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These pages are dedicated to finding funds and centralizing all relevant information on project funding available to academics at the VUB. It will not only help you to find the right funding for your projects but it will also guide you through the administrative support landscape of our university.

Discover funding options for your projects, take a look at open calls & deadlines or bookmark the information you are interested in and receive personalized information! Our who's who page is designed to easily find the right contact person.

This guide is the result of a close cooperation between the departments Research & Data Management, VUB TechTransfer, International Relations & Mobility Office and the Financial Management of Research Projects.

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Strategic Basic & Applied Research

Strategic Basic Research is generic research with an emphasis on risk, inventiveness and innovation with clear, long-term applications. As such,…

Fundamental Research

Fundamental Research or Basic Research is carried out to increase understanding of fundamental principles. The main aim is not to create or invent…

International Networks & Mobility

This section summarizes the funding opportunities which seek to strengthen the international dimension of both research and education, including,…

Event & Congress

This section presents an overview of funding opportunities to support the organization of scientific congresses and activities.

Awards & Prizes

Click here for an overview of available scientific awards & prizes.

Education & Training

This section seeks to summarize the funding opportunities for a wide range of projects and programs that are linked to the strengthening of the…

Infrastructure

This section offers an overview of the sources available to (co-)fund scientific research infrastructure.

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