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The open calls are sorted by submission deadline.
Amai! – Impactbooster
The amai! Impact Booster aims to strengthen public participation, technology adoption and societal impact within Flemish AI research and innovation programmes.
Budget: 30.000 euro
Deadline: Open on an ongoing basis
EU/FWO – Transcan-4 – European network on Translational Cancer Research with FWO funding
The Transcan-4 - European network on Translational Cancer Research co-funded call has been launched: "Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment”
This first call focuses on translational research on cancer metabolism, more specifically on multidisciplinary approaches for diagnosis and treatment, to improve both diagnosis and treatment. The call aims to bring together researchers and clinicians to foster innovative collaborations and support high-quality projects with strong translational potential.
Applicants for FWO funding must submit an administrative application via the FWO e-loket:
- For fundamental research projects (FO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme fundamental research’;
- For strategic basis research projects (SBO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme strategic basic research’.
Researchers are strongly advised to contact the FWO before submission regarding the eligibility criteria. This to avoid the ineligibility of a researcher individually, and the project consortium as a whole.
Deadline: 21 July 2026 (pre-submission); 13 January 2027 (final submission)
IHI – Call 13
Topics
- Topic 1: A network to boost the next wave of European innovations in healthcare
- Topic 2: An AI foundation toxicology model and framework to support waiving a second species in drug safety studies
- Topic 3: Decode the immuno-science of age-related immune-mediated diseases
Deadline: 08 October 2026 (short proposal); 21 April 2027 (full proposal)
King Baudouin Foundation – Fund Gert Noël 2026
Support for projects within the healthcare network in Belgium that aim to improve the quality of care, information and support for patients, their loved ones and healthcare staff.
Budget: 35.000 euro
Deadline: 15 October 2026
KAGB – Awards – deadline 1 November 2026
- Prijs van de AstraZeneca Foundation (Voor elke prijs 50.000 euro (20.000 euro als persoonlijke beloning en 30.000 euro voor verderzetting van het onderzoek)
- Prijs Dr. José Daels voor gynaecologie-verloskunde – 10.000 euro (3.000 euro als persoonlijke beloning en 7.000 euro voor de voortzetting van het onderzoek)
- Prijs Prof. Dr. Bernard Sabbe – 5.000 euro (als persoonlijke beloning)
- Prijs van het Fonds Octaaf Dupont – 4.000 euro
Deadline: 1 November 2026
King Baudouin Foundation – Improving the quality of care and the quality of life of patients with Multiple Sclerosis and their relatives
The Funds Claire Fauconnier and Ginette Kryksztein are launching a joint call for projects. The call launched in 2026 aims to improve the daily lives of patients and their relatives, by alleviating the physical and psychological disturbances due to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or by preventing its potential physical and psychosocial consequences.
Budget: 180.000 euro
Deadline: 08 December 2026
THE RENÉ DE COOMAN PRIZE 2027
Awarded to honour a Belgian researcher (less than 45 years before April 1, 2027) having made a prominent contribution to the problem of Aging
Budget: 10.000 euro
Deadline: 01 April 2027
KAGB – Awards – deadline 11 January 2027
- Prijs Dr. Monique Govaerts en Joseph Lepoix voor de studie van intoxicaties – 7.500 euro (2.500 euro als persoonlijke beloning en 5.000 euro ter bevordering van het onderzoek)
- Prijzen van de Stichting tegen Kanker voor geneeskundig wetenschappelijk onderzoek, gericht op primaire of secundaire kankerpreventie – 2 prijzen: 1 voor Nederlandstalige onderzoekers, 1 voor Franstalige onderzoekers - voor elke prijs 5.000 euro (als persoonlijke beloning)
- Prijs Jacqueline Bernheim voor medisch-chirurgische cardiologie, hart- of hartlongtransplantatie – 30.000 (voor de verderzetting van het onderzoek)
Deadline: 11 January 2027
KOTK – Call for clinical studies 2027
To be eligible for funding, the project must meet the following seven criteria. See on the website for the specifics.
Funding can be applied for by Belgian research institutions (non-profit) for both coordination of and participation in national and international clinical studies. To be eligible, recruitment of patients of Flanders and accessibility of study-based treatment for patients in Flanders must be guaranteed.
Clinical research in the context of a public-private partnership may be eligible if it is necessary for the execution of the project, appropriate agreements regarding intellectual property are in place and if guarantees can be given on accessibility and fair price setting after the research is completed. Commercial/industrial parties cannot apply for funding themselves under any circumstances.
Applications for funding cannot be made for translational research within the call for clinical research projects.
New
- Belgian research institutions (non-profit) can submit an application.
- A limited budget can be requested to support patient recruitment at cross-border centers for an international study coordinated from Belgium.
- More awareness on supportive treatments.
Budget: 6.5 million euros
Deadline: 21 January 2027 (Abstract); 01 July 2027 (Full proposal)
This list is non-exhaustive