FSR Incoming Post-doc Fellowships 2027 — Fellowship

The FSR Incoming Post-doc Fellowships bring internationally mobile researchers to UCLouvain for research in any discipline. The 2027 call will fund 15 fellows for projects hosted by UCLouvain research units in Belgium.

Each applicant develops a project with a UCLouvain supervisor, who submits the application. Selection considers the applicant, the research and training project, and its impact through eligibility review, preselection, external peer review, and interview.

Benefits & funding

A tax-exempt fellowship for 12–36 months, with full or partial social-security coverage depending on the fellow’s nationality and applicable arrangements.
A net monthly allowance adjusted for experience; the guide gives a 2026 average of EUR 3,233.41 for a fellow with two years of post-PhD experience.
Personal liability insurance and social-security contributions.
A EUR 2,500 annual research bench fee, with a higher amount possible when justified.
An annual travel allowance of EUR 250–2,000, calculated by country of origin.

Eligibility

Applicants of any nationality may apply.
The applicant must hold a PhD obtained after a thesis defence no later than 1 May 2027.
On 5 February 2027, the PhD must normally be no more than five years old; this period extends by one year for each childbirth or adoption after the PhD award.
The applicant must not have lived or carried out their main activity in Belgium for more than 24 months during the three years immediately before the project starts.
The stay must last 12–36 months, take place in Belgium, and be hosted by a UCLouvain research unit.
The applicant must also apply to the F.R.S.-FNRS Chargé de recherche instrument for the 2027 Fellowships and Mandates call.

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Application process

1
Identify and contact a UCLouvain supervisor whose research unit can host the project.
2
Complete the 2027 application form in English and assemble one PDF containing the form, Europass CV, one-page narrative CV, publication list, and three recommendation letters.
3
Ensure the required recommendation letters are sent directly to the UCLouvain Research Department as instructed in the guide.
4
Have the UCLouvain supervisor submit the complete PDF through the online form by 23 September 2026 at 09:00 Brussels time; only one proposal per supervisor is allowed.
5
Apply separately to the F.R.S.-FNRS Chargé de recherche instrument when its call opens.

Program timeline

Application deadline.
23 September 2026, 09:00 Brussels time
Within one week after the deadline
Administrative eligibility and mobility checks.
About four weeks after the deadline
Research Council preselection.
F.R.S.-FNRS Chargé de recherche call expected to open.
Second half of December 2026
Selection interviews; the F.R.S.-FNRS call is expected to close.
End of January 2027
About four months after the deadline
Final results communicated.
No later than 12 months after the call closes
Selected fellows must begin their research stay.