Invitation to the postdoctoral candidates interested in applying to the “FSR Post-doc 2025”

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

We are pleased to inform you of the launch of the «FSR Post-doc 2025» call for incoming post-doctoral researchers in international mobility within your research entities.

The 2025 call is funded by FSR funds and will allow to award 15 post-doctoral 3 years-fellowships.

Applications (maximum 1 proposal per supervisor) must be submitted electronically to the UCLouvain Research Administration (crec-adre@uclouvain.be) by Tuesday 1 October 2024 at 9am at the latest.

We draw your attention on the fact that:

1) The closing date of the call has been set to allow FSR post-doc laureates to start their term from March 2025 onwards if they wish;

2) The articulation with the F.R.S.-FNRS is mandatory:

• Candidates must also apply to the “Chargé de recherche” instrument of the F.R.S.-FNRS call for Fellowships and Mandates, which will open in the second half of December 2024 (call closes end of January 2025);
• The recipients of the FSR call will thus be guaranteed being funded even if they are not selected by the F.R.S.-FNRS;
• If the F.R.S.-FNRS ‘Chargé de Recherche’ is awarded, the recipients of the FSR call will be able to anticipate their stay in UCLouvain thanks to FSR funding.

3) If eligible, the applicants are also strongly encouraged to apply to the Horizon Europe MSCA (Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions) Postdoctoral Fellowships call. A call is currently open and closes on 11/09/2024. The next call will be issued on 09/04/2025, with a closing date of 10/09/2025.

4) The international mobility rule differs from what is applied for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions under Horizon Europe: the researcher cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 24 months in the 36 months immediately before the starting date of the project;

5) The selection process is as follows:

• Preselection by the Research Council;
• Proposals ranked A (at least three times the number of available grants) are evaluated by international peer reviewers;
• Interviews of all candidates ranked A.

All information on this call and the application form are available in attachments and on the following web page: https://uclouvain.be/en/research/news/fsr-incoming-postdoctoral-fellowships.html

I also draw your attention on the fact that other incoming mobility calls offer funding opportunities for post-doctoral researchers. Feel free to contact the ADRE (Researcher Mobility ADRE mobility-adre@uclouvain.be) for more information on the conditions related to these calls.

UCLouvain contact person: Sara Wilmet sara.wilmet@uclouvain.be

Yours Sincerely.

GUIDE FOR APPLICANT 2025

APPLICATION FORM