UNamur - Sources of funding for researchers
Academic - young researcher (R3)
Funding mobility
Funding a PhD (via an individual mandate)
Funding a research project
Funding a postdoctoral fellowship (via an individual mandate)
Funding equipment
Apply for an award
Funding a research project through alternative financing
Funding publications, organising meetings or popularisation activities
F.R.S.-FNRS
Internal UNamur funding
✓ Equipment Call (EQP)
✓ UNamur PFT
✓ Infrastructures & Large Equipment
✓ UNamur Equip Support Call
Funding equipment
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
Equipment can also be financed through projects.
Fundraising Unit
✓ Public and private foundations
✓ Internal sponsorship funds
✓ National Lottery
✓ Sponsorship, non-profit organisations and companies
✓ Sponsoring
✓Crowdfunding
morgane.belin@unamur.be
The Fundraising Unit assists researchers in securing alternative funding (patronage, foundations and private funds, the National Lottery, non-profit organisations, crowdfunding, sponsorship, etc.).
Walloon Region
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Wel-T
✓ Weave
✓ Win2Wal
✓ PDR
✓ MIS
✓ Win4Excellence
✓ CDR
✓ Télévie
✓ Welchange
✓ Welbio
✓ Competitiveness clusters
✓ Pint-Multi transnational calls
✓ European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
✓ International collaborations
✓ Bilateral research projects - Pint-Bilat_P
✓ ...
To the Walloon Region search page
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
nathalie.malengreau@unamur.be
Funding a research project
Europe Unit
International cooperation
✓ ERC
✓ ARES-PRD
✓ Collaborative Projects under Pillars 2 & 3
✓ ARES-Start-up and Promotion Projects
✓ LIFE
✓ WBI Projets
europe.adre@unamur.be
international.cooperation@unamur.be
Federal
✓ BELSPO - Call for proposals
FWB/Internal UNamur funding
It should be noted that it is through projects that it is possible to benefit from an operating budget.
✓ PRODEX
✓ FWB - ARC
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Please note that there are also opportunities for financial assistance (for publication, participation in conferences, organisation of symposiums, etc.) from the institutes. So don't hesitate to ask for more information!
Mobility OUT
Mobility IN
Find funding to undertake a mobility placement or attend an international conference.
International cooperation
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ WBI - Maghreb-Lebanon Mobility Fund
✓ Scientific Stay Grant OUT
✓ Stay abroad
✓ Erasmus + ICM
✓ Pint-Bilat-M
✓ Scientific meeting abroad
✓ ARES - ASEM-DUO
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Funding mobility
Internal UNamur funding
✓ FSR - research stay
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Scientific Stay Grant IN
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
Other funding opportunities
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
✓ WBI - Mobility fund
✓ ARES - ASEM-DUO
Internal mobility often takes place through projects.
✓ UNIVERSEH
✓ Erasmus +
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
✓ Co-financing UNIVERSEH
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ FSR joint supervision with other institutions
✓ Research fellow (ASP)
✓ FSR co-financing with the private sector
✓ FRESH Doctoral Grant - humanities and social sciences
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
✓ FRIA Doctoral Grant - health, science and technology
Other funding opportunities
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Funding a PhD (via individual mandate)
✓ ARES Mobility Grant
Walloon Region
✓ WBI World Excellence Scholarship
✓ PhD in a Company - Win4Doc
✓ BAEF
✓ Fulbright
nathalie.malengreau@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Europe Unit
✓ UNamur institutional call (“Sud”) / CERUNA
✓ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
europe.adre@unamur.be
PhD funding can also be obtained through projects.
✓ Teaching assistant
Foundations
Royal Academy
At UNamur, Morgane Belin from the Fundraising Unit is the person who can guide you and provide information about the prizes available within the foundations. Jean-Pascal Piret is responsible for relaying information on Plomino.
The Royal Academy of Belgium manages over a hundred funds that award prizes or grants at varying intervals. Some of these funds were established in the 19th century. The capital of these funds was built up through donations or bequests.
Apply for an award
Link to Plomino.
Link to the Academy Awards
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
morgane.belin@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ FSR - Support for publications
✓ Organisation of scientific meetings
✓ FSR - Support for doctoral schools
✓ Wernaers Fund (popularisation)
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
✓ Publication funding (NOT papers)
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Namur University Press
Funding publications, organising meetings or popularisation activities
Budget de fonctionnement
✓ The PUNs offer a service for publishing books, theses, brochures, syllabuses or other scientific or cultural writings.
University foundation
✓ Funding for scientific publications
edition.pun@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Internal sponsorship provides funding for publications by PUN.
✓ Assistance for the publication of works at PUN
morgane.belin@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Institutional call (every two years)
✓ Postdoctoral researcher (CR)
A great title
We better understand visual content. Visual content is associated with cognitive and psychological mechanisms. Things enter through the eyes, the first image is what matters. We associate visual content with emotions.
✓ Research Associate (CQ)
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Funding a postdoctoral fellowship (via individual mandate)
Other funding opportunities
✓ ARES Mobility Grant
Europe Unit
✓ WBI World Excellence Scholarship
✓ BAEF
✓ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship
✓ Fulbright
europe.adre@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Postdoc funding can also be obtained through projects.
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UNamur - Sources of funding for researchers
Academic - young researcher (R3)
Funding mobility
Funding a PhD (via an individual mandate)
Funding a research project
Funding a postdoctoral fellowship (via an individual mandate)
Funding equipment
Apply for an award
Funding a research project through alternative financing
Funding publications, organising meetings or popularisation activities
F.R.S.-FNRS
Internal UNamur funding
✓ Equipment Call (EQP)
✓ UNamur PFT
✓ Infrastructures & Large Equipment
✓ UNamur Equip Support Call
Funding equipment
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
Equipment can also be financed through projects.
Fundraising Unit
✓ Public and private foundations
✓ Internal sponsorship funds
✓ National Lottery
✓ Sponsorship, non-profit organisations and companies
✓ Sponsoring
✓Crowdfunding
morgane.belin@unamur.be
The Fundraising Unit assists researchers in securing alternative funding (patronage, foundations and private funds, the National Lottery, non-profit organisations, crowdfunding, sponsorship, etc.).
Walloon Region
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Wel-T
✓ Weave
✓ Win2Wal
✓ PDR
✓ MIS
✓ Win4Excellence
✓ CDR
✓ Télévie
✓ Welchange
✓ Welbio
✓ Competitiveness clusters
✓ Pint-Multi transnational calls
✓ European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
✓ International collaborations
✓ Bilateral research projects - Pint-Bilat_P
✓ ...
To the Walloon Region search page
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
nathalie.malengreau@unamur.be
Funding a research project
Europe Unit
International cooperation
✓ ERC
✓ ARES-PRD
✓ Collaborative Projects under Pillars 2 & 3
✓ ARES-Start-up and Promotion Projects
✓ LIFE
✓ WBI Projets
europe.adre@unamur.be
international.cooperation@unamur.be
Federal
✓ BELSPO - Call for proposals
FWB/Internal UNamur funding
It should be noted that it is through projects that it is possible to benefit from an operating budget.
✓ PRODEX
✓ FWB - ARC
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Please note that there are also opportunities for financial assistance (for publication, participation in conferences, organisation of symposiums, etc.) from the institutes. So don't hesitate to ask for more information!
Mobility OUT
Mobility IN
Find funding to undertake a mobility placement or attend an international conference.
International cooperation
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ WBI - Maghreb-Lebanon Mobility Fund
✓ Scientific Stay Grant OUT
✓ Stay abroad
✓ Erasmus + ICM
✓ Pint-Bilat-M
✓ Scientific meeting abroad
✓ ARES - ASEM-DUO
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Funding mobility
Internal UNamur funding
✓ FSR - research stay
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Scientific Stay Grant IN
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
Other funding opportunities
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
✓ WBI - Mobility fund
✓ ARES - ASEM-DUO
Internal mobility often takes place through projects.
✓ UNIVERSEH
✓ Erasmus +
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
✓ Co-financing UNIVERSEH
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ FSR joint supervision with other institutions
✓ Research fellow (ASP)
✓ FSR co-financing with the private sector
✓ FRESH Doctoral Grant - humanities and social sciences
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
✓ FRIA Doctoral Grant - health, science and technology
Other funding opportunities
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Funding a PhD (via individual mandate)
✓ ARES Mobility Grant
Walloon Region
✓ WBI World Excellence Scholarship
✓ PhD in a Company - Win4Doc
✓ BAEF
✓ Fulbright
nathalie.malengreau@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Europe Unit
✓ UNamur institutional call (“Sud”) / CERUNA
✓ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
europe.adre@unamur.be
PhD funding can also be obtained through projects.
✓ Teaching assistant
Foundations
Royal Academy
At UNamur, Morgane Belin from the Fundraising Unit is the person who can guide you and provide information about the prizes available within the foundations. Jean-Pascal Piret is responsible for relaying information on Plomino.
The Royal Academy of Belgium manages over a hundred funds that award prizes or grants at varying intervals. Some of these funds were established in the 19th century. The capital of these funds was built up through donations or bequests.
Apply for an award
Link to Plomino.
Link to the Academy Awards
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
morgane.belin@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ FSR - Support for publications
✓ Organisation of scientific meetings
✓ FSR - Support for doctoral schools
✓ Wernaers Fund (popularisation)
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
✓ Publication funding (NOT papers)
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Namur University Press
Funding publications, organising meetings or popularisation activities
Budget de fonctionnement
✓ The PUNs offer a service for publishing books, theses, brochures, syllabuses or other scientific or cultural writings.
University foundation
✓ Funding for scientific publications
edition.pun@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Internal sponsorship provides funding for publications by PUN.
✓ Assistance for the publication of works at PUN
morgane.belin@unamur.be
Internal UNamur funding
F.R.S.-FNRS
✓ Institutional call (every two years)
✓ Postdoctoral researcher (CR)
A great title
We better understand visual content. Visual content is associated with cognitive and psychological mechanisms. Things enter through the eyes, the first image is what matters. We associate visual content with emotions.
✓ Research Associate (CQ)
secretariat.adre@unamur.be
jean-pascal.piret@unamur.be
Funding a postdoctoral fellowship (via individual mandate)
Other funding opportunities
✓ ARES Mobility Grant
Europe Unit
✓ WBI World Excellence Scholarship
✓ BAEF
✓ Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship
✓ Fulbright
europe.adre@unamur.be
international-cooperation@unamur.be
Postdoc funding can also be obtained through projects.