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Public Service of Wallonia — Economy, Employment, Research (Service Public de Wallonie Économie, Emploi, Recherche)

Offers Service Public de Wallonie through Walloon R and D grants and programs for universities, firms, and consortia.

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Key stats
Annual funding—
Programs8
Active grants3
Total grants6
About

Service Public de Wallonie Economie, Emploi, Recherche, usually referred to as SPW Recherche, is the Walloon Regional Government's R&D grant administration. It covers Wallonia only, not federal Belgium, and it sits behind the region's research and innovation aid channels.

Its portfolio runs through Win4Company, Win2Wal, Win4Excellence, Win4Doc, FIRST Entreprise, Win4SpinOff, Eureka multilateral c…

Programs & grants under this funder
Eureka Multilateral Calls (SPW Walloon Share)

Administers the Walloon share of Eureka calls, enabling international collaborative projects and industrial partnerships via SPW Recherche.

1 grant
Eureka Lightweighting Call — Walloon Partner Share
Open
— pool·45 days
FIRST Entreprise

Supports the subsidizes a Walloon company hiring a researcher to carry out industrial research for to onths, combined with a mandatory.

1 grant
FIRST Entreprise
Between cycles
— pool
PRW Défense

Administers a one-time call under the Plan de Relance de la Wallonie , the post-COVID Walloon Recovery Plan.

Win2Wal — Call (Appel)

Funds the multi-partner industrial research consortia led by Walloon university or higher-education college departments, each partnered with at least one Walloon.

1 grant
Win2Wal — Call (Appel)
Scheduled
— pool
Win4Company

Funds the workhorse aid for Walloon companies at all sizes.

1 grant
Win4Company — R&D Aid
Between cycles
— pool
Win4Doc

Supports the subsidizes a researcher's salary and associated costs when a Walloon company hires them to carry out a full doctoral.

1 grant
Win4Doc (Seed)
Open
— pool
Win4Excellence

Funds the ambitious upstream research in strategic priority areas for the Walloon region including space, cybersecurity, and other Strategic Innovation Fields.

Win4SpinOff

Supports Walloon academic departments building new spin-off ventures through a fully subsidized research development programme.

1 grant
Win4SpinOff
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: recherche.wallonie.be