Announcement
The call for proposals in the frame of the Science 4 Policy research programme is now open!
This call is open to the entire Belgian scientific community (universities, colleges, universities of applied sciences, public research centres, non-profit organizations having the pursuit of scientific research in their statutes). The closing of the call is set on October 10.
From 27 august on, you can hand in an Expression of Interest (EoI). The deadline is 5 September 2024. Only when you hand in a EoI, you will have the possibility to hand in a Full Proposal as well. From 12 September on, it will be possible to submit this Full Proposal. The deadline is 10 October 2024.
The call concerns the “policy-driven” projects of the S4Policy programme. In the framework of these projects, research priorities were submitted by the federal departments with a call for a scientific support from the Belgian academic community. The four main themes of the research priorities are: Digital Transformation; Strategic autonomy and Resilience of Belgium; Inclusion, health and wellbeing; and Green and Societal Transformation. The projects aim to gain academic support to either reinforce analytical capacities within federal departments or to provide scientific evidence to inform federal policies. They are based on a co-funding scheme in which BELSPO funds a maximum of 90% and the concerned department(s) a minimum of 10% of the total budget.
| Activity | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Launch of the call | 25 June 2024 |
| Information session | 28 June 2024 @ 10:00 |
| Opening of the platform for submission EoI | 27 August 2024 |
| Deadline submission EoI | 5 September 2024 @ 14:00 |
| Eligibility check by BELSPO | 11 September 2024 |
| Opening of the platform for submission Full Proposal | 12 September 2024 |
| Deadline submission Full Proposal | 10 October 2024 @ 14 :00 |
| Evaluation | October – November 2024 |
| Communication of results | December 2024 |
| Start of the projects | 15 February 2025 |
Deadlines
The completed EoI and Full Proposals need to be submitted via our platform (soon available).
Information Session (Online meeting )
Specific content questions
If you have any questions on the Research Priorities of the call (i.e. research topics) (see Information file S4P, Part II (p. 10 – 42), you can contact S4Policy@belspo.be until 23/07/24.
We will answer your questions as soon as possible. We will not answer those questions that would lead to an unfair distribution of information among the interested researchers. All clarifications will be shared by e-mail and publicly on the website. You can find those here: FAQ Research Topics.
Until 31/07/24 you will find new information on the website. It will always be indicated when the FAQ has been updated.
Important notice 17 July 2024
The information file for applicants has been updated.
We regret to inform you that the topic “History of the persecution and social exclusion of people on the basis of their sexual orientation at different periods in our history (5.6)” has been withdrawn from this call.
All other information in the information file remains unchanged. Please direct any questions regarding this adjustment to S4policy@belspo.be.
Information documents
Templates for submission proposals
These templates are an indication of what is expected in the Full Proposal and EoI, the submission of both the EoI and the Full Proposal have to be done through the platform!
Platform (ENG)
Here you will soon find the link to the platform and further documentation.
Contact: S4Policy@belspo.be
