Grants in Belgium

Between cycles

Funds projects and career development grants for Belgian university researchers across disciplines.

Between cycles

Supports postdoctoral research mandates bridging basic research into industrial applications with Flemish valorisation.

Between cycles

Provides Belgium innovators with hands-on guidance for first startup innovation grants with specialist coaching and commercialization planning.

Between cycles

Funds South African and Flemish university teams to run multi-year fundamental research in any domain through shared governance.

Between cycles

Funds first-time Flemish exporters launching international sales with flat-rate export grants.

Between cycles

Funds Walloon industrial teams through a regional programme for research and experimental development projects.

Between cycles

Funds Belgian companies with innovation deductions that strengthen spending on new products and services.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies collaborating on R&D projects with enterprises from Flanders or Wallonia, through the joint Belgian interregional innovation co-funding initiative.

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Supports interdisciplinary fundamental research collaborations between Flemish and Quebec research teams.

Gives brain-health start-ups mentorship, investor exposure and a free event pass through a Brussels pitch competition.

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Funds Brussels companies testing the feasibility and viability of innovative waste re-use and recycling projects, covering 50 to 70 percent of costs.

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Funds Belgian defence-related innovation in critical technology sectors to strengthen real-world implementation.

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Funds Belgian deep-tech companies researching human performance and human-machine integration for defence applications.

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Funds Belgian industrial companies developing next-generation combat aircraft and fighter-jet technologies under the NGWS/FCAS programme.

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Funds Belgian companies doing R&D in defence space capabilities — Earth Observation satellites and Space Situation Awareness systems.

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Funds Brussels-region collaborations with European partners to advance sustainable urban transitions through transnational research activity.

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Pays a Belgium-based organisation an annual lump sum to run a EUROPE DIRECT information centre engaging local citizens on EU policy from 2026 to 2030.

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Funds Brussels R&D SMEs participating in Eurostars international collaboration projects, covering 40 to 80 percent of project costs depending on company size and project type.

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Funds Brussels companies checking the technical feasibility of their innovation, covering 50 to 70 percent of a technical feasibility study carried out in-house or with a specialist consultant.

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Funds Brussels companies integrating generative AI into their products, services, or internal processes through a feasibility study and proof-of-concept project.

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Supports the VLAIO Innovatieve Bedrijfsnetwerken program that connects Flemish enterprise consortia and co-finances collaborative innovation clusters.

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Funds Brussels small enterprises through vouchers covering most costs for expert technical assessment and advisory services.

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Funds Brussels startups founded within the last five years with a EUR 500,000 award to realize their three-year strategic innovation plan.

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Funds Brussels companies doing market-oriented R&D with Flemish or Walloon research institutions and companies via the Belgian spearhead cluster and competitiveness pole network.