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Start-up and Promotion Projects 2026

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Start-up and Promotion Projects

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Call for projects 2026

/ Call for Start-up and Promotion Projects 2026

The call for projects is closed since 17 January 2025. You can consult the documents for information purposes.

Who can submit a project and with who?

The project must be submitted by a member of a higher education institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation with at least one partner in a higher education institution in one of the countries listed below and, at least for Promotion Projects, another non-governmental cooperation actor in Belgium.

Only one project per promoter, per category and per call for proposals.

Eligible countries?

  • In Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal.
  • In South America and Caribe: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru.
  • In South-East Asia: Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam.

Duration?

1 or 5 years.

Budget?

Maximum 40 000 € for 1-year projects - Maximum 80 000 € for 2-years projects.

Call details

The 2025 call for proposals is now closed, but you can download the call document (in French) for information purposes.

How to submit a project?

Projects must be submitted online via the GIRAF platform. The link to this platform is provided by the cooperation/international relations unit of the institution of the project coordinator.

Project proposals must include:

  • the contact details of all stakeholders;
  • the completed project proposal form;
  • the detailed budget outline.

Evaluation criteria

Synthetic calendar
 

14 October 2025: Launch of the call


12 January 2026: Deadline for opening a new form


16 January 2026: Final deadline for project submissions


May 2026: Project selection


September 2026: Start-up of the projects


Useful documents

 

MORE INFORMATION: contact ARES : a-v@ares-ac.be