| Overview: IWT innovation mandates | ||
| General | Program name | IWT innovation mandates |
| Funds for | Postdoctoral fellowships | |
| Funding agency | IWT | |
| Scope | International | |
| Fields of science | All fields of Science | |
| Duration | ||
| Program web site | https://www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/innovatiemandaten | |
| Number of calls per year | ||
| Eligibility | EU-Life institution | VIB |
| Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD) | PhD-degree | |
| Applicant's Nationality | Any | |
| Other Important Requirements | 1/ innovation mandates leading to the establishment of a spin-off company in Flanders / 100% funded by IWT for ≤ 2 years 2/ innovation mandates involving cooperation with existing companies - these innovation mandates may consist of 2 phases : a first phase of ≤ 12 months can be supported by a 100% subsidy to the university (more research acquired to assess the feasibility in a business context - to be achieved ≤ 1 year / a 2nd phase of ≤ 24 months, in which a company is the applicant and responsible for the strategic orientation of the research and provides co-financing | |
| Funding type & amounts | Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes) | |
| Working contract (gross salary) | ||
| Other allowances | ||
| Next deadline | None | |
| Past submissions outcomes | ||
| Year | Available fellowships | Success rates |
| 9 fellowships per year | ||