The Foundation awards postdoctoral grants of maximum 24 months to researchers who have obtained their PhD from Cambridge or their DPhil from Oxford and who wish to carry out research at the ULB, as well as to researchers who have obtained their Doctorate from the ULB and who wish to carry out research at the University of Cambridge or Oxford.
These fellowships – called “bourses de mobilité” – are granted in line with the Foundation’s objective, which is to promote and strengthen the ties between the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
They are open to researchers in all fields of research.
The 2026-2028 call for applications is now closed. The 2027-2029 call for applications will be launched in December 2026, but you will find below some preliminary information.
If you have any questions, please contact Andréanne Lafrance (0032 2 650 27 16 / fwa@ulb.be).
To be eligible, applicants will have to:
- Not have resided, worked or studied in Belgium for more than 24 months in the 3 years prior to the beginning of the grant period (this is a condition required by Belgian authorities for granting a “bourse de mobilité”).
- Have fully completed all requirements for a PhD or DPhil no later than 15 October 2027 and not before 1 October 2022.
The fellowship is for minimum 12, maximum 24 months, and can be granted only once.
It will have to start between 1 October 2027 and 1 January 2029, and it will have to end by 30 September 2029 at the latest.
Fellows are selected by the Scientific Committee of the Foundation.
HOW TO APPLY
The call for 2027-2029 will be published on our website in December 2026.
Applicants will be required to submit:
- A personal statement
- A summary of your research project
- A description of your research project
- A detailed CV
- A copy of the PhD/DPhil Examination report (if already available)
- A copy of your university transcripts and of your diplomas.
Letters of reference will also be requested.
FUNDING
The fellowship is a “bourse postdoctorale de mobilité” (currently 2,900 euros net/month), which entitles the recipient to social and medical security in Belgium.
VISAS
If you are a non-EU national and are granted a Wiener-Anspach Fellowship, you will need to apply for a a Permis Unique (through the ULB) and then a visa. The Foundation reimburses the cost of the Permis Unique and of the visa procedure.
REGULATIONS
The Foundation publishes, for informational purposes only, the regulations that its Fellows are required to sign for the grant to be activated. These could be updated.
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, 9.00 am-1.30 pm CEST). Our office is located on the Solbosch Campus (Building P2, Room P2.2.116) and is open during the same hours.
To be eligible, applicants will have to have fully completed all requirements for a PhD from the Université libre de Bruxelles no later than 15 October 2027 and not before 1 October 2022.
The fellowship is for minimum 12, maximum 24 months, and can be granted only once. It will not be possible to ask for an extension.
The fellowship must start between 1 October 2027 and 1 January 2028 and cannot run later than 30 September 2029.
HOW TO APPLY
The call for 2026-2028 will be published on our website in December 2026.
Applicants will be required to submit:
- A personal statement
- An acceptance letter from your host department in Cambridge/Oxford
- A summary of your research project
- A description of your research project
- A detailed CV
- A copy of the PhD Examination report (if already available)
- A copy of your university transcripts and of your diplomas
Letters of reference will also be requested.
FUNDING
Fellows working at the University of Cambridge or Oxford receive a “subside à savant” (currently £2,450/month).
Please note that a “subside à savant” is a non-taxable research grant which does not provide for social or medical cover in Belgium (no contributions are paid for by the Foundation).
VISAS
Following Brexit, a visa is required to reside legally in the United Kingdom. The Foundation reimburses the cost of the visa procedure. You will find more information on this subject in the application guidelines.
REGULATIONS
The Foundation publishes, for informational purposes only, the regulations that its Fellows are required to sign in order for the grant to be activated. These could be updated.
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, 9.30 am-1.30 pm CEST). Our office is located on the Solbosch Campus (Building P2, Room P2.2.116) and is open during the same hours.