On 7 September 2018, the Council of Ministers approved the implementation of the second phase of the BRAIN-be (Belgian Research Action through Interdisciplinary Networks) research programme, carried out under the responsibility of the Federal Science Policy (BELSPO)
BRAIN-be 2.0 allows, through the funding of research projects based on scientific excellence and European and international anchorage, to meet the needs for scientific knowledge of the Belgian federal departments and to support the scientific potential of the Federal Scientific Institutions (FSI).
BRAIN-be 2.0 is open to the whole Belgian scientific community: universities, university colleges, public scientific institutions and non-profit research centres.
The framework programme BRAIN-be 2.0 is structured around 3 pillars:
BRAIN-be allows through the funding of research projects based on scientific excellence and European and international anchorage to meet the needs for scientific knowledge of the federal departments and to support the scientific potential of the Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs).
The strategic objectives, which have been set, based on the federal visions and priorities (both political and scientific) underlying the BRAIN-be programme.
BRAIN-be is open to the whole Belgian scientific community: universities, public scientific institutions and non-profit research centres.
The framework programme is based on the financing of two types of research projects: network projects and pioneer projects.
The framework programme is structured around 6 thematic areas:
Brain-be 2.0 website 
Phase II (2018-2023)
Brain-be 2.0 projects in Fedra (database of research projects)
Brain-be website Phase I (2012-2017)
Brain-be projects in Fedra (database of research projects)
