Equal Chances
Promote equality in the Belgian education system.
In a fair democracy, every young person should get the opportunity to develop, grow and find their path in life. Education can act as a major lever to achieve this, but unfortunately, our education system is one of the most unequal in the EU and among OECD countries.
The mission of this programme is to achieve greater equality in the Belgian education system. To do so, we bolster the actions of organisations pursuing the same goal. On top of that, we support individuals and organisations who help ensure that social inequality no longer automatically leads to inequality in education. After all, every child has the right to the same ambitions and dreams for the future.
Equal chances in brief
- We support organisations that ensure every single child and every single young person gets every opportunity to find their path in life.
Equal chances is part of the programme Education and development of talents
Calls for projects
2021 Fonds Ernest Solvay
Promoting scientific and sustainable development, both in Belgium and abroad.
Selection announced
2025 Ernest Solvay Fund
Fostering STEM Education, Planet progress and better life for communities around Solvay
Ongoing
Financiële leermiddelen - Oproep 2025
Development of attractive tools to better understand and manage finances
OngoingGrantees
BuSO De Passer
Using interactive experiments to help autistic pupils to discover their talents and related STEM studies and/or professional openings.
Education formation Ixelles
Knokke sea classes: visit to the For Freedom Museum, water sports activities, a treasure hunt at the Zwin, etc.
Bibliothèques Sans Frontières - Belgique
Translation of education platform Khan Academy into Dutch + developing maths content + teacher training.
Publications & data
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Boost
Boost is a program set up by the King Baudouin Foundation whose objective is to maximize the chances of success for young people from underprivileged backgrounds.
BELvue Museum
Managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, the BELvue was created as a place where visitors, and especially young people, can learn about and better understand Belgium, its history…
Funds and philanthropic tools
Ernest du Bois (Fund)
Support for promising engineering students as well as for projects combatting water poverty.
Fund for Financial Literacy
Informing and training the Belgian population in finance matters to reduce risks of exclusion, with a particular attention for younger generations
Nguyen Thien Dao (Fund)
In memory of the composer Nguyễn Thiên Đạo, the Fund promotes dialogue between Western and Asian musical cultures by supporting artists committed to this aim.
Press Releases
Get down in history: BELvue amps up for Museum Night Fever
Celebrating solidarity: BELvue once again the most popular stop during Museum Night Fever. A jaw-dropping 9,525 visitors came to BELvue!
Entrepreneurship outside Europe: 43 talented young Belgians honoured by the Prince Albert Fund
43 Prince Albert Fund laureates who conducted a one-year mission outside Europe on behalf of a Belgian company were presented with their diploma by HRH Prince Lorenz.