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TEAM 2026 - Call for project proposals

TEAM projects are medium-term, impactful projects designed to explore, build, and deepen academic/scientific collaborations among diverse teams of academics and researchers focusing on sustainable development challenges. 

 


More Info about the TEAM Programme    Download the full call document

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Duration

5 years

Budget

300,000 EUR

Call Submission Deadline
Project Start Date
UNILU_januari 2023

Am I eligible? 

Affiliation and statute of the promoters

  • Flemish promoter: professor/specialist employed at a Flemish university or a professor/lecturer at a Flemish university of applied sciences and arts. Details on the eligibility requirements can be found in section ‘2.1 Eligibility of applicants: who can apply?’ of the call document. 
  • Partner promoter: employed at a recognised higher education institution or national public (not for profit) research institute located in a VLIRUOS project partner country.

Additional criteria

  • Applicants (Flemish/partner) can submit a maximum of 2 TEAM projects in case they have no ongoing TEAM 2022, TEAM 2024 or SI 2025 project. Promoters of one of the previously mentioned projects can submit only 1 TEAM 2026 project, promoters of two projects of the same cannot submit. An exception exists for the involved staff in not selected IUC 2026 proposals.
  • More detail in section 2.1. of the call document.

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Let's get technical

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Budget & Duration

  • The budget for this call allows for a maximum of 37 projects.  

  • The normal maximum budget is 300.000 EUR and the maximum implementation period is 5 years. 

Disclaimer : The overall budget and number of projects selectable in this call may be adjusted by the Bureau UOS in case of imposed budget cuts in the federal budget for Belgian development cooperation. Considering the critical situation of the Belgian federal budget, this could in an extreme situation lead to a general revision of the Call and its planning.

 

Within FYP2 the TEAM 2026 call is the 3rd TEAM Call, after TEAM 2022 and 2024. The next TEAM call will fall within FYP3 and is not yet scheduled. 

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Partner countries

Higher education and science institutions in 17 partner countries: Benin, Bolivia, Burundi, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam

View the Country Reference Frameworks

Financial Framework

The VLIRUOS financial framework indicates which expenses are allowed in the framework of a project, how budgets are to be determined, and how expenses have to be accounted for. If you would be interested to understand more about the type of costs that can be foreseen in the framework of a TEAM project, you can also check out the financial rules per programme section in this document (e.g. page 54-56).  

The applicable budget lines are: 

  1. Investment costs (durable goods with a long life that can be depreciated in the accounts over several years) 

  2. Operational costs (“project-related” costs incurred for the purchase and/or operational use of goods that are not depreciated in the accounts and costs directly related to a specific project activity) 

  3. Personnel costs  

  4. Scholarship costs 

  5. Coordination cost

    • At the level of the Flemish institution (5% of the A-D total)  

    • At level of the partner institution(s) (5% of the A-D total).  

Find the financial framework here

 

VLIRUOS channels all financial transactions via (the main) Flemish contracted higher education institution.


Exceptionally for this call, and linked to the fact that only the first activity year of the TEAM 2026 projects will be part of the VLIRUOS Five Year Programme 2022-2027(FYP2), a minimal budget allocation (and spending) of 50.000 EUR is to be foreseen in the first activity year of all TEAM 2026 project proposals. In case a minimal spending of 50.000 EUR is not reached in Activity Year 1, the unspent budget up to 50.000 EUR will be lost, and not transferable to the activity year 2 which resorts under the next VLIRUOS Five Year Programme (FYP3).
 

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On Board?
How to Apply?

As a general principle, support will be provided in a multi-stage process, in which applicants first contact the ICOS at the level of their institution or association. Where needed, the ICOS will cluster and forward the questions they cannot answer to VLIRUOS. VLIRUOS will provide a “Questions and Answers” section relating to the TEAMcall on its website.  

 

Questions related to the VLIRUOS project tool can be sent or forwarded to info@vliruos.be. 

 

In the case of this call, 1 general online information session about TEAM was organised on 4 November 2025, from 13:00 to 15:00 CET, focusing on the call info, formats, and guidelines. All relevant information is included in the call document and also provided on this page.  

Click here to access the info session materials.

 

VLIRUOS will organise specific training session(s) on the use of the tool (timing to be determined in consultation with ICOS). Please check this page regularly or the ICOS for further updates.

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Timeline

  • Launch date of the call: 21 October 2025

  • Deadline for submission to VLIRUOS: 03 March 2026

  • Start of the project: 1 September 2026

TEAMS 2026 (call for proposal)_Timeline
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Let's get technical
(Re)watch the Tool Training Session

VLIRUOS is hosted online training sessions to guide you through filling out and submitting your project proposal using the online submission tool. 

(Re)Watch it here!

Tool infosession 12 February 2026

Tool infosession 23 February 2026

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Methodological approach & formulation guidelines

All projects need to be identified and formulated following the general principles of the Theory of Change approach and the Managing for Development Results paradigm. These principles were translated into a comprehensive guide that provides background information to support the formulation of VLIRUOS projects. The formulation of a project is much more than writing a document. It is a participative process in which partners co-create a project based on a shared vision of change, and a shared understanding of the current situation. 

Find the methodological guide here

Team 2026 - Methodological approach and formulation
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The project format and submission Tool

The proposal needs to use/contain all information incl. annexes as requested by the call. The maximum budget and project duration foreseen in the formats is to be respected. Without the requested information (formats), we cannot accept the proposal.

 

Find the required project formats:

  • Format for a project proposal: This format is to be followed when drafting the project proposal and includes the guiding questions for the narrative sections per module. All information in this working document will need to be included directly in the online project submission tool.

  • Annex 1 TEAM 2026 - Project activities and organisations : This Excel format is used for the input of limited general project info, the project team information, and the activity planning, and is to be uploaded in the online project submission tool.

  • Annex 2 TEAM 2026 - Budget format: This Excel format is to be used for elaboration of the budget proposal, and is to be uploaded in the online project submission tool.

 

Project proposals must be submitted to the ICOS of the Flemish university association via the submission tool. Please note that the tool will be available as of 27 October 2025.

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Did you miss the info session?
(re)Watch the info session

An online information session took place on 4 November 2025. You can watch it here.

TEAM 2026 - Recording info session

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Find the presentations here

Review the slides and references from the TEAM 2026 info session.

TEAM 2026 Call - General information

TEAM 2026 Call - Available resources and inspirational ideas

TEAM 2026 Call - Financial guidelines

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Check answers to common questions about the TEAM 2026 Call.

Access the FAQ here.

Call Document

Full document - TEAM 2026 call for project proposals
/team-2026call-proposals

Guidelines

Financial Framework FYP2
https://www.vliruos.be/sites/default/files/2025-05/0%20Financial%20Framework%20…

Theory of Change & Methodological handbook
https://www.vliruos.be/sites/default/files/2025-06/VLIR-UOS%20ToC%20and%20metho…
Formats and Annexes
Format for a project proposal
Annex 1 TEAM 2026 - Project activities and organisations
Annex 2 TEAM 2026 - Budget format
Info Session Presentation Materials
General information and formats
Available resources and inspirational ideas
Financial guidelines
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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