FWO - Exchange agreements

General Description

The FWO Exchange Agreement is intended to promote international scientific collaboration through the exchange of researchers. The FWO Exchange Agreement provides researchers in an exchange programme with a travel grant for a stay abroad. The terms and the amount of the award may vary from country to country.

Requirements

You must be affiliated with a Flemish university or be employed as scientific staff at a Flemish or federal scientific institution. You must either be a national of, or have obtained your degree from one of the EEA states or Switzerland, or have held an appointment at a Flemish university for at least a year and for at least part time (50% of the time). The exchange reciprocity arrangement only applies to the following institutions: Czech Republic: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; People's Republic of China: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Academia Sinica), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS); Romania: Romanian Academy; Slovakia: Slovak Academy of Sciences; Slovenia: Slovenian Science Foundation (SSF).