Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)

Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen
Abbreviation FWO
Motto Opening new horizons
Predecessor National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO/FNRS)
Formation 2006 [1928]
Purpose Research funding
Headquarters Brussels
Location
  • Egmontstraat 5, 1000 Brussel, Belgium
Region served
Flanders
Official language
Dutch, English
President
 Willy Verstraete
General Secretary
 Hans Willems
Website FWO


The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO; Dutch: Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) is a public research council for the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. It aims to support ground-breaking research, especially in association with the universities and institutes of the Flemish Community, which include, among others, Ghent University, Catholic University of Leuven, and Free University of Brussels.[1]

History

Together with the Fund for Scientific Research - Wallonia (F.R.S.-FNRS; French: Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS) for the French-speaking region, the FWO is a successor to the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO/FNRS), which had been founded in 1928.[2] A self-governing organization, the Research Foundation - Flanders is located in Brussels and financed by the Flemish government, the federal government, and the national lottery, with further support coming from partner institutes and companies.

Function

The FWO supports research in science, engineering, and the humanities through a variety of frameworks.[3] It offers funding for doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships as well as grants, projects, and infrastructure. Moreover, the FWO funds international mobility and collaboration.

Together with a number of partners, it also bestows scientific prizes.[4]

International profile

The FWO is a member of Science Europe and collaborates in many European research organisations.[5][6]

In addition, it has created partnerships with numerous counterparts across the globe, such as the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Research Foundation - Flanders". AcademiaNet.
  2. ↑ "Organisation profile". academicpositions.eu.
  3. ↑ "Funding frameworks". FWO.
  4. ↑ "Overview of scientific prizes". FWO.
  5. ↑ "Member Organisations". Science Europe.
  6. ↑ "Profile at European Commission, Research & Innovation".
  7. ↑ "International collaborations". FWO.
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