Innovation mandates (VLAIO).
Last updated: 22 May 2026
Details
- URL: https://www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/innovatiemandaten
- What it is: grant instrument for postdoctoral researchers in close collaboration with industry
- Who it’s for: consortium of Flemish company + Flemish knowledge institution + postdoc (the postdoc submits the application)
- Goal: economic valorisation of (strategic) basic research; making results applicable in companies/spin-offs
- Funding rate (as stated): 50–100% of the postdoc’s personnel and operating costs
What are innovation mandates?
An innovation mandate enables a postdoctoral researcher to execute a project in close collaboration with industry:
- either with an existing company, or
- with a view to creating a new company/spin-off.
These projects typically carry too much risk to immediately fit a classic R&D project.
What is funded?
Strategic basic research with a clear path to economic valorisation and added value for a company or a new spin-off.
Contact
VLAIO: 0800 20 555 (see the source page for email/contact details).
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