2026-2027 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Phyllis Beddington Wiener Chair is a teaching and research chair at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) set up by the Fondation Wiener-Anspach (FWA) to establish or strengthen collaborations between researchers of the ULB and of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, in any field. The FWA can award more than one chair annually.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Chair holders must have a full-time permanent academic position at the University of Cambridge or Oxford.

Applications must be submitted by a full-time permanent member of the ULB academic staff, in their own name or on behalf of a group of ULB academics and researchers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAIR

Chair holders will be affiliated as a Visiting Professor to the ULB and will be required to:

  • Spend 1 or 2 months at the Université libre de Bruxelles between 15 September 2026 and 15 September 2027 (the stay can be divided into two one-month stays).
  • deliver 12 hours of teaching to ULB students (lectures and/or seminars), to be integrated in one single course (maximum two, if justified).
  • Deliver an inaugural or closing public lecture at ULB, aimed at a general audience, on the subject of their research.

The chair holder is awarded a non-taxable research grant (£3,500/month of stay) called subside à savant.

The ULB host will have at their disposal on a ULB account:

  • EUR 3,000 per month of stay to cover the chair holder’s travel and accommodation expenses.
  • 1,000 EUR/month of stay for research-related operating costsdiems are not permitted.

If a workshop is organised within twelve months after the end of the stay, the Foundation will contribute to its financing to a maximum of 15,000 EUR.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE

The complete guidelines are available by donloading the document below.

Applications must be submitted online by Monday 8 September 2025 (noon Belgian time).

You can find here, for informational purposes only, the terms and regulations which will have to be signed for the selected chairs.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our Administrative Officer, Andréanne Lafrance, at fwa@ulb.be or + 32 650 27 16 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-1pm CEST).