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Grants

Innovation Mandates

Innovatiemandaten

Status

Runs biannual; last round closed 2026-03-10

Suspended for now. Reopening projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Paused by the funder

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount

Not published

Covers 50 to 100% of personnel and operating costs of a postdoctoral researcher working with a Flemish company and a Flemish knowledge institution.

Funder

Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen (VLAIO)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Periodic calls; currently no open call and no next date published.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech
Stage: idea stage and pre-seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/innovatiemandaten

"Een innovatiemandaat is specifiek bestemd om postdoctorale onderzoekers een project te laten uitvoeren in nauwe samenwerking met de bedrijfswereld."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.vlaio.be

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