Key domains
Centres for Excellence
One of the most important objectives of the internal research policy of K.U.Leuven is improving research quality as well as the internal organisation and efficiency of the research process. Therefore, a specific funding scheme was launched in 2005. It provides a 5 year funding for research initiatives within specific areas, often by means of internal networking between reseach groups with complementary competencies.
Impulse projects
K.U.Leuven wants to create a suitable and challenging research environment for its resarchers. The availability of advanced research infrastructures are necessary to participate in modern top-research. At the same time, it opens the opportunity to provide scientific services to third partners. In 2003 and 2004 a specific programme for funding of research infrastructures was launched. This programme will be continued in the future by the so-called Hercules-programme of the Flemish Government.
Methusalem
The Methusalem programme provides long term (7 years) structural funding for top researchers in Flanders. The programme is funded by the Flemish Government and is meant for experienced researchers with an international recognition.
Odysseus
The Odysseus programme encourages researchers, in all scientific disciplines (including social sciences and humanities), who established their career (mainly) abroad to pursue an independent research career at a Flemish university by supporting them with a start-up project, including the development of a research group where appropriate, aimed at opening up new lines of research.
ERC grantholders KU Leuven
The ERC's mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence.
Hercules (only in Dutch)
Sedert 2007 investeert de Vlaamse Overheid in een structureel financieringskanaal voor middelzware- en zware onderzoeksinfrastructuur voor fundamenteel en strategisch basisonderzoek