HASSELT UNIVERSITY
Research Coordination Office
International
Student and Researcher
Mobility
Funding options
HASSELT UNIVERSITY
Research Coordination Office
This document provides an overview of current and less current funding options for international student and
researcher mobility. We tried to be as complete as possible, but do not pretend to be truly exhaustive. Tips and hints
are always welcome at research@uhasselt.be and might be included in a future edition.
The subdivision used is based on incoming and an outgoing mobility with Hasselt University as starting point. Next
subheading is the length of stay (shorter or longer than 3 months). At the end is a brief overview of intersectoral
mobility, together with some useful websites.
This overview is made public at the Hasselt University Research Coordination Office website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/research
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International Mobility
Outgoing mobility ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.
Congress participation, workshop, training ................................................................................................. 5
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FWO - Grant for participation at a congress abroad ..................................................................................... 5
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FWO - Grant for participation workshop abroad .......................................................................................... 5
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Short stay (up to 3 months) ............................................................................................................................ 5
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FWO - Travel Grant for a short stay abroad .................................................................................................. 5
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EMBO Short-Term Fellowships ..................................................................................................................... 5
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Biermans-Lapôtre Foundation ...................................................................................................................... 6
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La Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Chile (AGCI) ........................................................................... 6
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VLIR-UOS - Travel grants for students........................................................................................................... 6
3.
Long stay (>3 months) .................................................................................................................................... 6
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Academica Belgica ........................................................................................................................................ 6
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African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Fellowships (AIMS) ........................................................ 6
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Anneliese Maier Research Award ................................................................................................................. 7
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BAEF - Belgian American Educational Foundation – Fellowship for Research in the USA ............................ 7
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Belgian Historical Institute (BHIR) in Rome ................................................................................................... 7
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Biermans-Lapôtre Stichting........................................................................................................................... 7
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Bilateral Cultural Agreements of the Flemish Community ........................................................................... 7
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Claude Leon Foundation ............................................................................................................................... 7
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EMBO Long-Term Fellowships ...................................................................................................................... 8
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Erasmus Belgica ............................................................................................................................................ 8
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Erasmus ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
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ESASTAP - the advancement of European - South African scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation. 8
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European University Institute (EUI) senior fellowships ................................................................................ 8
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Fulbright Scholarships ................................................................................................................................... 9
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FWO - Travel Grant for a long stay abroad ................................................................................................... 9
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Henri Benedictus Fund – Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering Research in the USA .............................. 9
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers ..................................................................... 9
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers...................................................................... 9
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Intercollegiate Center for Management (I.C.M.) Doctoral Fellowship Program ......................................... 10
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Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science - Postdoctoral fellowship Japan ....................................... 10
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La Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, CONICYT ................................................ 10
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Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants (ERG) .................................................................................... 10
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National Research Fund Luxembourg (AFR) ............................................................................................... 10
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Stichting Prinses Marie-José ....................................................................................................................... 10
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Subsidization Programme of the Flemish Government for internships with international organizations . 11
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The Washington Center .............................................................................................................................. 11
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VLIR-UOS - PhD scholarships for researchers at a Flemish university (VLADOC) ........................................ 11
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VLIR-UOS - Travel grants for students......................................................................................................... 11
4.
Sabbatical leave ............................................................................................................................................. 12
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship ..................................................................................................... 12
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EMBO Molecular Medicine Sabbaticals ...................................................................................................... 12
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FWO – Sabbatical leave .............................................................................................................................. 12
Incoming mobility ......................................................................................................................................................13
1.
Short term ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
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2.
BOF-Visiting fellows .................................................................................................................................... 13
Long term....................................................................................................................................................... 13
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Bilateral scientific cooperation ................................................................................................................... 13
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Chinese studies fellowships ........................................................................................................................ 13
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Erasmus Belgica .......................................................................................................................................... 13
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Erasmus ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
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FWO - Odysseus Programme ...................................................................................................................... 14
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FWO - Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowships ..................................................................................................... 14
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VLIR-UOS - ICP PhD ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Intersectoral mobility ................................................................................................................................................15
1.
Outgoing ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Baekeland ................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Mintek ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Euripides CALL 12 ........................................................................................................................................ 15
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EU Eurostars programme ............................................................................................................................ 15
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EU ESF ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Other .........................................................................................................................................................................16
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Australian Researchers’ Mobility Portal ..................................................................................................... 16
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IAAS ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
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Jint ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Euraxess ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Naar het Zuiden .......................................................................................................................................... 16
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Study in Flanders......................................................................................................................................... 16
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Monster.com .............................................................................................................................................. 16
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Vocation ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Outgoing mobility
1. Congress participation, workshop, training
 European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB)
Awards for students and young scientists to attend ESEB meetings.
Focus group:
students and young (Biology) scientists
Website:
http://www.eseb.org/
 FWO - Grant for participation at a congress abroad
Grants intended for conferences that are explicitly scientific in nature, with lectures and talks on original contributions
to science. The grants only cover travel costs.
Focus group:
Young researchers affiliated to a university in the Flemish Community with at least one
(international) publication
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
No later than three months prior to the beginning of the conference
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Deelname-congres-buitenland.aspx
 FWO - Grant for participation workshop abroad
Grants intended to specialize at a foreign institution in the area of their research or in a new technique, in particular by
following a course or workshop. The grants for short foreign visits cover the travel costs and include a fixed allowance
of 66 Euro per day.
Focus group:
Young researchers at a Flemish university or institution for scientific research with at least one
publication
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
No later than three months prior to the beginning of the conference
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Deelname-workshop-cursus.aspx
2. Short stay (up to 3 months)
 FWO - Travel Grant for a short stay abroad
Intended to offer junior researchers the chance to specialize in their area of research in a foreign laboratory or to learn
new techniques; to offer senior researchers affiliated to a Flemish university or institute for scientific research the
opportunity to undertake knowledge-gathering assignments abroad. The grants for short foreign visits cover the travel
costs and include a fixed allowance of 66 Euro per day.
Focus group:
Junior and senior researchers at a Flemish university or institution for scientific research with at least
one publication.
Duration:
Up to four weeks.
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
No later than three months in advance
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Kort-verblijf-buitenland.aspx
 EMBO Short-Term Fellowships
EMBO supports life science research. The short-term fellowships funds visits to laboratories in Europe and elsewhere in
the world. The aim is to facilitate valuable collaborations with research groups applying techniques unavailable in their
own laboratories.
Focus group:
Post-doctoral researchers or pre-doctoral scientists who haven’t completed
a PhD degree (they have a lower priority).
Duration:
Up to 3 months
Destination:
Laboratories abroad
Deadline:
about 3 months before the proposed starting date
Website:
http://www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/short-term.html
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 Biermans-Lapôtre Foundation
Provides housing for (PHD) students and professors during short stays (<90 days) in Paris for university training,
conferences, courses or for examinations at a Parisian university or other institution of higher education or scientific
research.
Focus group:
(PHD) students and professors
Destination:
Paris
Duration:
1 night up to 3 months
Registration:
courtsejour@fbl-paris.org
Website:
http://www.fondationuniversitaire.be/nl/we_biermans.php (Dutch, French)
 La Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Chile (AGCI)
Integrated watershed management with emphasis on sustainable development of rural areas and environment.
Focus group:
Full Scholarship
Duration:
Short term (March 1 2012 to March 23 2012)
Destination:
Chile
Deadline:
9 December 2011
Website:
http://www.agci.cl/becas/
 VLIR-UOS - Travel grants for students
VLIR-UOS, Hasselt University and the City of Hasselt offer travel scholarships for students who wish to do their
internship in a developing country or for students who travel to the South for their thesis research.
Focus group:
Bachelor, Master and PhD students at a Flemish university
Duration:
Minimum 4 weeks (no maximum)
Destination:
See VLIR-UOS country list (54 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin-America)
Deadline:
First round: December Second round: March
Website:
http://www.vliruos.be/index.php?language=EN&navid=566&direct_to=Travel_grants_for_students_REI_2010
3. Long stay (>3 months)
 Academica Belgica
Grant awarded to researchers that spent the last three years at a Belgian university. Prospective researchers should
have distinguished themselves by the excellence of the grades obtained and work on a research project that may justify
their stay in Rome.
Focus group:
"Stipendia Academiae Belgicae"
Duration:
between 3 and 9 months
Destination:
Rome (Italy)
Deadline:
Registration forms and all practical details will be available several months before deadline on the
website. Usually in September.
Website:
http://www.academiabelgica.it/
 African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Fellowships (AIMS)
Focus group:
Postdoctoral Fellowships are available to recently qualified doctoral graduates in all fields in the
mathematical sciences
Destination:
South Africa
Duration:
two years and can be extended for a third year
Website:
http://www.aims.ac.za/en/programmes/fellowships
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 Anneliese Maier Research Award
Award winners are expected to spend a period of up to five years cooperating on a long-term research project with the
nominator and/or specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany.
Focus group:
researchers from the fields of the humanities and social sciences whose scientific achievements have
been internationally.
Duration:
a period of up to five years
Destination:
Germany
Deadline:
submitted by established academics in Germany before 31 May 2011
Website:
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/anneliese-maier-award.html
 BAEF - Belgian American Educational Foundation – Fellowship for Research in the USA
Support of exchanging university students, scientists and scholars between the United States and Belgium. Nonrenewable grants for one academic year of study or for one full year of research in the U.S.A. Grant intended for
graduate or music study, research or MBA
Target:
Fellowships for Graduate study for non MBA (9 months)
Duration:
Study: 9 months Research: 12 months MBA: up to 24 months
Destination:
USA
Deadline:
Before October 31
Website:
http://www.baef.be/documents/home.xml?lang=en
 Belgian Historical Institute (BHIR) in Rome
Grants are awarded for a stay in Italy. The grant is a standard fee for the residence and travel costs.
Focus group:
(mainly) young academics in the area of history, art history, philology and archaeology. Bachelor’s
degree or a PhD in a discipline within the humanities.
Deadline:
two final submission dates per year: 1 April and 1 October.
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Belgisch-Historisch-Instituut-Rome.aspx
 Biermans-Lapôtre Stichting
The Foundation Biermans-Lapôtre offers housing to Belgian and Luxembourg students, researchers and professors
from around the world.
The admissions of Belgian students for a long stay starting at the first semester of the academic year must be done by
addressing a request to:
Website:
http://www.fbl-paris.org/en/
 Bilateral Cultural Agreements of the Flemish Community
The Flemish Community concluded Bilateral Cultural Agreements with 25 countries and on a reciprocal basis these
countries offer a limited number of postgraduate and post university scholarships to Flemish students.
Focus group:
Master and PhD students
Duration:
one academic year (or less)
Destinations:
25 countries in Europe, North and Central America and Asia.
Deadlines:
December (except for Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Québec, Israel and Finland)
Website:
http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/internationaal/CA/default.htm
 Claude Leon Foundation
Focus group:
Grants for postdoctoral scientists in the fields of Science, Engineering and Medical Sciences.
Destination:
South Africa
Duration:
Up to 2 years
Website:
http://www.leonfoundation.co.za/
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 EMBO Long-Term Fellowships
EMBO is an organization that supports life science research. This fellowship supports post-doctoral research visits to
laboratories throughout Europe and the world. The Humboldt Foundation pays the host an allowance for research
costs amounting to 800 EUR per month for research fellows from the natural sciences and engineering and 500 EUR for
humanities scholars.
Focus group:
Post-doctoral researchers
Duration:
up to 2 years (3 years if the receiving institute is in Singapore)
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
twice a year 15 February and 15 August.
Website:
http://www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/long-term.html
 Erasmus Belgica
The main objective of the Erasmus Belgica programme is to enhance the cooperation between the Flemish, French and
German-speaking community by student and docent mobility.
Focus group:
Students and professors
Destination:
Institute for Higher Education in the French or German-speaking community (Belgium)
Duration:
From 3 up to 12 months
Deadline:
March
Website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/Internationalisering/Int-onderwijsprogrammas/Belgischinitiatief/Erasmus-Belgica.html
 Erasmus
The Erasmus programme is a part of the Life Learning Programme of the European Commission. One of the main
objectives of Erasmus, is to stimulate the student and docent mobility within higher education between the
participating countries.
Focus group:
Students and professors
Duration:
From 3 up to 12 months
Destination:
European universities
Deadline:
March
Website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/International/International-education-programmes/Europeanprogrammes/Lifelong-Learning-programme---Erasmus.html
 ESASTAP - the advancement of European - South African scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation.
Is a dedicated platform for researcher or student planning a stay in South Africa
Destination:
South Africa
Website:
http://www.esastap.org.za/esastap/mobility/index.php
 European University Institute (EUI) senior fellowships
The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence (Italy) is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching
and research institute established by European Union member states to contribute to cultural and scientific
development in the social sciences, in a European perspective. By statute, the EUI is an intergovernmental
organisation.
Duration:
up to ten months (up to 3000€/month)
Destination:
one of the EUI's four Departments (Italy)
Deadline:
30 March and 30 September
Website:
http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/Index.aspx
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 Fulbright Scholarships
The Commission for Educational Exchange offers approximately 35 scholarships annually for study, teaching and
research in the United States at the graduate (Master’s or PhD) or post-doctoral level. The awards vary from round-trip
travel to grants covering all expenses for an academic year.
Focus group:
Graduates (Master diploma) and research scholars
Duration:
Depends on the programme
Destination:
United States
Deadlines:
Consult the website
Website:
http://www.fulbright.be/
 FWO - Travel Grant for a long stay abroad
Affiliated to a university in the Flemish Community with preferably at least one international publication. No more than
one long visit grant per person and per civil year can be requested.
Focus group:
Young researchers affiliated to a university in the Flemish Community, preferably one international
publication in order to be eligible.
Duration:
at least 5 weeks and at most 12 month
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
no later than three months prior
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Lang-verblijf-buitenland.aspx
 Henri Benedictus Fund – Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering Research in the USA
Funding to cover living and travel expenses. Fellows are expected to stay in the U.S.A. for a year. Managed by het
Koning Boudewijnfonds en B.A.E.F.
Focus group:
Candidates must be nominated by a Rector or a Dean of Faculty from a recognized Belgian university
Duration:
1 year (outright grant of $40,000)
Destination:
USA
Deadline:
Before October 31 for research starting between July 1 and December 31 of the following year.
Website:
http://www.baef.be/documents/fellowships-for-belgian-citizens/henri-benedictusfellowship.xml?lang=en
 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
A Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project you
have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in
Germany.
Focus group:
Post-doctoral researchers who completed their PhD less than four years
prior to the date of
application.
Duration:
6 to 24 months
Destination:
Germany
Deadline:
candidates can apply any time
Website:
http://www.avh.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-postdoc.html
 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-18 months) you
have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in
Germany.
Focus group:
Experienced Researchers who completed their PhD less than twelve years
ago + already build out an research career and profile.
Duration:
6 up to 18 months
Destination:
Germany
Deadline:
any time
Website:
http://www.avh.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-experienced.html
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 Intercollegiate Center for Management (I.C.M.) Doctoral Fellowship Program
The award is granted annually for a period of three years. It involves a stay of one year in a foreign university.
Focus group:
scholars graduated from a Belgium University
Duration:
Three years (of which one year abroad)
Destination:
Abroad
Deadline:
1st of March
Website:
http://users.belgacombusiness.net/cim.icm/index.html
 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science - Postdoctoral fellowship Japan
The programme is open to all scientific fields to carry out research in a Japanese institute recognized by the Japanese
Society for the Promotion of Science. A research plan must be submitted in advance in consultation with the Japanese
researcher with whom the visit is planned.
Focus group:
Postdoctoral candidates who have obtained their PhD within the last six years
Duration:
minimum 12 and up to 24 months
Destination:
Japan
Deadline:
Before April 1
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Postdoctoral-Fellowship-Japan.aspx
 La Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, CONICYT
Grants to begin or continue studies leading to doctoral degrees at universities in Chile, in programs that are accredited
or accreditation process by the National Accrediting Commission of Chile (CNA-Chile).
Focus group:
Chilean or foreigners with permanent residency in Chile in all areas of knowledge.
Duration:
up to 4 years
Destination:
Chile
Deadline:
18 January 2012
Website:
http://www.conicyt.cl/573/article-39577.html
 Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
The grants assist researchers to become professionally reintegrated (usually) within their country of origin.
Focus group:
Researchers who have participated in a Marie Curie action for at least two years. Website:
http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/erg/home.html
 National Research Fund Luxembourg (AFR)
National Research Fund Luxembourg (AFR) invites applications for its AFR postdoctoral grants.
Focus group:
Postdoctoral students
Duration:
up to two years
Deadline:
7 March 2012
Website:
http://www.afr.lu/en/AFR-Grants-Activities/AFR-PhD-and-Postdoc-Grants
 Stichting Prinses Marie-José
Funds searches to be undertaken in Italy to study art-historical or musicological topics, preferably related to artistic
exchanges and links between Belgium and Italy.
Focus group:
(mostly) young researchers, art historians and musicologists
Deadline:
Typed application before 31 December
Website:
http://www.academiabelgica.it/index.php?id_lang=3&id_page=42
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 Subsidization Programme of the Flemish Government for internships with international organizations
Funding programme sponsored by the Flemish Government in order to stimulate young people to participate in
internship programmes of international organizations.
Focus group:
Students or graduates (max. 34 years old) with a bachelor or master diploma that is accredited by
the Flemish Ministry of Education
Destination:
International organization
Duration:
From 2 months up to 6 months
Deadlines:
At the earliest six months and at the latest on the day before the start of the internship
Website:
http://iv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=428&lang=EN%2C+EN%2C+EN%2C+EN%2C+EN%2C+EN%2C+E
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 The Washington Center
Every year, the Flemish Community grants a number of scholarships for The Washington Center to excellent students.
The Washington Center experience is comprised of an internship, an academic course, and a Leadership Forum. All
students are enrolled in a particular program according to their area of interest. Focus group: Bachelor, master and
PhD students in the disciplines of: advocacy, arts, business, information technology, international relations, global
trade, law and criminal justice, management, media and communications and political science
Duration:
15 weeks
Destination:
United States
Deadline:
Consult the website
Website:
http://www.twc.edu/
 VLIR-UOS - PhD scholarships for researchers at a Flemish university (VLADOC)
VLIR-UOS1 provides scholarships to people who wish to carry out research on a development topic at a Flemish
university.
Focus group:
EU citizens who wish to carry out a PhD study at a Flemish university and are allowed to register as a
doctoral student at this Flemish university.
Duration:
2 + 2 years (or shorter duration: 1+2 years or 1+1 years)
Deadline:
February
Website:
www.vliruos.be
 VLIR-UOS - Travel grants for students
VLIR-UOS, Hasselt University and the City of Hasselt offer travel scholarships for students who wish to do their
internship in a developing country or for students who travel to the South for their thesis research.
Focus group: Bachelor, Master and PhD students at a Flemish university
Duration:
Minimum 4 weeks (no maximum)
Destination:
See VLIR-UOS country list (54 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin-America)
Deadline:
First round: December Second round: March
Website:
http://www.vliruos.be/index.php?language=EN&navid=566&direct_to=Travel_grants_for_students_REI_2010
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4. Sabbatical leave
 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
Enables award winners to carry out long-term and ground-breaking research at universities and research institutions in
Germany.
Website:
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/alexander-von-humboldt-professorship.html
 EMBO Molecular Medicine Sabbaticals
These sabbaticals are established to encourage collaborations between clinicians and research scientists and to
support clinicians who wish to visit basic research laboratories in a different EMBC Member State.
Focus group:
Post-doctoral researchers
Duration:
six months up to twelve months
Locatie:
EMBC Member State
Website:
http://www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/molecular-medicine.html
 FWO – Sabbatical leave
The aim of sabbatical leave is to offer full-time members of the autonomous academic staff of universities in the
Flemish Community the opportunity to dedicate 3 months to 1 year entirely to their scientific research. Thanks to the
FWO funding, they can be exempted from their teaching duties. The sum of €2,500 per month is paid to the university,
which can use it to replace the person concerned or to support the beneficiary in his/her research.
Focus group:
Full-time members of the autonomous academic staff of a university in the Flemish Community.
Deadline:
1 April and 1 October every year and at least 3 months before the start of the scientific project.
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Wetenschappelijke-Opdracht.aspx
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Incoming mobility
1. Short term
 BOF-Visiting fellows
Short stays are meant for postdoctoral researchers, the stay must have an added value for UHasselt-research.
Focus group:
Aspirants and seniors
Duration:
1 up to max. 3 months
Website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/research/research-Research-funding/Funding-programs/BOFprograms/BOF-programs-BOF-programs/Short-stays.html
2. Long term
 Bilateral scientific cooperation
The program ‘bilateral scientific cooperation’ has as goal to stimulate and to reinforce the international university
cooperation between Flemish researchers and colleagues of the partner countries.
Deadline:
1 April and 1 October
Website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/research/research-Research-funding/Funding-programs/BOFprograms/BOF-programs-BOF-programs/Bilateral-scientific-cooperation.html
 Chinese studies fellowships
The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange invites applications for its dissertation and
postdoctoral fellowships support completion of Chinese studies dissertations at European universities.
Focus group:
PhD dissertation fellowships , junior scholars who received their PhD within five years of application
and wish to undertake research in Chinese studies
Destination:
European universities
Duration:
Up to two years
Deadline:
31 December
Website:
http://www.cckf.org/e-dornation.htm
 Erasmus Belgica
The main objective of the Erasmus Belgica programme is to enhance the cooperation between the Flemish, French and
German-speaking community by student and docent mobility.
Focus group:
Students and professors
Destination:
Institute for Higher Education in the French or German-speaking community (Belgium)
Duration:
From 3 up to 12 months
Deadline:
March
Website:
http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/Internationalisering/Int-onderwijsprogrammas/Belgischinitiatief/Erasmus-Belgica.html
 Erasmus
The Erasmus programme is a part of the Life Learning Programme of the European Commission. One of the main
objectives of Erasmus, is to stimulate the student and docent mobility within higher education between the
participating countries.
Focus group:
Students and professors
Duration:
From 3 up to 12 months
Focus group:
young postdoctoral researchers (PhD obtained less than 5yr ago) or established experts (PhD
obtained between 5 and 10 yrs ago). Allowance amounts to €2,100 per month
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Duration:
Deadline:
Website:
From 3 months up to 12 consecutive months. Total duration may not exceed 24 months
At least 3 months and at the earliest 6 months before the intended start
http://www.fwo.be/Visiting-postdoctoral-fellowships.aspx
 FWO - Odysseus Programme
Intended to offer start-up funding to a number of outstanding researchers who have built up a career outside Flanders,
in order to develop a research group within a Flemish university or to set up a research line and become progressively
more involved in the Flemish research establishment.
Focus group:
Odysseus Group I – International leading research
Odysseus Group II - Researchers with potential
Duration:
The expenditure status is spread over 5 years.
Deadline:
April 1st. 2012
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Odysseusprogramma.aspx
 FWO - Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowships
To attract excellent postdoctoral researchers to Flanders in order to contribute to the advancement of Flemish science
and to provide the selected fellows with optimal conditions to further develop their research career in Flanders or
abroad.
Focus group:
Candidate must have obtained a PhD or a degree, in any scientific area. (Pegasus-long
fellowship) apply within 6 years after obtaining their PhD.
(Pegasus-short fellowship) apply within 10 years after obtaining their PhD.
Duration:
Pegasus long:
3 year
Pegasus short: 1 year
Deadline:
01/02/2012, 2013, 2014 en 01/05/2012, 2013, 2014
Website:
http://www.fwo.be/Pegasus-Marie-Curie-fellowships.aspx
 VLIR-UOS - ICP PhD
Every academic year, VLIR-UOS2 grants ten PhD scholarships to excellent Master graduates from a developing country
who have studied in a VLIR-UOS funded Master programme (ICP) in Flanders and wish to make a PhD at a Flemish
university.
Focus group:
The call is open for people who graduated not earlier than 2007, or will graduate in 2012, from a
Flemish, VLIR-UOS funded Master programme (ICP).
Duration:
A full ICP PhD scholarship consists of two consecutive two-year terms and cannot be extended.
Deadline:
February
Website:
www.vliruos.be
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VLIR-UOS is the office for university development cooperation within the Flemish Interuniversity Council
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Intersectoral mobility
1. Outgoing
 Baekeland
The Dutch Organization for Scientific Research invites applications for its innovation research
Focus group:
Vice awards - applicants must have completed their doctorates between eight and 15 years ago.
Grants are worth up to €1,5 million each over five years. Veni awards - applicant must have obtained a doctorate
within the last three years. Grants are worth up to €250,000 each over a three year period.
Deadline:
vice: 29 March 2012, veni: 5 January 2012
Website:
www.nwo.nl
 Mintek
Bursaries cover the full payment of registration, tuition and residence fees, plus an allowance, in return for a
commitment to work at Mintek on a year-for-year basis upon graduation.
Focus group:
Undergraduate Bursary Programme is primarily to ensure a steady supply of trained and highly
skilled technical people. Postgraduate Bursary Programme further equips undergraduates through the development
of research methodology skills at the Masters level, followed by the generation of original research that contributes
new knowledge to a field at the Doctoral level.
Destination:
South Africa
Website:
http://www.mintek.co.za/landing.php?bus_cat=960560646f485b45d0c12b2e5ddba275&level=2
 Euripides CALL 12
The EURIPIDES Council (Representatives of industry and Academia from 9 countries)
Focus group:
Project proposals should target the following markets: Automotive, Aeronautics, Space, Energy,
Medtec and Global Security
Website:
http://www.euripides-eureka.eu/
 EU Eurostars programme
Eurostars aims to stimulate these SMEs to lead international collaborative research and innovation projects by easing
access to support and funding Eureka invites applications for its Eurostars programme.
Focus group:
Projects may address any technological area and must involve at least two SME legal entities from
two different participating countries.
Duration:
Projects should last for up to three years.
Deadline:
1 March 2012
Website:
http://eurostars-eureka.eu/
 EU ESF
The European Science Foundation (ESF) each year announces a series of calls for proposals which will give the
opportunity to propose collaborative research projects and networking activities with a European dimension.
Website:
http://www.esf.org/activities/calls-and-funding.html
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Research Coordination Office
Other
 Australian Researchers’ Mobility Portal
Portal for researchers moving to Australia
Website:
http://www.mobility.org.au/incoming/funding_agencies
 IAAS
International Association of students in Agricultural and related Science. To promote the exchange of experience,
knowledge and ideas, to improve the mutual understanding between students in the field of agricultural and related
sciences all over the world.
Website:
http://www.iaasworld.org/
 Jint
JINT is the Flemish Government knowledge and expertise center on international youth mobility and international
youth.
Website:
http://www.jint.be/Default.aspx
 Euraxess
The Euraxess network is an information platform supporting mobility. This portal contains practical information
concerning professional and daily life, as well as information on job and funding opportunities.
Website:
http://www.euraxess.be/
Jobs & Fellowships:
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgSearch
 Naar het Zuiden
Info on internships, volunteering and grants.
Website:
http://www.gostrange.be/Themas/NaarhetZuiden.aspx (site in Dutch)
 Study in Flanders
Website:
http://www.studyinflanders.be/en/information-on-research/research-funding/

Monster.com
 Vocation
Vocatio, formerly the Belgian ‘Stichting Roeping’ annually hands out ten to fifteen scholarships worth € 10,000 each,
to young people to realize their dream regardless of their origin, their discipline, action area or level of education.
Website:
http://www.vocatio.be/?lang=nl
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