# National Research Funding

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding

## By funding agency

### Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)

The FWO is an agency that supports ground-breaking fundamental and strategic research at the universities of the Flemish Community, and also stimulates cooperation between the Flemish universities and other research institutes.

- [Overview of FWO funding](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/overview.htm)

### Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO)

VLAIO encourages and supports innovation and entrepreneurship by funding research and development activities of entrepreneurs in Flanders.

- [Overview of VLAIO funding](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio)

### Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO)

BELSPO is responsible for implementing and monitoring long-term research programmes whose framework of reference is international decision-making and agreements as well as governmental and ministerial statements.

- [Overview of BELSPO funding](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/belspo)

### Federal Public Service (FPS) Health

FPS Health offers researchers the opportunity to obtain funding for scientific research on food safety, animal and plant health policy and animal welfare.

- [Overview of FPS Health funding](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fps-health)

## By funding type

### Funding for predoctoral researchers

- [FWO PhD Fellowship Fundamental Research](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/phdfellowships.htm)
- [FWO PhD Fellowship Strategic Basic Research](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/phdfellowships.htm)
- [FWO Special PhD Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/specialphdfellowship.htm)
- [VLAIO Baekeland mandate](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio/baekeland-mandates.htm)

### Funding for postdoctoral researchers

- [FWO Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)
- [FWO Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)
- [FWO Odysseus](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/odysseus.htm)
- [FWO Senior Clinical Investigator](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/seniorclinicalinvestigator.htm)
- [VLAIO Innovation mandate](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)

### Funding for projects

- [FWO Junior and Senior Research projects](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/juniorandseniorresearchprojects)
- [FWO SBO (Strategic Basic Research)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/sbo.htm)
- [FWO TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Social finality)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/tbm.htm)
- [FWO Bilateral agreements](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/bilateralagreements.htm)
- [FWO Scientific Research Networks](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/scientificresearchnetworks.htm)
- [FPS Health: RT, RF and RI projects](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fps-health)

### Funding for research infrastructure

- [FWO Medium-scale research infrastructure](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/medium-scale.htm)
- [FWO Large-scale research infrastructure](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/large-scale.htm)

### Funding for international mobility

- [FWO Outgoing mobility](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/international-mobility.htm)
- [FWO Incoming mobility](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/international-mobility.htm)

## Contact

**Team Flemish, Federal & BOF Projects**

[vlaams-federaal@ugent.be](mailto:vlaams-federaal@ugent.be)

- Thijs De Jaeger, [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=thijs.dejaeger@ugent.be)
- Sien Smits, 09 264 30 28 or [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=sien.smits@ugent.be)
- Fien Elderweirdt, 09 264 98 44 or [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=fien.elderweirdt@ugent.be)
- Nina De Wilde, 09 264 32 74
- Liesbeth Erauw, [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=Liesbeth.Erauw@ugent.be)
- Patricia Vanbrabandt, [MS Teams](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=patricia.vanbrabandt@ugent.be)