The call Credits & Projects which concerns the instruments CDR, PDR, EQP, MIS and IISN is open on e-space this 21/05/2024 and will close on 04/07/2024.

The documents useful for the preparation of your 2023 proposal are available below and a brief description of these instruments is also available here.

On the initiative of the Baillet Latour Fund, the prestigious Baillet Latour Biomedical Award will be awarded in 2025 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 2025 

• Topic of the call: "Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems".
• 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. September 16^th, 2012 (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 April 30^th, 2030.​​

Call timeline

• Opening of the call: May 15^th, 2024
• Deadline of the call: September 16^th, 2024
• First Panel meeting: February 2025
• Second Panel meeting: March 2025
• Start of the Award: May 1^st, 2025​​ 

How to apply

Applications, written in English, must be submitted via the online application system available on www.blba.be by September 16^th, 2024 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 2025 are available here.

The FNRS Scientific Commissions are meeting from May 13 to June 7 to evaluate the applications submitted in response to the 2024 Grants and Fellowships call for proposals. 30 commissions divided into : Scientific Commissions - FNRS Doctorates, International Scientific Commissions, Télévie Commission and Commission for Subsidies for Scientific Publications. Funded researchers will start their grant or fellowship on October 1^st. Look out for the results after the Board of Directors' meeting on June 25^th.

Congratulations to the 2024 laureates of the SofinaBoël Fellowhips for research and/or training stay abroad sponsored by the the SofinaBoël Fund for Education and Talent via the Fondation Roi Baudoin !

5 of them are from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, including 4 FNRS doctoral researchers !

They are Noémie Parrini, Antoine Gekière and Pierre Mathieu, all FNRS Research Fellows at UMONS, and Chiara Leu, FRIA Doctoral Grant at UCLouvain.

The other two candidates are : Maxime André from UNamur and Febe Vertriest from UGENT.

These 6 PhD students have been selected for their academic excellence, motivation, personality, and enthusiasm. They will have the chance to carry out their research in a foreign university for 6 months.

For more information on the laureates : https://www.frs-fnrs.be/docs/Reglement-et-documents/International/FRS-FNRS_Gustave_Boel_Sofina_Fellowships_Laureats.pdf

The SofinaBoël Fellowships are co-managed by the FNRS and the FWO.