GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR STRATEGIC & APPLIED RESEARCH

FROM FLANDERS, BRUSSELS, EUROPE

The strategic and applied research output of the universities influences the regional innovation degree and reinforces the economic landscape. On the other hand it generates revenue for the university which can be reinvested in research. Government funding from Flanders, Brussels and Europe is crucial to support this valorisation of research. In 2022 governmental funding for approved strategic and applied research projects at VUB amounted to €58,305,135. A positive trend is the fact that, besides Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM-oriented projects, more and more projects from the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (SSHA) are introduced.

VUB TechTransfer offers assistance and support to researchers for:

• Projects financed by the Industrial Research Fund of the VUB (Flemish government funding)

• Flanders VLAIO & FWO calls

• Brussels-Capital Region funding through Innoviris

• Projects with SOCs and spearhead clusters

• Innovation driven EU projects

• Financing for applied projects with valorization potential by other (international) organisations or administrations