Funding and Calls

Find current funding opportunities and calls for postdoctoral researchers at Ghent University. Explore grants, fellowships, and programs to support your research and career development.

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Ready to take the next step towards research independence? Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) has opened its Starting Grant 2027 for outstanding early-career researchers who want to establish their own independent research group in Prague. The grant provides up to CZK 12 million (approx. €490,000) over three years, with a pathway towards a tenure-track position, support for future ERC and other major grant applications, family-friendly conditions and a relocation package. Importantly, no prior commitment from a CTU host department is required to apply.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026. Interested in building your own research group at CTU? Discover the opportunity and apply via https://www.cvut.cz/en/cvut-starting-grant.

Funding Opportunities

A general overview of predoctoral and postdoctoral funding is available on Ghent University’s research portal. Please consult this page regularly for the most up-to-date information, including (among others) postdoctoral opportunities and projects and institutional cooperation:


Postdoctoral opportunities	Projects & Institutional cooperation
BOF - Postdoctoral Fellowships	FWO - Medium-scale research infrastructure
FWO - Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship	FWO - Large-scale research infrastructure
FWO - Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship	FWO - SBO (Strategic Basic Research)
FWO - Odysseus initiative	FWO - TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Social finality)
FWO - Senior Clinical investigator	FWO - Bilateral Agreements
FWO - Scientific stay in Flanders	FWO - Research networks
VLAIO - Innovation mandates	International Foundation for Science (IFS)
EU - MSCA – Postdoctoral Fellowship	Researchers Networks (COST)
EU - ERC grant at Ghent University	BOF - Interuniversity projects
BAEF: Fellowships for postdoc research of US-citizens in Belgium	Horizon Europe Collaborative projects
Fulbright Scholarship Programme	ENLIGHT
	Erasmus+

Funding Wizard

High-quality research and education depend on access to the right resources. Yet finding the most suitable funding opportunity can be time-consuming and complex. Which programme fits your project? Is co-funding required? What type of partnership or consortium is needed?

The Funding Wizard (internal) is designed to make that journey easier for researchers at Ghent University. Through an intuitive interface, you can describe your project by entering details such as activities, duration, partnerships, budget and funding needs. Based on your input, the tool generates a prioritised list of funding opportunities that best match your project profile.

The Funding Wizard does not replace expert advice. Instead, it supports and strengthens it. By offering a smart pre-selection of relevant funding channels, it saves time, reduces blind spots and brings new opportunities into view. It also enables research support staff to guide you in a more focused and effective way.

The Funding Wizard is your smart shortcut to the right funding opportunity: helping you explore options faster, compare possibilities more easily and unlock new opportunities for your research or education project.

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Be sure to also subscribe to the different newsletters that keep you updated on upcoming calls and info sessions. Among others:

BOZI & (Re)Search Tips keeps you informed about current funding opportunities and calls and provides practical advice on research, information management, funding and scholarly communication. Subscribe to the biweekly newsletter to stay up to date!
For international and European funding, it is useful to follow the EU team, which shares regular updates on EU-related news.
Contact the Funding Academy Network on Teams. The Funding Academy is supported by a network of central and faculty staff who assist researchers in securing funding for both research and teaching. It serves as a Network for knowledge sharing on acquiring funding. Read more about the annual Funding Academy Day.
More on finding and managing funding can be found on the intranet (employees only).

Mobility

Many researchers spend a considerable time abroad during their postdoc phase. If your destination is well-chosen, it gives you the chance to work in the best environments in the world, to network with key people in your field, to learn new skills and insights and ultimately, to challenge yourself as a person and as a professional.

Interested in mobility? Read more about International mobility during your PhD and/or postdoc.

Overview current other calls

The University of Tartu invites doctoral and early career researchers to explore opportunities to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship with supervisors at the University of Tartu (Estonia).

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent researchers who wish to develop their careers through international mobility and advanced research training. Interested candidates can identify potential supervisors and research topics at the University of Tartu and prepare a joint proposal for the MSCA call, expected to open in April 2026 with a submission deadline in September 2026.

More information about the opportunity and available supervisors can be found here.

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