Grants Office

Research projects of KU Leuven

• Special Research Fund (BOF) - Directives and procedures 2012-2013 NEW
• Industrial Research Funding (IOF)
• European funding possibilities
• National funding possibilities

Research in the framework of Development Co-operation

• Interfaculty Council for Development Co-operation of the KU Leuven
• Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)
• IUC (Institutional University Co-operation)
• DGIS-BTC (formerly ABOS)
• NGO (Non-governmental organisations)

Other funding opportunities

• EC (European Commission): Marie Curie (limited opportunities for PhD students)
• FWO (Research Foundation – Flanders; for EU citizens or other nationalities with a masters degree from an EU-university )
• IWT (Flemish Institute for Scientific Research with the Industry; for EU citizens)
• IMEC
• Flemish Community incl. Bilateral Agreements of the Flemish Community
• Federal Government
• The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
• International Organisations: UNO UNESCO, WHO, WORLDBANK
• Fulbright Scholarship Programme
• National and International Foundations for research: IUAP, VIS, DWTC, IWT, VITO, Cordis, etc.

• Academic Fellowships' Fund VEWA  (Vereniging van Educatieve en Wetenschappelijke Auteurs)

In general, applications for these financing institutions have to be elaborated in close co-operation with the leading professor or his/her assistants. Please contact the individual professor to consult "GeDOC" for financing opportunities not mentioned above.