FIRST Entreprise
Supports Walloon companies through FIRST Entreprise to hire researchers for early innovation work.
FIRST Entreprise is a continuous, rolling grant from SPW Recherche that subsidizes Walloon companies hiring a researcher for a 12-to-24-month industrial research project combined with a mandatory training placement at a recognised research centre. Applications are accepted year-round through a guichet system and SPW Recherche guarantees a funding decision within three months of receiving a complet…
Rolling researcher-hire subsidy for Walloon companies employing a researcher for 12–24 months of industrial research combined with a mandatory training placement in a recognized research centre, with a three-month decision guarantee.
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