• Work in any field within the Life and Environmental Sciences mentioned in appendix 1 of the regulations.
• There is no age limit for the candidates.
• Self-nominations and teams’ nominations are not eligible.

Selection criteria

• The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the general advancement of science.
• The impact of the candidate's research on the current state of the relevant scientific field (number, quality and impact of publications, conference presentations, patents).
• The recognition of the candidate by peers within her discipline through publications.
• The recognition of the candidate’s commitments to education, teaching activities, mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

Call timeline

• Deadline of the call: July 4^th, 2025
• Panel meeting: December 2025
• Awards Ceremony: June 2026

How to apply ?

To be considered eligible for an Award, it is necessary to be nominatedin writing by an eminent scientist.

Qualified nominators may be:

• Heads of University or Scientific Institutions.
• Members of Academies of Science.
• Holders of Research Chairs.
• Full professors.
• Past For Women in Science Award Laureates.
• or at a minimum holders of a PhD in Science.

Nominations can only be submitted electronically through the online-dedicated platform and must be written in English.

The complete regulations are available here.

Collaboration with the FNRS

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme also allows the FNRS to run an additional funding instrument aiming at grantingAdditional Research Credits Grants for female postdoctoral researchers in the field of Exact and Natural Sciences every two years. 

These Additional Research Credits (ARC) Grants amount to 20.000€ and come on top of the regular Research Credits attached to the FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher Grants. These ARC Grants follow the same regulation than the regular Research Credits attached to these FNRS mandates and can be used to cover eligible running costs during their timeframe.

Three ARC Grants will be available in 2026.

Questions about these Grants should be addressed via email toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This Chair, granted on the initiative of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, is awarded to an eminent researcher in the domaine of nuclear sciences and their applications.

Main features  

• The research career to be awarded should include substantial and original contribution to the field of nuclear energy and/or nuclear radiation. Both technically oriented research and socio-economic research can be considered.
• The selection criteria are:
• Scientific quality of the research during the career in fundamental or applied aspects of nuclear sciences.
• A proven track record of education in this field.
• Potential for setting up scientific collaboration with SCK CEN. 
• Amount: 12.500 € (for personnal use).

Eligible topics

• Innovative nuclear systems
• Sustainable nuclear waste management and decommissioning
• Nuclear medicine
• Safety of nuclear installations and nuclear material sciences
• Radiation protection
• Any other area in nuclear sciences and applications, including social sciences

Eligible applicants

• Candidates must be of postdoctoral level at least.
• Candidates must be affiliated to a recognized research institute or university from the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.
• Previous laureates of the SCK CEN Chair are not eligible.
• Laureates of the previous SCK CEN Award, organised until 2015, are eligible.

Laureate duties

• Following a positive research security appraisal by SCK CEN, the recipient of the Chair is expected to give an inauguration lecture and a series of lectures during a scientific stay at the SCK CEN Research Centre in Belgium.
• The series of lectures will be organised in interaction with the SCK CEN Academy.
• All related costs will be reimbursed.

Call timeline

• Opening of the call: June 4^th, 2025
• Deadline of the call: September 15^th, 2025
• Jury meeting: Fall 2025

How to apply ?

Candidates must be nominated by a senior scientist who is not affiliated to SCK CEN.

Applications, written in English, must be sent electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on September 15^th, 2025 at the latest.

The requested documents are:

• The nomination form.
• A curriculum vitae of the candidate.
• A complete list of publications of the candidate
• A letter of recommendation by the senior scientist who nominates the candidate.

The complete regulations are available here.

The list of the previous laureates is available here.

Questions about the Chair should be addressed via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On the initiative of the Lambertine Lacroix Foundation, the Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS will grant, in 2025, an Award in the field of oncology to a researcher affiliated to a university of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Main features

• Reward a particularly deserving researcher for a fundamental research work in oncology, with translational implications.  
• Amount: 30.000 € for personnal use.

Eligible applicants

• Applicants must be affiliated, at the deadline of the call, to a University of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, an eligible University Hospital or an eligible Research Institute (cf. annex to the regulations). 
• Applicants must hold a university degree and cannot have reached the age of 51 at the deadline of the call. This age limit can be extended by one year for each maternity leave since the first year of the PhD.
• Joint applications are not allowed. 
• Researchers who have already received a Lambertine Lacroix Award or a personal Award of equal or superior amount are not eligible.

Call timeline

• Opening of the call: June 2^nd, 2025
• Deadline of the call: October 6^th, 2025
• Jury meeting: Fall 2025

How to apply ?

Applications, written in English, must be sent electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on October 6^th, 2025 at the latest.
 
The requested documents are:

• The application form duly completed and signed.
• A detailled curriculum vitae.
• A complete list of publications.

The complete regulations are available here.

The list of the previous laureates is available here.

Questions about the Award should be adressed via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..