Agroecology 3rd Call: "Fostering plant and animal genetic diversity and empowering farmers to accelerate the agroecological transition

Financing description

Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS) – Wallonia Federation – Brussels

Network: Pre-proposal deadline: February 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CET

F.R.S.-FNRS: Administrative submission pre-proposal deadline on e-space (F.R.S.-FNRS obligation): February 25, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (Brussels time)

Project duration and maximum budget

The maximum amount of requested funding per project is 300,000 EUR for a total period of 3 years.

Eligibility rules

All eligibility rules and criteria can be found in the PINT-MULTI regulations. This call is co-funded .

Forms to be submitted

Applicants to F.R.S.-FNRS funding must submit an administrative application on e-space within 5 working days after the general deadline of the Agroecology call to be eligible . Please select the “PINT-MULTI” funding instrument when creating the administrative application.  

Admitted costs

Please note that personnel costs have an annual average cap of 80,000 euros for this call. For the administrative application on e-space, costs such as “Consumables”, “Travel”, and “Other” should all be included in the “operating expenses” category in the form.

For “overhead” costs:

• Operating expenses: up to 1% within the granted budget. This percentage should be included in the requested operating budget.
• Personnel: up to 2% outside of the granted budget. This percentage will be paid upon reimbursement of expenses to institutions by the F.R.S.-FNRS. 

Please check the Practical guide on costs for any other questions.

CONTACT PEOPLE:

Please contact one of the persons below if you have questions regarding the above: 
international@frs-fnrs.be  

• Florence Quist, 02 504 9351
• Joël Groeneveld, 02 504 92 70 

For more info on the call: Agroecology (3rd call) 

Regulations

PINT-MULTI EN regulations