University Fund search menu search content Make a donation Contributing to the University of Antwerp Fund is very simple and can be done in several ways. We'll discuss them one by one. Your support is extremely important if we want to meet tomorrow's scientific and societal challenges. By the way, d…

University Fund search menu search content Donate to the University Fund Our overview page features various projects, each with a specific focus on a relevant social goal. However, this is only a small selection from a wide range of projects and studies being carried out at the University of Antwerp…

University Fund search menu search content Antwerp Liability Law and Insurance Chair ALLIC ALLIC stands for Antwerp Liability Law and Insurance Chair. This chair focuses on three pillars: Want to know more? Be sure to check out the website. Support this chair This chair is open to free donations. He…

University Fund search menu search content European Values Chair This chair was established under the auspices of deceased Baron Maurice Velge, with the support of the Baillet Latour Fund. It is dedicated to the study of European values based on the foundations of European culture, in close collabor…

University Fund search menu search content Antwerp Health Law and Ethics Chair AHLEC AHLEC stands for Antwerp Health Law and Ethics Chair. This chair focuses on three pillars: stimulating research in the domains of health law and ethics; offering modular training to medical professionals, members of…

University Fund search menu search content Dennie Lockefeer Become a friend of Dennie Lockefeer's Get to know more about Dennie Lockefeer's Chair To commemorate the premature death of Dennie Lockefeer at the age of 42, the University Fund, together with Van Moer Logistics and several other partners,…

University Fund search menu search content Depressie (CAPRI) Help us fight depression Take a look at the brain database What does CAPRI do? The Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) conducts research into the origin, course and treatment of psychiatric disorders – not only t…

University Fund search menu search content Animal & Law Chair The Animal and Law Chair aims to define a comprehensive principle of 'animal dignity' in our society, because the legal framework in this regard is not currently well-defined. The purpose of this chair is twofold: develop animal dignity a…

University Fund search menu search content Heritage Library Support our Heritage Library Get to know our Heritage Library Officially recognised Heritage Library The Ruusbroec Society library, together with its partner library, the University of Antwerp Library, received official recognition by the F…

University Fund search menu search content 4WOMEN Support female researchers and professors in STEM Supporting female researchers and professors in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) through the 4WOMEN initiative and promoting research on women's topics is an excellent goal. This i…

University Fund search menu search content Fund Public Mental Health Research into mental health care needs The Public Mental Health Fund conducts research in the province of Antwerp into the (local) mental health needs and the local care offer. A better attunement to the care needs of people with m…

University Fund search menu search content Bird populations as a gauge of climate change A biological study in great tits and blue tits Fundamental biological research The Bird Populations project tracks the same great and blue tits in nest boxes year after year. By keeping this consistently so, it …

University Fund search menu search content Quality of life after cancer Discover the MOVANT projects Quality of life after cancer treatment Scientific progress ensures that cancer patients survive longer. That's good news! However, this also brings new challenges. For example, there are the lingerin…

University Fund search menu search content Language training for refugees What is the goal of the One-year Dutch Programme? The University of Antwerp wants to contribute to the integration of refugees in our country. Some of them would benefit greatly from starting or continuing their higher educati…

University Fund search menu search content Hearing loss prevention Contribute to hearing loss prevention Inner-ear gene therapy Impact of hearing loss Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory impairment, affecting 360 million people worldwide. Hearing loss has an important impact on quality of life…

University Fund search menu search content Tutoring Support at-risk pupils with tutoring Discover Tutor Käthe Robert's motivation What is the Tutoraat? The Tutoraat wants to improve pupils’ chances of success in secondary education and their transfer to higher education by offering tutoring to te…

University Fund search menu search content ADHD treatment Help us develop an alternative treatment for ADHD Read more about the bark extract study What is ADHD? ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a developmental disorder that causes the brain to respond to stimuli faster. This causes…

University Fund search menu search content Vaginal microbiome (isala) Help mapping the female microbiome Get to know Isala What is Isala? Isala (named after the first female Belgian doctor Isala Van Diest) is the brand new citizenship project of the University of Antwerp. Until now, little is known …

University Fund search menu search content Pelvic floor problems Break the taboo around pelvic floor problems Discover the online platform for pelvic floor problems What are pelvic floor problems? Pelvic floor problems are very common. Many women suffer from these embarrassing problems during their …

University Fund search menu search content Nodding disease Help us prevent nodding disease Learn more about the nodding disease What is nodding disease? Nodding disease, or nodding syndrome, is a form of epilepsy that occurs in children between the ages of five and fifteen in South Sudan, Uganda, Ta…

University Fund search menu search content Electricity research Congo Support electricity research in North Kivu Follow the research in North Kivu What is the situation in North Kivu? The research takes place in Virunga Park in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four million people…

University Fund search menu search content Faculty of Business & Economics Fund for International Studies (FIS) Scholarships for international master's students or young alumni of the Faculty of Business and Economics New fund named 'FIS' takes over role of King Baudouin Fund The King Baudouin Fund …

University Fund search menu search content Jean-Pierre Blumberg Chair We are proud to announce the creation of the 'Jean-Pierre Blumberg' Chair at the University of Antwerp. Jean-Pierre, a great German scholar, lover of music and Belgian law practitioner, had a tireless curiosity about the law and a…

University Fund search menu search content Fonds Zonta Antwerp Equal opportunities for women and girls Zonta Antwerp joins forces with the University of Antwerp Fund The overall mission and vision of the ‘Zonta Antwerp’ service club, which has a strong regional and international presence, is to …

University Fund search menu search content Rust away cancer Support research to make cancer rust away Get to know more about the rusting cancer research How does 'rusting away' cancer work? Brothers Wim and Tom Vanden Berghe discovered an important new evolution in the field of cancer research: 'rus…