Mission
Acting as the university's center of expertise on external funding, we facilitate researchers to attract projects with an impact on science and society, thereby supporting the university’s R&I policy.
DRIVERS
- Development & training
We guide and train researchers in attracting funding, through courses in the Dive-into-projects and the Dive-into-Phd programme - Reporting & analysis
We analyse participation in strategic external channels and help developing new policy initiatives for R&I within the university - Information, advice and solutions
Contact point for questions about external financing and related internal and external policy. Our dedicated EU, FWO and VLAIO Teams are centers of expertise within the university. - Visibility & impact
We take a role in EU policy influencing in YERUN and EUA, and in interuniversity consultation, capturing best practices and bringing the successes and experience of the UAntwerp to the fore. - Expand opportunities
We assist in the design of competitive project proposals and offer indepth reading services. We do this in collaboration with R&I support staff in faculties and consortia. - Reach out
Internally we join forces with intermediary R&I support staff. Externally, we collaborate with partner universities in the YUFE alliance. - Safeguarding compliance
We manage the FWO, federal and EU Framework contracts, in partnership with the Legal Office. We develop university regulations relating to external funding.
Who is who?
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Anne Adams
+32 3 265 30 28
- Head of Unit
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dr. Ann Aerts
+32 265 30 27
- Research Manager Exact & Applied Sciences
- FWO Strategic Basic Research Fellowships &
FWO SBO-Projects Coordinator
- Spearhead Clusters Coordinator
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Nesrin Avci
+32 3 265 30 39
- EU R&I Funding Office Manager
- EU Funding & Tenders Portal support
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dr. Inneke Baatsen
+32 3 265 89 24
- Research Manager USI, seconded
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Irina Baraliuc
+32 3 265 87 96
- EU R&I Funding Advisor
- MSCA & ERC expert
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dr. Rocio Canovas Martinez
+32 3 265 87 97
- EU R&I Funding Advisor
- FWO Co-funded Partnerships coordinator
- WIDERA coordinator
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dr. ir. Liesbet Cockx
+32 3 265 31 98
- EU R&I Funding Advisor
- Research Manager Exact & Applied Sciences
- MSCA Coordinator
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Kristof Geeraerts
+32 3 265 31 93
- EU R&I Funding Advisor
- ERC Coordinator
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Greet Hellenbosch
+32 3 265 31 73
- General Coordinator Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
- FWO Fundamental research projects & fellowships Coordinator
- Belspo projects Coordinator
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dr. Bruno Hoste
+32 3 265 30 53
- Research Manager Biomedical Sciences & Medicine
- FWO TBM-projects Coordinator
- Dive-into programme & Dive-into-PhD Coordinator
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Katrien Jansen
- Expert VLAIO Funding
- Tenders
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Karen Koolen
+32 3 265 30 26
- Assistance for external funding
- Assistance for programmes Strategic Basic Research
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Saskia Peersman
+32 3 265 31 05
- Assistance for Research Foundation Flanders Fundamental Research
(FWO)
- Assistance for Dive-into-Projects & Dive-into-PhD
- Coordinator website & communication
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dr. Kate Reilly
+32 3 265 53 60
- Research Manager USI, seconded
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Jolien Van den Dries
+32 3 265 91 59
- EU R&I Funding Advisor
- Clusters, Missions & VLAIO Co-funded Partnerships coordinator
- EIC & EIT coordinator
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dr. Frederik Verleysen
+32 3 265 30 35
- Research Manager Social Sciences & Humanities
- FWO & Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure Coordinator
- Province of Antwerp Coordinator
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- Projectcoordinator YUFE
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Paz Yanez
+32 3 265 24 88 (Campus Drie Eiken)
- Projectmanager, seconded