Bilateral Research Cooperation — Québec (FRQ)

Bilateral Research Cooperation – Québec (FRQ) is a joint FWO and Fonds de recherche du Québec programme for interdisciplinary fundamental research teams working between Flanders and Québec. It sits under FWO (Flemish Research Foundation) and funds integrated three-year projects that are built around one central question, one methodology, and one work plan rather than separate parallel subprojects. On the Flemish side, FWO supports staff and consumables at €45,000 to €85,000 per year and equipment up to €150,000 across the project. The Québec partner is funded separately by FRQ. The call is interdisciplinary by design and requires involvement across at least two of FRQ's three sectors: Health, Society and Culture, and Nature and Technologies. The programme is annual, and the 2026 call closes on 18 June 2026. The strongest applications are integrated cross-border teams that can explain why the Flemish and Québec parts belong in one project and why the project needs both partners from the start. Selection runs through joint FWO–FRQ interdisciplinary panels, with the two boards making the final decision. This is a good route for established teams with a genuinely shared research design; it is a weaker fit for collaborations that are only loosely aligned or mainly transactional.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.