Website
http://www.fwo.be/en/fellowships-funding/research-projects/odysseusprogramme/
Sponsor
Het Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO) / The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)
Limited submission
The universities propose candidates, together with a limited list of reserves.
Amount
The subsidy is spread over 5 years and includes the salary cost for supporting staff, equipment and bench fees. Odysseus I is €400,000 to €1,500,000/year (€2,000,000 to €7,500,000 for the 5-year period). Odysseus II is €100,000 and €200,000/year (€500,000 to €1,000,000 for the 5-year period). Projects start January 1, 2015.
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Requirements
Academic Institution
New Faculty/New Investigator
Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional
Citizenship or Residency
Unrestricted
Activity location
Belgium
Abstract
The programme supports outstanding researchers who have built up a career outside Flanders. The programme provides start-up funding in order to develop a research group within a Flemish university or to set up a research line and become progressively more involved in the Flemish research establishment. The subsidy is used for two types of start-up funding based on an individual’s career level: Odysseus Group I and Odysseus Group II.
What makes this programme unique is the combination of a permanent position at a Flemish university and sufficient project funding to establish one’s own research team. This symbiosis forms the ideal starting point to attract high level, international research to Flanders.
The research plan must be submitted and approved by the university or universities and is consistent with the research policy.
The FWO supports fundamental research. Fundamental scientific research is focussed on expanding knowledge about human beings and their environment. As the level of knowledge of society grows, so does the quality of life in general and the quality of training in particular.
Current call participants:
– Universiteit Gent
– Universiteit Antwerpen
– Universiteit Hasselt
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Eligibility
Only the Flemish universities can, potentially in cooperation, nominate candidates at the FWO. Each university establishes a procedure for the selection of the candidates that it wants to nominate to the FWO.
Odysseus Group I is for researchers who are internationally recognised as pioneers in their field and who already have a position at a foreign university research funding.
Odysseus Group II is for researchers who have at least 3 years’ post-doctoral experience abroad and whose work has convinced leading colleagues in the field that they have potential to develop a leading international position.
To be considered an eligible candidate, and individual must:
– have been employed by a foreign institution for at least one year before the date of the application.
– have for at least three years been affiliated to a foreign institution in the last five years.
– meet the criteria of excellence.
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Keywords
- Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Engineering
- Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology
- Health and Medicine
- Energy Sciences
- Social Sciences
Upcoming Deadlines
Date
What’s Due
Notes
15 May 2014
Confirmed
Nomination
Sponsor deadline – required
