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Brains for Brussels (BFB)

Funds Attracts high-level researchers from abroad or industry to set up pioneering research in Brussels grant renewable for years.

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Brains for Brussels attracts researchers currently working abroad or in the private sector to conduct pioneering academic research in Brussels. The PI must hold a doctorate and must have spent at least the last 2 years abroad in academic research, or at least 2 of the last 3 years in industrial R&D or innovation. The research organisation (not the individual) applies on the PI's behalf.

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Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.innoviris.brussels