Funding Opportunities

There is a variety of resources available depending on the support from either the Netherlands or your home country. The list below is not exhaustive and we encourage you to research your own funding options. You may also contact the Graduate School or research institute that covers your discipline. They will be able to advise you on the most relevant grant/scholarship providers in your specialist field. Once you have completed your PhD, you may also be able to apply for a grant to pursue an academic career after graduation. The Grants Office of IXA-GO at VU Amsterdam helps researchers find their way through the jungle of schemes and funds available for research funding. IXA-GO offers support in the search for and writing of research grants and provides administrative and legal support throughout the full cycle of research grants. Employees and PhD candidates of VU Amsterdam can also use the database "Research Connect" to search for subsidy possibilities.

Funding opportunities

General scholarship resources.

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Dutch grant/scholarship providers

  • NWO PhDs in the Humanities
  • NWO Doctoral Grant Teachers

European grant/scholarship providers

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • La Caixa Foundation , Spain
  • Bolashak scholarship , Kazakhstan

US grant/scholarship providers

  • Fullbright Scholarship
  • Direct Financial Loan (Financial aid for US students)

Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America grants/scholarship providers

Asia Pacific

  • ASTAR Graduate Academy and National Science Scholarship at Agency for Science, Technology and Research , Singapore
  • NESO , India

African continent

  • Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
  • FirstRand Dippenaar Scholarship
  • NRF-Nuffic Programme , South Africa

Latin America

  • Colfuturo , Colombia
  • Conacyt , Mexico

China Scholarship Council

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) provides scholarships for outstanding Chinese master's students, recent graduates and young (academic) professionals who want to do either a full-time PhD programme or a part of their PhD programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

If you are a prospective CSC candidate this page will help you understand the application process and requirements for doing a PhD at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Eligibility

Who is eligible for the CSC Scholarship:

  • Full PhD candidates:  selected Chinese candidates can enrol as a PhD candidate at 6 of our 9 faculties at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. PLEASE NOTE that we are not accepting application for the Faculty of Science (BETA), Faculty of Dentistry (ACTA) or Faculty of Medicine (Amsterdam UMC). For a full PhD the scholarship covers a max. of 48 months of research.  Upon the successful completion of all requirements of the trajectory and defense, candidates will be conferred a degree by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
  • Visiting or joint PhD candidates:  selected Chinese candidates can enrol as a PhD candidate at 6 of our 9 faculties at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. As a visiting or joint PhD candidate your stay at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam can be of a max. 24 months. Candidates are to return to their home institutions in China for their dissertation defense upon completion of their research visit at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Which faculty?

The eligible faculties for CSC candidates are listed below:

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • School of Business and Economics
  • Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Religion and Theology

Application

The scholarship includes:

  • Exemption from registration fee, tuition fee, research fee and other allowances as specified in the Memorandum of Understanding with the China Scholarship Council and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (link to the MoU)
  • Living allowance of € 1350 per month (including health insurance)
  • International airfare (China – Amsterdam)

The living allowances will be paid via CSC. Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange will book the tickets for the departure from Beijing, and the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands will book the return tickets.

Requirements

  • Candidates are citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application.
  • Doctoral candidates must have a Master’s degree and be under the age of 35.
  • Academic requirements are set by each faculty/department, however standard requirements for all PhD candidates are successful completion of a Masters degree and a good level of English: IELTS (academic): 6.5 overall - Most programmes do not accept subscores below 6.0. TOEFL Internet-based test: 92.
  • In accordance with the CSC regulations, candidates must return to China upon completion of their research.

The current CSC scholarship allowance of € 1350 per month is lower than the Dutch income requirements to obtain a visa to the Netherlands. Please be aware that you will need to show proof of personal finances to cover the difference between your scholarship and the income requirements.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has limited housing options available for all degree students and doctoral candidates. Once you have been accepted by the CSC, we will contact you on how to apply. You can find more information on housing here .

Immigration:

Once you have been selected as a CSC scholar at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam we will contact you regarding submitting your visa application. You can find more information about the process and requirements here .

How to apply?

Your first step is to identify a potential supervisor. All Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam professors can be found here . You can contact a supervisor based on their research expertise and how it aligns with your PhD research proposal. Each supervisor will conduct their own interviews and assessment of your candidacy. If you are successful in obtaining support from a supervisor, they will support your CSC application by providing a conditional offer letter. The letter is conditional upon receipt of a CSC scholarship. Once you have obtained the letter, the supervisor will contact the International Office who will issue a conditional offer letter from the institution (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). You can use both letters in your application to the CSC.

If you prefer that we help facilitate the contact to a professor, you may submit an application form and we will make contact on your behalf. Please note that your application form must include the following:

  • Your Research Proposal
  • The name of your preferred supervisor

Application timeline

Memorandum of Understanding

In 2019, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam signed a  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) . Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the CSC collaborate to provide high quality research training to qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Chinese universities. They prioritize support in the following areas of study: Environment, Medicine, Life- and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Economics, Business, Law, International studies and Social Sciences.

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Research awards and grants

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UvA researchers regularly receive national and international awards, grants and subsidies. The awarded funds are used to conduct research projects.

Organisations in the Netherlands and abroad promote scientific research by allocating awards and grants to scientists and academics to enable them to continue their research. Some of the major funding institutions supporting UvA researchers through research grants and awards are the ERC grants, NWO Spinoza Prize, and Veni, Vidi and Vici grants.

The European Research Council (ERC) stimulates high-quality research in Europe by making funds available and supporting groundbreaking research. The ERC mainly honours applications for research that bridges the boundaries of various disciplines, explores ideas in newly emerging research areas, or seeks solutions using an unconventional and innovative approach.

The ERC distributes grants and scholarships on the basis of an open contest for projects undertaken by new and experienced researchers, regardless of their nationality or age. Only one criterion applies: research excellence. 

A number of UvA researchers have in recent years been awarded ERC grants worth up to €2.5 million. See a list  ERC grants awarded to UvA researchers  in recent years.

The NWO Spinoza Prize is the most prestigious academic award in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) awards the prize to Dutch researchers who are among the world‘s most eminent scholars and scientists. 

The prize of €2.5 million is awarded to scholars and scientists for outstanding, groundbreaking and inspiring research who can spend it on a research topic of their choice.

Laureates 

  • Joyeeta Gupta, professor of Environment and Development in the Global South (2023)
  • Annemarie Mol, professor of Anthropology of the Body (2012)
  • Patti Valkenburg, professor of Youth and Media (2011)
  • Erik Verlinde, professor of Theoretical Physics (2011)
  • Joep Leersen, professor of European Studies (2008)
  • Lex Schrijver,professor of Mathematics and Optimalisation (2005)
  • Michiel van der Klis, professor of Astronomy (2004)
  • Robbert Dijkgraaf, professor of Mathematical Physics (2003)
  • Ad Lagendijk, professor of Experimental Physics (2002)
  • Ronald Plasterk, professor of Molecular Biology (1999)
  • Johan van Benthem, professor of Pure and Applied Logic (1996)

The  NWO Talent Programme  provides three grants for talented, creative researchers who engage in innovative research. The grants are targeted towards different stages in a researcher’s scientific career:

  • Veni Grants: researchers who have recently obtained their PhD
  • Vidi Grants: researchers who have gained several years of research experience after their PhD
  • Vici Grants: senior researchers who have demonstrated an ability to develop their own line of research

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Funding opportunities

On this page, you can find an overview of some important research funding schemes. Funding opportunities are numerous . You can apply for funding as an individual or a group, for all kinds of disciplines and to cover a multitude of activities. 

Before applying for a research grant, we advise you to contact the funding officer in your school or Erasmus Research Services . They can help you explore which Grant schemes you are eligible for and can explain the precise requirements of the funding application to you. 

Personal grants

National funding opportunities, nwo rubicon, nwo open competition ssh, european funding opportunities, marie curie actions individual fellowship (if), erc starting grant, erc consolidator grant, erc advanced grant, collaborative grants.

View national funding opportunities.

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Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.

Detailed information on Horizon Europe can be found on the Horizon Europe webpage .

Detailed information on open calls for proposals can be found on the European Commission Funding & Tenders Portal .

Marie Curie Actions Research Networks (ITN)

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. Three types of grants are available under this scheme: 

Doctoral Networks (formerly known as ITN): Supporting programmes to train doctoral candidates in academic and non-academic organisations. Follow the link to  find out more about Doctoral Networks .

Staff Exchanges: Encouraging collaborations between organisations through staff exchanges. Follow the link to  find out more about Staff Exchanges .

COFUND: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes. Follow the link to  find out more about COFUND .

Joint Programming Initiatives

Research efforts can be essential to address major societal challenges. In some cases, these are so great that national research programmes cannot tackle them effectively on their own. Yet, the vast bulk of research programmes in Europe are run in an isolated way, leading to unwanted fragmentation or ineffectiveness. Joint programming aims to remedy this situation.

More information can be found on the Joint Programming webpage .

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National funding

National funding for research in the Netherlands is available from a number of sources. The main sources of funding for TU/e researchers are NWO and RVO.

The Dutch Research Council ( NWO ) funds scientists and scientific research at Dutch universities. NWO has several funding lines and each line have a distinct objective:

Funding lines NWO

  • Open Competition Curiosity-driven research in the domains: Science ;  Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) ;  Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES) ; ZonMw (Health research)
  • NWO Talent programme Veni | Vidi | Vici
  • Research infrastructure: national consortia' (formerly: NWO Investment Grant Large) 
  • National Roadmap for Large-Scale Research Facilities

Open calls for research grants can be found on

  • the website of  NWO  and their  integral call planning
  • the website of  ZonMW  for health and life sciences related calls

More information can be obtained from your departmental project development officer (PDO) or contact  Rianne Pas .

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO ) supports entrepreneurs, NGOs, knowledge institutes and organisations. They facilitate entrepreneurship, improve collaborations, strengthen positions and help realise national and international ambitions with funding, networking, know-how and compliance with laws and regulations.

RVO is the Dutch national funding source for participation in the  EUREKA programmes  (ITEA, PENTA, Xecs, Eurostars). Yearly, calls for Dutch funding are published that require a EUREKA label for participation.

More information can be obtained from your departmental project development officer (PDO) or contact  Paul Merkus .

Top-sectors policy/ TKI

The Netherlands has to be competitive to retain its top international position. At the same time, creative solutions are needed to societal problems like the rise of an ageing population and the transition to clean energy and sustainable food production. Therefore, the Netherlands needs new products, smart production chains and new skills. In  nine top sectors  companies, researchers, government and NGO’s are working towards a common goal to sustain innovation with well educated people. The power of the top sectors approach lies in collaboration between industry, research and government within the different top sectors and the cross-fertilization between these top sectors. 

Each top sector draws up a research agenda. The Top consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKIs) are fleshing out these research agendas.

Research organizations and companies work together within a TKI on private-public funded, multiyear TKI programs that contain fundamental research, industrial research, experimental development or a combination of these kinds of research. The TKI takes care of the orchestration, network creation and knowledge sharing, and applies for TKI allowance to execute the program.

As from 2017, the Top consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) allowance is known as the "PPS allowance" for Research and Innovation. The private-public partnerships can apply for a PPS project allowance directly with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO ) or via the TKI organisations.

TU/e applies for the TKI program allowance for all TKIs centrally, so you do not have to do anything more. The resulting PPS-allowance is the financial source of the TU/e mini-IMPULS program, in which strategic private partners are invited to define joined innovation projects.

More information can be obtained via  Paul Merkus . 

National funding

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Various national organisations provide subsidies for research. You can find up-to-date information about outstanding schemes and deadlines on the websites of these organisations.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is the most important financer of national research in the Netherlands. NWO funds scientific research at Dutch universities and research institutes through a range of funding instruments . These include the Talent Scheme programme, the Open Competition programme, and funding intruments linked to the Top sectors and the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA).

The Talent Scheme programme offers individual grants for talented, creative researchers and has three funding instruments tailored to various phases in researchers' scientific careers: Veni, Vidi and Vici.

Veni grants

Veni grants  are targeted at outstanding researchers who have recently obtained their PhD. They are at the start of their scientific career and display a striking talent for scientific research. Veni applicants must have obtained their doctorate within the last three years.

Vidi grants

Vidi grants  are targeted at researchers who have already spent several years doing postdoctoral research. It allows them to develop their own innovative line of research, and to appoint one or more researchers for this. Researchers can apply for a Vidi grant if they have done several years of research at postdoc level. In this research they have come up with innovative ideas that they have been able to independently and successfully develop further. Vidi applicants must have obtained their doctorate no more than eight years ago.

Vici grants

Vici grants  are targeted at outstanding senior researchers who have successfully demonstrated the ability to develop their own innovative lines of research, and to act as coaches for young researchers. It gives them the opportunity to build up their own research group, often in anticipation of a tenured professorship. The research group must become structurally embedded in the research institution. Vici applicants must have obtained their PhD within the last 15 years.

For the Veni and Vidi rounds, researchers may only submit a proposal on two occasions. For Vici, researchers may submit a proposal on three occasions.

Open Competition 

The Open Competition programme encourages research that is not linked to a particular theme. Several NWO domains organise an open competition and they each set their own conditions for research projects. This funding instrument aims to serve a broader group of researchers in different stages of their academic careers  

Open Competition - Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)

The aim of the Open Competition SSH | NWO is to facilitate excellent, non-programmed, curiosity-driven research that primarily addresses a social sciences or humanities research question and research problem. The SSH Domain has three different types of funding:  the small-scale (XS) and large-scale (M and L) grants.

The SSH Open Competition XS encourages research that is ground-breaking and where it is not certain in advance whether the intended objectives will be achieved. What counts is that the result of each project contributes to the advancement of science. In the pilot phase (2022-23) there are four rounds across the academic year. Researchers who obtained their PhD between five and ten years before the submission date for the relevant round are eligible to apply. Applicants are allowed to apply in only one of the four rounds per year. The maximum amount per application is €50,000.

The SSH Open Competition M focuses on free, curiosity-driven research with a primarily social science and/or humanities research question. Proposals with an interdisciplinary or cross-domain character can also be submitted to this instrument, provided they contain a clear social science and/or humanities component. Researchers who obtained their PhD at least ten years before the submission date may apply. Beginning in June 2022, there is one call every other year and researchers are allowed to submit one proposal per round. The maximum amount per application is €400,000. The SSH Open Competition L is open to applicants who received their PhD at least fifteen years ago before the submission date. Beginning in June 2023, there is one call every other year . The maximum amount per application is €750,000. The Open Competition M and L will therefore be open for applications in alternate years. However, applications to these grants may not be made in consecutive years . Hence it is not permitted to apply (for example) to the Open Competition M and then in the following year to the Open Competiton L.  

Open Competition - Science

In the Open Competition ENW | NWO researchers can apply individually or in collaboration for curiosity-driven, fundamental research in the research fields of the NWO Domain Science (ENW). This funding instrument is open for research proposals with a question in or overlapping the fields of earth sciences, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, physics and mathematics. Proposals can be monodisciplinary, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary in nature. The NWO Domain Science has three different types of funding that you can submit proposals for in open competition. These are the small-scale (XS, M) and large-scale (XL) grants.

Open Competition - ZonMW

The aim of the   ZonMw Open Competitie 2023 - ZonMw is to create space for curiosity-driven, creative collaboration that leads to groundbreaking science of exceptional quality in the field of health.

NWO takes part in the Top sectors policy of the Dutch government for mission-oriented innovation within the social themes of energy transition & sustainability; agriculture, water & food; health & care and safety. In this process, NWO ensures a good connection between the ambitions of the top sectors and the funding of scientific research within these areas. As the research themes are highly relevant to society, knowledge utilisation is an important focus. Several Top Consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKIs) have been established to ensure that the joint research agenda within the top sectors is realised. In a TKI, parties across the entire knowledge chain work together to consolidate excellent public-private partnerships in the area of research.

In the coming years, NWO will increasingly link activities in the top sectors to the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) and to international research agendas such as the Grand Societal Challenges from Horizon 2020. For this, NWO will create additional opportunities for long-term funding and programmes that transect the top sectors. In addition, these programmes provide space for a broad chain approach that connects fundamental, strategic, practice-oriented, and applied research and also involves non-scientific parties. Examples of such funding programmes are the NWA-Research Along Routes by Consortia (ORC) , NWO Crossover and thematic programming on urgent social themes in collaboration with government ministries.

NWO has various other funding instruments. A complete overview can be found at the NWO website .

Rubicon  offers talented researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands. Rubicon is open for all scientific disciplines for a research project at a foreign research institute.

National awards

The  Spinoza Prize  is the highest award in Dutch science. Each year, NWO awards the NWO Spinoza Prizes to three or four researchers working in the Netherlands who according to international standards belong to the absolute top of science. The laureates each receive 2.5 million euros to spend on scientific research.

The  Stevin Prize  is an honorary award for top researchers or a team of two to three researchers with international reputations for what they have achieved in their scientific career on knowledge exchange and impact. The laureates each receive 2.5 million euro to spend on research and/or activities on knowledge exchange and impact.

Promoting advancement of women in science

Women are underrepresented at higher levels on the career ladder. This is certainly true for higher education and research in the Netherlands. The  Aspasia programme  ensures that more female assistant professors progress to the level of associate or full professor. Aspasia was set up by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands and NWO. The grant is intended to encourage the promotion of female Vidi grant candidates to an associate professorship and female Vici grant candidates to a full professorship. The  Women In Science Excel programme  (WISE) provides talented female scientists with an opportunity to develop or expand their own research group at one of NWO's institutes. WISE contributes directly to attracting top female researchers and promoting their advancement. WISE will provide 20 tenure track positions at NWO research institutes in the years 2016-2020. Through the  Athena Prize , NWO calls attention to women who do excellent scientific research in the field of chemistry.

Take-Off and Demonstrator Programme

The  Take-off programme  focuses on facilitating and encouraging commercial and entrepreneurial activities initiated at Dutch universities and the research institutes recognised by NWO. It concerns the creation of innovative new commercial activities that emerge from knowledge development and utilisation by academic entrepeneurs. The  Demonstrator programme  focuses on facilitating and stimulating the application of research results from Dutch universities, research institutes or colleges of higher education and research funded by Regieorgaan SIA. The grant allows researchers to further develop a technology.

Other national funding organisations

  • Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) : ZonMW funds health research and stimulates use of the knowledge developed to help improve health and healthcare in the Netherlands through a range of funding programmes .
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) : The KNAW is responsible for several national research institutes. It promotes innovation and knowledge valorisation within these institutes and encourages them to cooperate with one another and with university research groups. The Academy further manages various programmes  for travel and research grants, fellowships and awards.
  • Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) : RVO helps entrepreneurs with grants , finding business partners, know-how and compliance with laws and regulations.

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Grants for research.

The subsidies below are focussed on the evaluation and research of education. Do you want to innovate your education? Look here . 

Do you miss any relevant grants or subsidies in this overview? Let us know via [email protected]

UU SoTL Grants

The mission of Universiteit Utrecht (UU) and the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning(CAT) is to enhance quality of academic education by stimulating teacher development, teaching innovation, and educational scholarship. The Utrecht University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grants aim to stimulate the development of academic teachers and to support improvement of their education, by stimulating teachers to conduct a systematic inquiry of their own teaching practice. Such a scholarly approach contributes to education quality by generating situated educational knowledge, but also to teacher development and educational innovation.

See here for more information and application.

SURF Open and online incentive scheme

Open and online education provides opportunities to innovate teaching, improve the quality of education and boost academic outcomes. That is why the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (ECS) is making funding available both for experiments with online education and for initiatives using open course materials. For more information, see the SURF website (in Dutch). Within Utrecht University, Educate-it guides the proposals for this stimulus package. A concept proposal needs to be submitted via e-mail ( [email protected] ) by 16 December 2019. Find more information about the internal procedure on intranet . 

Fulbright Grant Programme for Researcher

The Fulbright grant programme for researchers enables Dutch academics to teach in the United States, possibly combined with research. The Fulbright Center offers a maximum of two grants per year for academics employed by universities and research institutions in the Netherlands, for a minimal stay in the US of three months. The Fulbright grant programme is a world-wide programme in which more than 150 countries participate. The goal is to enhance the understanding between citizens of the US and other countries. The grant programme was founded in 1946 by American senator J. William Fulbright. 

The deadline for proposals of the Fulbright grant programme for academics round 2019 is at 1 December 2018 (12.00).

For research projects with a main focus on the relationship between the European Union and the US, or the EU itself, see the Fulbright-Schuman Programme. 

Source:  http://www.fulbright.nl/contents/sponsored-fulbright-scholarships.html

NWO Human Capital programme

How can the connection between education and the employment market be improved? How can companies deal with their human capital more effectively? Which 21st-century skills are important for children and how can these best be learned? Within this programme, researchers and professional practitioners will consolidate their strengths to obtain scientific knowledge that is directly applicable in organisations.

Read more about the NWO Human Capital programme. 

NRO Programme Practice-oriented research in higher education

This fund supports practice-oriented research, that should deliver pratical knowledge for higher education. More information can be found here (only in Dutch). 

NRO Programme Policy-oriented research

This fund supports policy-oriented research. It aims to give a scientific basis to educational policy and allow for a more conscious choice between different policies. More information can be found here (only in Dutch).  

NRO Fund Overview Studies

This fund accepts proposals for overview-studies: short studies into topics on which there are no recent overview-studies available. More information can be found here (only in Dutch).

NRO Coherent Research Projects

This fund at making depth and coherence possible in the educational research. More information can be found here (only in Dutch).  

Higher education is changing rapidly and needs to do so to keep pace with changes in society. The focus area Higher Education Research (HER) aims to provide an evidence base which can be used by academic teachers and higher education institutes in order to respond effectively to societal changes and improve education as a whole. The grants of the focus area offer the opportunity to researchers from UU and UMCU to contribute to this with their own research project on higher education. Grant applications are focussed on education research in one or multiple of the following themes: 1) Inclusivity of Higher Education, 2) Interdisciplinarities & flexibilities in student journeys, 3) Transitions & lifelong learning, 4) Learning for engagement in society.

Read more information about the HER-grants .

For advice on selecting the right funding program and help with writing a funding application, teachers can go to the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning. 

Utrecht University Heidelberglaan 8 3584 CS Utrecht The Netherlands Tel. +31 (0)30 253 35 50

ERC research grants by country, university and domain

  • The Netherlands has received 1,167 ERC grants, and has the fourth position in Europe.
  • The Netherlands receives 3.8 ERC grants per 1,000 fte researchers active in the public sector
  • The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has obtained the most grants of all Dutch universities.

The European Research Council (ERC) was established in 2007. ERC stimulates scientific excellence in Europe by allowing researchers in all fields of research, regardless of nationality and age, to compete with each other for research grants. The ERC funds both young researchers (ERC Starting grants), as well as established scientists (ERC Consolidator grants) and experienced research leaders (ERC Advanced grants). In addition, the ERC Proof of Concept (up to € 150,000) helps ERC grant-holders bridge the gap between research and commercialization. The ERC Synergy stimulates cooperation. The latter two grants are not included in this data publication because of their different nature. 

What does the grant distribution look like for the ten countries with the most ERC grants?

Analysis Researchers in the Netherlands are quite successful. Only Germany, United Kingdom, and France have obtained more ERC grants. Given the size of the Netherlands, this is a laudable achievement. A total number of 11,982 Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants have been awarded. The Netherlands has received 1,167 ERC grants, which is 9% of the total number. 

What is the relation between the number of ERC-grants and the number of active researchers in a country?

Analysis In 2021, the Netherlands has received almost 4 ERC-grants for every 1,000 fte researchers active within the public sector. This is high in comparison with other countries. Germany, which in absolute terms received the most ERC-grants in 2021, receives 1.3 grant per 1,000 fte researchers active in the public sector. Nederland ontving in 2021 bijna 4 ERC-beurzen voor elke 1.000 fte aan onderzoekers werkzaam in de publieke sector. 

How many and which type ERC grants have been awarded to Dutch universities?

Analysis The differences between the universities are substantial and partly reflect the differences in university size, as well as the presence of a university medical centre (umc). For example, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has obtained thirteen times as many Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grants as Tilburg University.  

What is the ERC award rate of the Netherlands compared to the European average, by domain ?

ERC honorreringspercentages per domein per jaar

Analysis In all Framework Programmes, ERC-grant applications of researchers connected to Dutch institutes are awarded relatively often. In all Framework Programmes, 12% of ERC-grant applications is awarded. Of all Dutch applications, 15% was awarded during KP7, and 16% during H2020 and HEU up until today.

Compared to the European average, the Netherlands scores well in the domains 'Physical Sciences & Engineering' and 'Social Sciences & Humanities' in the last years; the percentage of awarded grants is on average 6% higher than for Europe. In the LS domain the percentage of awarded grants also became higher than the EU average in 2018 and 2019. More figures about ERC grants by domain and year are available in the Excel file (see Downloads). A division in different domains is no longer available as of 2020. 

Definitions and abbreviations

For an explanation of the used definitions and abbreviations we refer to the webpage  Definitions for Science in Figures .

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Grants landscape in the Netherlands

  • Funding landscape The funding landscape in the Netherlands. The Netherlands offers several sources of research funding. The main governmental funder is the Dutch Research Council NWO. About NWO The Netherlands offers several sources of research funding. The main governmental funder is the Dutch Research Council NWO (or Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek). With funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science it is tasked with the distribution of around 900 million Euro for research funding each year. A separate branch of the NWO is the department of health care and medical sciences (ZonMw) who receive funding mainly for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports. They focus mainly on the health and welfare sector in the Netherlands and related research. Together they fund programmes to stimulate talent in the Netherlands. NWO offers 5 main lines of funding: Open Competition Curiosity-driven research Talent Scheme Curiosity-driven, responsive-mode research aimed at research talent Knowledge
  • NWO Consortium grants Many NWO grant programs revolve around building a succesful consortium to perform scientific research and make an impact to societal or economic utilization. NWA ORC The NWA ORC (Research along routes through consortia - Onderzoek op Routes door Consortia) funds research and innovation focused on the NWA routes, designed and implemented by interdisciplinary consortia spanning the entire knowledge chain, with a strong focus on relevant social partners. This procedure has multiple phases and three funding money bandwidths to apply for. Perspectief The Perspectief programme is an instrument that allows consortia of researchers and businesses to apply for large-scale approaches to solve innovative bottlenecks that impacts society and economy. A Perspectief proposal consists of multiple phases and research projects and is obliged to include cash and in-kind cofinancing of industry. Proposals need to be part of one of the Topsectoren roadmaps. Zwaartekracht The Zwaartekracht (Gravitations) programme is for scientific
  • NWO Open Competition grants NWO facilitates non-thematic project applications in all domains; the so-called Open Competition. These grants can require large consortia or can be aimed at small collaborations. Open Technology Program (OTP) in Applied and Engineering Sciences The Open Competition AES consists of two programmes. Open Mind is a grant for technology ideas that can be used to solve major societal issues. In this grant, you can try out-of-the-box research ideas and work on them for a year. The application is open once a year, and you must also record a movie with the application. The maximum amount you can ask for your idea is 50.000 euros. Open Mind | NWO Open Technology Program (OTP) is open to innovative research in the technical domain with a clear focus on the application of the results in the industry. It is a collaborative proposal, containing a group of researchers with a minimal 2, up to 4 (ideally) non-academic partners who are the next users of your technology. Applications can be submitted throughout the year. The size
  • Research infrastructure grants in NL NWO, RVO, and the European Commission offer opportunities to fund research infrastructure. This section discusses the Research Infrastructure opportunities in the Netherlands. NWO instruments pay for the acquisition and development of equipment, RVO allows you to account for the development and depreciation costs, while EU instruments pay for sharing of facilities and instruments with researchers internationally. Most common NWO and RVO funding instruments offer the opportunity to fund smaller types of research equipment either by direct compensation (NWO) or by covering the costs of depreciation (RVO). This is applicable for both personal grants as well as open instruments and thematic grants. The budget modules of NWO allow for limited research infrastructure investments (up to €250.000,- for some instruments). Larger investments in research infrastructure can be financed by two NWO instruments called: the Research Infrastructure (RI): national consortia the national roadmap for large-scale research infrastructure
  • Thematic calls Certain calls for funding use a so-called "thematic approach": inviting for proposals to explore a pre-determined topic. This normally stems from a higher level priority at European or national level, where multiple types of solutions (i.e. projects) are seeked for. Projects granted in response to a thematic call are most often interdisciplinary and cover a large part of a knowledge or value chain (i.e. involve a range of stakeholders). Thematic calls are usually open to teams (consortia); they are in many cases one-time calls. Examples of thematic calls include NWO Mission-driven calls in the KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Covenant), Thematic Programming in the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) and the EU Missions. KIC Mission-driven calls NWA Thematic Programming EU Missions Service Portal - SBD HUB Service Portal - SBD Contact GO General

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Study and Research Opportunities in Netherlands

Long and short-term academic programs are available in the Netherlands across many universities and educational centers. International students and researchers may apply to BA, MA, Ph.D., and postdoctoral research programs in the Netherlands. Moreover, summer schools and conferences are other excellent academic activities that make the Netherlands an attractive destination for scholars and scientists. Many programs also come with fully-funded scholarships and fellowships as well as travel grants and financial aid, thus every student, researcher, and professor can always find a suitable program in the Netherlands and apply.

Scholarships in Netherlands

  • Holland Scholarship
  • Dutch & International Scholarships for Expats in Netherlands
  • Erasmus University Holland Scholarship 
  • Amsterdam University of the Arts Scholarships
  • Utrecht Excellence Scholarships 
  • TU Delft Holland Scholarship
  • Conservatorium van Amsterdam Scholarships 
  • University of Groningen Holland Scholarship
  • Maastricht University Holland-High Potential Scholarship
  • Leiden University Scholarships

Fellowships in Netherlands

  • Humanity in Action the Amsterdam Fellowship
  • NIAS Individual Fellowships
  • Netherlands Heart Institute Fellowships 
  • Neys- van Hoogstraten Fellowships
  • Bright Minds Fellowships 
  • Rijksmuseum Fellowship Program
  • Anar Ahmadov Awarded Fellowship at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
  • Fellowship HPB and Livertransplantation
  • Netherlands Fellowship Program

Grants & Awards in Netherlands

  • University of Amsterdam Grants & Awards 
  • Research Prizes, Grants and Awards for TU/e Researchers
  • Radboudumc Grants and Awards
  • Maastricht University Grants and Awards
  • New Netherland Institute Research Grants
  • Holland College Student Awards
  • TU Delft Awards and Funding
  • NINO Incoming Mobility Grant
  • NVBMB Grants
  • Young Investigator Grant

Summer Programs in Netherlands

  • UvA Summer School
  • Utrecht Summer School
  • Radboud Summer School 
  • Dutch Summer School
  • Leiden University Summer Schools
  • National Ballet Academy Summer School
  • Wageningen Summer School
  • Netherland Asia Honours Summer School
  • Erasmus University Summer Course 
  • HogeSchool Tio Summer School in the Netherlands

The Netherlands as an Academic Destination

Studying in the Netherlands means studying in the first non-English speaking country which offered English courses to international students since the 1950s.   

Being a non-English speaking country is drastically changed, as currently, around 95% of the countries' residents speak the language . In addition to other benefits, eliminating the language barrier can catch your attention towards this small country. 

There are around 2,000 academic English programs offered by more than 75 higher educational institutions in the Netherlands. 

Unlike the current education systems of many other countries, the Netherland shifts from individual research-based education to a model where teamwork activities are highly encouraged . Therefore, you can expect to build a good networking with both local and international students while studying there. 

Regardless of what and where you will study in the Netherlands, the first year of studies will introduce propedeuse courses. Students get an overview of their chosen field during this stage, after which there comes the main period of studies, with the option to select specific subjects and do their own research. 

Universities in the Netherlands

To state again, the Netherlands' education system is one of the oldest ones in Europe, which started back in the 16th century. The first Leiden University was founded in 1575 and had a firm connection with the Dutch Royal family members. 

There are more than ten universities in the Netherlands, which are not only considered competitive within the borders of the country but also ranked in the international university rankings. But before I move on to the list of the bests, let me quickly introduce you to Dutch universities' structure. 

There are two main types of universities in the country: research universities and universities of applied science. 

12 out of 13 research universities in the Netherlands offer English courses and provide you with the opportunity to research in practical fields. This, in turn, increases the chances of students' further employment.

Universities of Applied Sciences are very different in terms of size, the quantity of the offered courses, and the focus. First, the smaller universities of this category specialize in narrow directions, such as agriculture or design. The bigger ones provide over 300 courses. Universities of applied sciences usually involve a period o studying abroad. 

To navigate among the options, below find the top-ranked universities in the Netherlands of both types. 

  • Delft University of Technology
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Leiden University
  • Utrecht University
  • University of Groningen

Student Expenses in the Netherlands

The tuition fees are significantly different for EU and non-EU students. For the first-mentioned group, the yearly fee of an academic program varies around 2,000 EUR. Non-EU students pay a range of 6,000- 15,000 EUR for Bachelor’s and 8,000 - 20,000 EUR for Master’s 

About ⅓ of student expenses usually go for housing costs . Fairly said, the accommodation is not very affordable in the Netherlands. This could partially be explained by the fact that the country is among the most densely populated in Europe. 

The cost of a private house renting usually rolls over 700 EUR or slightly more and there are vital things to consider. First of all, you should clarify in advance whether your rented apartment has furniture inside. Secondly, most leases are for the term of 6 months to a year, which may cause additional hassles of moving several times during a several-year study program. 

University accommodations are more common options for students arriving in the country with exchange programs. Otherwise, you will usually receive a university's temporary room with shared common areas such as the kitchen. 

The crowdedness problem is especially noticeable in the big countries such as Amsterdam, Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. So, prepare for your accommodation options in these countries in advance and with more attention. 

Student Visa in the Netherlands 

EU/EEA citizens, along with students from Switzerland, are free of a student visa or resident permit. For long-term staying in the country, the mentioned countries' citizens should register with the municipality of their resided cities. 

For students of other countries, there is an obligation to acquire a residence permit to stay in the country for more than three months. You need to apply for the visa within a max of five days after arriving in the country. Note that you can't apply for the permit with a short-stay visa. 

We hope the opportunities collected in this section of ARMACAD will help you enjoy your academic journey in the Netherlands and experience one of the oldest and respected educational systems in Europe. 

The National Growth Fund

With the National Growth Fund the Dutch government will earmark € 20 billion for the period 2021-2025 for project investments in two fields which have the highest potential for structural and durable economic growth.

The two fields with the highest potential for structural and economic growth are:

  • knowledge development
  • research, development and innovation

Till the end of 2021 there was a third field: infrastructure. With the start of the new government this field has been transferred to the Mobility Fund.

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Mission of the National Growth Fund

The National Growth Fund allocates funding to projects with the highest potential of contributing to our national earning capacity, or in other words, to durable economic growth.

This will eventually benefit society as a whole. Economic growth increases the disposable income of our citizens enabling the government to continue its investments in health care and education.

Committee procedures

The committee consists of ten members and has been established for the proper, objective and independent assessment of the project applications. The committee assesses the project applications on the basis of set criteria and issues a strong recommendation to the government in regard of the project grants. The government will subsequently follow or reject the recommendation on the project application investments.

Results assessment rounds

The results of the first assessment round were published in April 2021. Read the  press release about this publication .

The results of the second assessment round were published in April 2022. Read the press release about this publication . 

The results of the third assessment round were published in July 2023. Read the press release about this publication . 

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is an organisation that provides funding for Dutch researchers. NWO defined multiple domains, representing multiple scientific fields: Social Sciences and Humanities, Applied and Engineering Sciences, Science and Health Research and Development (ZonMw).

Petrischalen

Each pillar funds research through multiple programmes. Life Sciences applications are usually within the aim of the pillar Applied and Engineering Sciences. Programmes that fund research in this domain are:

  • Public-Private Partnership, such as the programmes Perspectief, Partnership and Demonstrator
  • Application oriented research, via the Open Technology Programme and the Open Mind programme
  • Stimulating activity and entrepreneurship within research facilities, via the Take-off programme
  • Research Talent via Rubicon, the Talent Scheme (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
  • Strategic programming (including the Top Sectors and the Dutch National Research Agenda – NWA)

NWO – CGIAR ~ Senior Expert Programme II

Deadline:  full proposal 11 June 2024

Funding: €600.000

Funding rate: Co-financing by private and/or public parties is not a requirement for this call, but if available, can take the form of in-kind or in-cash financing, with a maximum of 50% of the total project budget.

Total budget: €8,4M

Project duration: 1 – 4 years

Consortium:  Single applicants; senior experts from Dutch knowledge institutes with the following conditions:

  • Senior experts have at least a MSc/MA
  • Senior experts with a PhD should have at least 10 years of demonstrable relevant working experience after the PhD
  • Senior experts with a MSc/MA should have at least fifteen years of demonstrable relevant working experience after the MSc/MA and have a senior management position at their Dutch research organization.

Scope:  The overall goal of the Senior Expert Programme is advancing knowledge and enhancing innovation (knowledge use) for global food and nutrition security (SDG2) through cooperation between the Netherlands and CGIAR*. The aim of the partnership is to contribute to knowledge, innovation, collaboration and capacities for global Food and Nutrition security.

The objectives are:

  • Leveraging Dutch knowledge and expertise for performance and impact of CGIAR Research Initiatives;
  • Leveraging CGIAR expertise, science and networks for Dutch knowledge institutions;
  • Partnering in research and innovation, cooperation in knowledge sharing and capacity strengthening in a number of selected areas of mutual interest of CGIAR and Dutch policy on global food and nutrition security.

*CGIAR is a global research organisation that focuses on a food-secure future dedicated to transforming food, land and water systems in climate crisis.

NWO Open Technology Programme (OTP)

Subsidy: €850,000 (up to €1,000,000 if an investment of €150,000 is included)

Scope: NWO TTW aims to bring scientific research together with potential users, as to realize knowledge transfer. Criteria are excellent scientific quality and utilization and the call is characterized by an absence of disciplinary boundaries. To assure utilization, a user committee must be installed, consisting of at least four users, of which at least two companies.

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Take Off Fase 1: Haalbaarheidsstudie

Subsidy: €20,000 – 40,000

Scope: Take-off is a science-based financing instrument from ZonMw and NWO (Secretariat: Applied and Technical Sciences). Take-off is funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

Take-off focuses on facilitating and stimulating business and entrepreneurship from Dutch universities and NWO-recognized research institutes. It is about creating innovative new business that follows knowledge development and utilization by researchers at these knowledge institutions. It may be product, process, care or service innovation in the broadest sense of the word, within all fields of science (beta / technique, life sciences and alpha / gamma).

Take Off Fase 2: Vroegefasetrajecten

Subsidy: (Loan) €50,000 – 250,000

Scope: In the early stage project, it is about launching the start-up based on knowledge innovations from research institutions. An early phase project consists of the steps and activities to make the idea/concept commercially viable, to launch the process or service successfully on the market, to grow the company and that money will be earned. This happens by:

  • Explain and execute an early phase plan in detail;
  • Find contact with the stakeholders and future customers who enter the company enable independent growth and success;
  • When applicable: by developing the concept, product or service so that at the end of the process of others – private or public investors – prepared must be the next stage to finance.

NWO: Research Infrastructure (RI): national consortia

Subsidy : €1,5-10M

Total budget available : €20M

Funding rate : At least 25% (in-kind or in-cash, but not solely in-kind)

Letter of Intent: 7 December 2023

Full proposal: 11 April 2024

Project duration: max 5 years – the infrastructure should be exploited for a longer period

Consortium : Applicants can submit a proposal on behalf of one institution or on behalf of a consortium of two or more institutions. In order to safeguard the priorities and commitment of the submitting consortium, applications should be submitted by the lead applicant on behalf of the highest administrative body of the lead applicant’s institution.

There are four categories of participants for a consortium:

  • Lead applicants
  • Co-applicants
  • Partners (optional)
  • Co-funders (optional)

A broad group of relevant representatives in the Netherlands must be involved at an early stage and given a relevant role in the governance.

Scope : With this instrument,  NWO  aims to strengthen the RI available to the research community in the Netherlands. The instrument focuses on designing innovative RI that is of (inter)national importance, which can be used to achieve innovations and breakthroughs with a high value for science, society, and business. Proposals may be submitted by national consortia from all academic disciplines.

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NWO Demonstrator

Subsidy: max. €160,000 for max. 18 months

Funding rate: 100%

Deadline: 19 March 2024.

Consortium : Researchers working at a Dutch university, UMC, or other research organization recognized by NWO.

Scope : The Demonstrator program focuses on facilitating and encouraging the application of research results from Dutch universities, research institutions, or higher education institutions. The program aims to further develop knowledge to the level of a minimal functional prototype of a product (Minimal Viable Product). Using a demonstrator version, the application potential of the underlying demonstrator knowledge can be shown to a third party, indicating its readiness for transfer (“Show to Transfer”). The ultimate commercialization of the knowledge occurs through and by a third party.

NWO Perspectief

Subsidy: €1.5 – 4M per project

Total budget: €22.8M

Funding rate: 70%. 30% should be co-financed of which at least 7.5% should be in cash co-financing.

Deadline: Letter of intent: 10-10-2023; Pre-Proposal: 14-11-2023; Full Proposal: 14-05-2024

Consortium:  Scientists, companies and social organisations can apply a comprehensive research project concerning new technology through consortia. Such a project usually consists of four to eight work packages which approach the overarching theme from various research directions, with an explicit focus on application. At least three knowledge institutions and four users must be represented in the consortium. In addition to academic parties, TO2 institutes and universities of applied sciences can also apply for funding under certain conditions.

Scope: Innovation that has an economic and social impact often requires a large-scale approach. Developing new technology requires setting up new lines of research, transcending old networks and creating close collaboration between scientists and industry.The financing instrument Perspectief focuses on stimulating this collaboration in order to solve innovation bottlenecks. Innovative knowledge takes shape in an application that contributes to technological innovation with potential economic and social impact for the Netherlands.

NWO Domain Science Open Competition

The NWO Domain Science (Exacte en Natuurwetenschappen, ENW) Open Competition (OC) has three instruments, the NWO OC ENW – XS, NWO OC ENW – M and NWO OC ENW – XL. All instruments in the OC ENW are designed to fuel fundamental research in the research fields of the NWO ENW, such as, earth sciences, life sciences, computer sciences and chemistry.

Open Competition, ENW – XS

Available budget: €4 million (for 2020-2021 round)

Maximum subsidy budget: €50,000

Deadlines: 4 deadlines per year: 5 March, 14 May, 28 August, 15 October in 2024

Consortium: Intended for single applicants

Scope: This funding instrument is open for research proposals with a question in or overlapping the fields of earth sciences, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, physics and mathematics. Proposals can be monodisciplinary, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary in nature. The  NWO  Domain Science has three different types of funding that you can submit proposals for in open competition.

Open Competition, ENW – M

Available budget: €35,500,000 (2024)

M-1: max. €400,000

M-2: max. €800,000

M-invest: €150,000 – €500,000

Deadlines: 31-07-2024

Consortium: ENW-M-1

  • single main applicant, no co-applicants
  • Single main applicant and a single co-applicant who work together to realise the proposed research

Scope: ENW-M grants are intended for curiosity-driven scientific research with impact. The ENW-M grants offer researchers the opportunity and freedom to start, and/or strengthen excellent, challenging and innovative lines of research, both mono disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary.

Open Competition, ENW – XL

Available budget: €54 million 2024

Subsidy: ~€1-3 million

Deadlines: Pre-proposal 15 April 2021. Full proposal: 23 December 2021

Consortium:

A consortium of at least two researchers from different research institutes can apply if the researchers:

  • are employed at a Dutch university or a research institute recognised by NWO; and
  • have an appointment period for at least the duration of the application procedure and the entire duration of the research for which the grant is being applied for.

For tenure track appointments a letter that guarantees adequate supervision should be provided.

Scope: The Open Competition Domain Science-XL grants are aimed at curiosity-driven fundamental scientific research with impact, and the programme allows a choice for scientific impact, societal impact, or both. This funding instrument is open for proposals with a research question in or overlapping the fields of earth sciences, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, physics and mathematics. Proposals can be monodisciplinary, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary .

Open Technology Programme (OTP)

Subsidy: €550,000

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The many cultural heritage collections in the Netherlands form an inexhaustible source of interesting research questions and conservation challenges. By tackling these, we can gain a better understanding of the material biography of heritage objects and use that knowledge to enrich the stories we tell about them and safeguard their future. 

In order to unlock this research potential of and to stimulate research in and with Dutch heritage collections, NICAS offers a permanent funding scheme to support small projects in which museums and other heritage collections collaborate with academic partners.

BUDGET AND DEADLINE

The annual budget for this funding programme will be at least €50.000, but will be augmented from other sources whenever possible.

Applicants can submit proposals all year, with decisions on funding being made twice a year. The decision on the next round of grants will be made in October/November, which means that all proposals that are submitted before 18 March 2024  will be reviewed for this round.

Fellowships and individual research grants

Erc grants for frontier research, marie skłodowska-curie actions - research fellowship programme.

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Applying for funding, how does it work?

Researchers and research institutions can submit an application for funding for research projects, large equipment and databases as soon as NWO publishes a call for project proposals. NWO has a fixed procedure for handling all applications. How the application procedure is set up – from the moment you apply until a decision is reached – is detailed below.

Application procedure

The call for proposals describes the aim of a grant round, who can apply, the amount of money available, which criteria your application needs to meet, how and when you can submit your application, and when, at the latest, NWO will reach a decision regarding your application. 

NWO generally allocates research grants through a tender procedure. Applications that were submitted during a given grant round are assessed and subsequently ranked according to predetermined criteria. The best applications end up highest in the rankings and are the first to be eligible for a grant. The grants are allocated according to these rankings, until the limit of the grant budget has been reached.

Application

Qualification system.

NWO gives all full proposals a qualification based on the applicable criteria. Such a qualification offers applicants and applying universities a uniform insight into the quality evaluation of the research proposal. And it offers NWO a good overview of the quality of the applications and enables NWO to see how many excellent or very good proposals are submitted

The qualification will be made known to the researcher in the same letter in which he or she is also informed about NWO's decision whether or not to award funding.

The qualification has the following categories:

  • unsatisfactory

The qualification system applies to almost all funding instruments from NWO. If not applicable, this is mentioned in the call for proposals of that specific round.

Submitting your application

You can submit an application after a call for proposals has been published. In some grant rounds, we first ask you to submit a letter of intent and/or a pre-proposal (shorter application) or an initiative. Always use the form on the funding page of the grant round in question when drafting your application.

Code for Dealing with Personal Interests

For a fair and consistent application procedure, it is essential that your application is assessed without any (semblance of) bias. To ensure this, NWO applies the Code for Dealing with Personal Interests. This applies to all persons involved in your application’s assessment and decision-making process.

Application system

You submit your application through ISAAC, NWO’s online application system. Only the main applicant can submit an application. You need an account for this, which you can create yourself. As soon as we have received your application, we will send you a confirmation of receipt.

We advise you to start submitting your application at least one day before the deadline. The reason for this is that you will need to enter information online as well.

If you have any technical questions about ISAAC, please consult the online manual. If you cannot find the answer to your question there, then contact:

ISAAC helpdesk | telephone number: +31 70 3440600  | email:   [email protected]

ISAAC manual  

NWO research fields

For all applications it is compulsory to fill out the main research field that corresponds to the subject of your research proposal.

Salary tables

Do you need information about personnel costs for your proposal? Consult the collective labour agreements of the academic medical centres (NFU) and of the universities (Universities of the Netherlands).

Authorisation scheme for project managers

Project managers can authorise others to carry out administrative actions for their project in ISAAC, NWO’s application and reporting system.

Check whether we can process your application

After you have submitted your application, NWO will let you know whether it is processing your application as soon as possible. For this to happen, your application must meet the conditions described in the call for proposals. Among other things, we will check whether your application has been submitted in the prescribed language, whether you have made use of the available application form, whether your application was submitted via ISAAC, and whether we received it before the deadline. If we find that this is not the case, we will contact you. You will then be given a one-off opportunity to rectify this (if possible). We will also contact you if we do process your application.

Application procedure Regieorgaan SIA, or Taskforce for Applied Research SIA differs

Are you applying for a grant from Taskforce for Applied Research SIA, or Regieorgaan SIA? If so, the application and assessment procedure differs in a number of ways. For more information, please visit the website.

Funding Regieorgaan SIA (only in Dutch)

Assessment of your application

Pre-selection.

If NWO receives a large number of applications, NWO may decide to hold a pre-selection. This may occur if the total amount of the grant applications is four times the total available budget. In the event of a pre-selection, the selection committee will make an overall assessment of the applications based on the assessment criteria that apply to the round in question. The committee will give you the opportunity to submit a rebuttal, after which it will advise NWO to reject the less promising applications.

Peer review by external referees

Before the selection committee considers your application, NWO will first seek input from at least two external referees. These are independent advisors who are experts in the subject area of your application. They will assess your application based on the assessment criteria outlined in the call for proposals. They are generally given three to four weeks to do this.

A referee will assess no more than one application per grant round. As a matter of principle, referees are not paid for their assessments. In the case of a multidisciplinary research proposal, NWO tries to select referees from the different disciplines who are also familiar with comparable multidisciplinary research.

NWO asks referees to treat research proposals confidentially to protect the privacy of the applicants as well as any intellectual property rights. For its part, NWO treats the identity of referees confidentially. Their identity is not disclosed to either the selection committee or the applicants. NWO therefore guarantees that referees are able to give an open opinion on the research proposals they are assessing.

Rebuttal to referee reports

As soon as NWO has received the referee reports, we will forward them to you. You will subsequently be given several business days to respond in writing (the ‘rebuttal’). You can answer referees’ questions and address any criticisms in your rebuttal.

Interview or site visit (optional)

An interview or site visit is part of the assessment procedure in some grant rounds. The purpose of an interview is among others to give the selection committee an impression of your managerial skills, the research skills and the persuasiveness of the researcher(s). During an interview, you will be asked to give a short presentation or introduction. Subsequently, the members of the committee will ask questions about your research proposal.

A site visit can take place for an application for the development of extensive research facilities. Some or all of the selection committee will visit the location where the research facility to be subsidised is located or will be located. This makes it possible to assess whether the proper development of the facility can be guaranteed.

Assessment by the selection committee

The selection committee issues advice on which applications should be granted. This is done based on the written material: the research proposal, the referee reports and your rebuttal. An interview or site visit can be part of the assessment.

The selection committee will discuss the content of your application, after which it be given a score (on a scale from 1 to 9) and a corresponding qualification for each criterion. All applications are then ranked in order of their weighted final score. The selection committee then advises NWO to award the grants in this order until the available grant budget has been exhausted.

NWO has the authority not to award the grants (in full) according to their ranking, on policy grounds (for example, a balanced distribution across themes). If these policy grounds apply, then they will be stated in the call for proposals.

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After having assessed whether the selection committee’s advice was reached in a consistent manner, NWO will either grant or reject your application. You can see which NWO governing body is responsible for deciding on your application in the call for proposals.

As soon as NWO has issued a decision on your application, you will receive a letter of decision from NWO. This letter also contains the details of the selection committee’s assessment.

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If you do not agree with the decision on your application, you may lodge an objection. How to lodge an objection is described at the bottom of the decision letter.

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International Comparative Research Grant 2024

Call for proposals; deadline: march 1, 2024.

Netspar (Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement; based in the Netherlands) invites applications for its International Comparative Research Grant . In 2024, Netspar will offer up to three International Comparative Research Grants of €20,000 each.

Goal of the grant

The goal of the Netspar International Comparative Research Grant is to support studies that compare the regulatory, policy and product choices surrounding pensions, aging and retirement made in different countries (including the Netherlands) and relate these to the academic literature.

The pension and retirement systems in different countries differ substantially in their institutional setting. Nevertheless, the over-arching issues are very similar across countries. Examples of relevant questions include, but are not limited to:

  • What is an adequate level of pension income during retirement?
  • Which benefits could be means-tested and what are the implications for the system?
  • How much choice is preferable within the system?
  • How should we design choices (choice architecture) and support decision-making by individuals?
  • What are the preferences of individuals regarding risk-taking and sustainable investments?
  • How should pension capital be invested during accumulation and decumulation?
  • Should pension capital be invested in a sustainable manner and, if so, how?
  • How can trust in the pension system be enhanced?
  • How should we design policies targeted on the labor market for older workers?
  • How can we enhance lifelong learning, and/or employability and productivity among older workers?
  • How are choices surrounding pensions related to the labor market, housing and healthcare?
  • What is an adequate balance between PAYG and funded systems?
  • Which groups are not covered by the supplementary pension systems and what are potential instruments to address this issue?

Main characteristics of the grant

  • The project is expected to result in a paper for the Netspar Discussion Paper Series nine months to one year from the start of the grant.
  • The aim of the paper should be to compare the regulatory, policy and product choices, actual behaviours, etc. surrounding pensions, aging and retirement in two or more countries (the Netherlands must be included in the comparison).
  • The project is expected to explore and outline the links with the academic literature.
  • The paper should contribute to existing literature and add value to the Netspar research agenda.
  • Objective to present (a preliminary version of) the paper at the Netspar International Pension Workshop in 2025.
  • Invitation to present the paper at other Netspar events.
  • Budget maximum of €20,000 (no budget specification is required).

Selection criteria

  • The proposal must be related to the Netspar Knowledge Agenda 2023-2027.
  • The application has to be submitted by a university or knowledge institute, Dutch or non-Dutch.
  • The applicant(s) have adequate institutional knowledge on the countries and the regulatory, policy and product choices they want to compare across countries.
  • The project is well-grounded in academic research and has a clear link to the pension practice.
  • The track record and expertise of the applicant(s) play an important role in the selection process.

Application process

  • Interested researchers can apply for a Netspar International Comparative Research Grant by submitting the application form by March 1, 2024 at the latest. For examples of previous projects, please visit our website .
  • Please submit your application to [email protected] and mention ‘Application for Netspar International Comparative Research Grant’ in the subject line.

For questions, please contact Netspar: Silvie van Halder, Policy Officer, +31 (0)13 466 3793, [email protected]

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The grant covers a period of one week to three months in residence and provides a stipend up to $5,000. A time frame for fulfilling the grant requirements will be established in consultation with the director of the New Netherland Research Center (NNRC). No housing, travel funds, or health insurance are provided. Applications are due by February 15.

Scholars beyond the undergraduate level and actively working on a thesis, dissertation, or scholarly article are invited to apply. Research must be conducted at the New Netherland Research Center, New York State Library, and the New York State Archives, Albany, NY, in the field of New Netherland history and the Dutch Atlantic world, using the records of New Netherland. Candidates must indicate their research topic in their application. Genealogical research topics are excluded. Preference will be given to applicants with a working knowledge of contemporary and seventeenth-century Dutch.

Partial installments of the stipend are paid upon submission of progress reports and acceptance by the Director of NNRC .At the conclusion, the student scholar must submit a written report based on their work and deliver a public lecture on their research findings prior to receiving their final installment.

Applications must consist of a curriculum vita, two letters of recommendation, and a cover letter outlining the research topic and work plan. Applications may be sent to [email protected] . Please use Student Scholar Grant as subject.

Using the resources of the NNRC, along with Dutch colonial documents in the collections of the New York State Library and Archives, student scholars have conducted research on a wide range of topics:

The 2023 Student Scholar award is shared between  Marian Leech , Ph.D. candidate, University of Pennsylvania, for her dissertation "Wampum, Furs, and the Making of Possession in the Dutch Atlantic World, 1590-1713" and  Amanda Faulkner , Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University, for her dissertation, "Insiders and Outsiders: Individuals and Community in the Dutch Atlantic World."

Jennifer Motter , PhD candidate, the College of William & Mary, has won the 2022 Student Scholar in Residence Grant. Project Title: Knowledge and Commodification in the Early Modern Dutch Atlantic.

Samuel Jennings, a historian of religion, working on his dissertation at Oklahoma State University (reduced grant) for the portion of his dissertation that relates to the Dutch in North America. His dissertation research examines the changing Protestant Atlantic world and the ways various Protestant traditions in North America (including both Dutch and English) thought about Mary, the mother of Jesus, both as a Catholic devotion and within their own traditions. Jennings' research is finding interactions, engagements and attitudes that challenge common expectations.

Pepijn Doornenbal , MA student at Leiden University, researched the politics and governing of settlement and diversity in New Netherland.

Amy Ransford , Ph.D. candidate Indiana University Bloomington, for her dissertation "Trading Women: Race, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in the Hudson River Watershed, 1600-1730."

Timo McGregor , a Ph.D. candidate at New York University, researched Anglo-Dutch diplomacy and vernacular political thought in New Netherland.

Artyom Anikin , a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, researched New Netherland in the decade following the English invasion (1664-1674).

Alena M. Buis , a Ph.D. candidate in Art History at Queen's University in Toronto, studied the visual culture of New Netherland. Deborah Hamer , a Ph.D. candidate in History from Columbia University, researched the evolution of marriage law in New Netherland. Brecht Cornelisse of the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden analyzed politics in New Netherland and the development of the Landdag .

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For ERC grants, legal entities established in Switzerland will now be treated as entities established in an Associated Country the ERC Work Programme 2024 for calls opening in 2024 (ie for Advanced Grants ). However, grant agreements can only be signed with successful applicants if the association agreement with Switzerland applies at that time.

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USDA Announces Up to $12 Million in Grant Funding Available to Promote U.S. Agricultural Products and Address Food Insecurity in Underserved Communities

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WASHINGTON, March 21, 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $12 million in funding available to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. agricultural products and increase access to locally grown food in communities experiencing food insecurity. The funding is available through three grant programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS): the Acer Access and Development Program, the Federal State Marketing Improvement Program, and the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program.

“Each of these grant programs focus on a different area of the food system, but all work to support USDA’s goals to create new market opportunities that bring equity and financial stability to small farms and that rural and historically underserved communities have access to fresh, locally grown foods,” said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt. “The projects funded through these programs will improve the nation’s food system by developing new products, supporting small-scale producers and improving healthy food access in food insecure communities.”

Acer Access and Development Program

This year, up to $6 million is available through the Acer Access and Development Program for projects that expand consumer awareness of the maple syrup industry and provide valuable resources to maple syrup producers. The program promotes the domestic maple syrup industry by funding research and education projects related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, and the marketing of maple syrup and maple-sap products. Acer funding is authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill and funded through annual appropriations.

Examples of projects previously awarded grants funds through the Acer Access and Development Program include:

  • Stockton University used Acer Access and Development Program funding to help increase maple syrup production in New Jersey and the larger Mid-Atlantic region through the use of novel technology, landowner engagement, and sustainable forest management. The project fostered a new consumer base for maple products in a region where pure maple products are not embedded in the culture of the community.
  • A West Virginia University Research Corp project used Acer Access and Development Program funding to assemble a team of experts in forest management, forest operations, forest pathology, landowner assistance, and maple syrup operations to create an integrated program designed to promote maple syrup production by educating forest landowners, foresters, and loggers on the nuances of southern sugarbush management. The program helped increase maple syrup production by increasing the number of maple trees tapped as landowners learn about these opportunities.

Federal State Marketing Improvement Program

Through the Federal State Marketing Improvement Program, up to $1 million in grant funding is available to support projects that explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving marketing system efficiency and performance. The program supports state departments of agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, and other appropriate state agencies. FSMIP is authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and funded by annual appropriations.

One successful project that recently received funding through the Federal State Marketing Improvement program was managed by the University of Kentucky. The university received the grant to identify best practices in sustaining financially profitable relationships between local producers and restaurants. The project focused on developing strategies for verifying local purchasing, evaluating different systems for verifying businesses’ level of local sourcing, and gauging consumer willingness to pay for locally produced foods. By understanding the strategies of consumer engagement and local product incentivization and verification, the project developed best practices that state departments of agriculture are using to improve local-sourcing programs. These outcomes improve economic opportunities for farmers and extended rural economies.

Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

Additionally, up to $5 million is available through the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program to agricultural agencies in eligible states and territories to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure communities through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations. The program focuses on food insecure communities in areas of the U.S. that have significant levels of food insecurity and import a significant quantity of foods. The agricultural agencies or departments competitively distribute the funds through subawards to eligible entities. The Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is authorized through the 2018 Farm Bill and funded by annual appropriations.

Through a subaward from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, a family in Alaska recently received funding through the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program to increase food availability in their local community. The funding enabled the family to freeze dry Alaskan fruits and vegetables and purchase a high tunnel and freeze drier. As a result, they increased their gardening space and now provide biweekly food deliveries to families, supplying 18 people in their area.

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A Request for Applications (RFAs) for each program is available on the program webpages listed below. Applications must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov  by 11:59 p.m. ET on the date listed in the respective RFAs. Grant applications submitted after the due date will not be considered unless the applicant provides documentation of an extenuating circumstance that prevented their timely submission of the grant application. More information is available in the AMS Late and Non-Responsive Application Policy .

AMS encourages applications for initiatives that benefit smaller farms and ranches, new and beginning farmers and ranchers, underserved producers, veteran producers, low-income, and minority individuals, and underserved communities. For projects intending to serve these entities, applicants should engage and involve those beneficiaries when developing projects and applications.

USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov .

Get the latest Agricultural Marketing Service news at www.ams.usda.gov/news or follow us on Twitter @USDA_AMS. You can also read about us on the USDA blog.

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Department of Defense Announces Fiscal Year 2024 University Research Funding Awards

The Department of Defense today announced $221 million in awards for basic defense-related research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. At an average award amount of $7.5 million over five years, these competitive grants will support 30 teams located at 73 U.S. academic institutions, subject to satisfactory research progress and the availability of funds.

"The science and engineering challenges we face today are highly complex and cross disciplinary," said Dr. Bindu Nair, director of the Basic Research Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. "The MURI program acknowledges these complexities by supporting teams whose members have diverse sets of expertise as well as creative scientific approaches to tackling problems. 

"This cross-fertilization of ideas can accelerate research progress to enable more rapid scientific breakthroughs and hasten the transition of basic research funding to practical applications. The program is a cornerstone of DoD's basic research portfolio and a strong contributor to its legacy of scientific impact." 

Since its inception in 1985, the Department's MURI program has allowed teams of investigators from multiple disciplines to generate collective insights, facilitating the growth of cutting-edge technologies to address the Department's unique challenges. 

The highly competitive program, which complements the Department's single-investigator basic research grants, has made immense contributions to current and future military capabilities and produced numerous commercial sector applications. 

Notable MURI achievements include breakthroughs in cold-atom quantum methods with potential applications in quantum sensing and communication, as well as advances in pulsed magnetic field propagation and Doppler radar detection leading to new detection physics for landmines.

The Fiscal Year 2024 competition identified six topics that received an additional $1.5 million each over the five-year award term specifically to support the participation of historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (HBCU/MIs). Seven proposals selected across the six topics will receive support for HBCU/MI participation on the MURI projects.

The Army Research Office, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Office of Naval Research solicited Fiscal Year 2024 proposals in 25 topic areas of strategic importance to the Department. After a merit-based review of 276 white papers, a panel of experts narrowed the pool to a subset of 102 full proposals, from which the 30 final awards were selected. The list of winning teams can be downloaded here .

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You may have heard that NIH is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications, effective for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. Make plans to hear the latest updates, timelines, and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities at the April 17 webinar on the simplified review framework for RPGs .  

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McKenna Britton | Presbyterian Historical Society - March 22, 2024

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The Presbyterian Historical Society is pleased to award four Research Fellowship grants for 2024.

Luca Azuma, a Ph.D. student at the  University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Dr. Elesha Coffman, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University ; Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz , Associate Professor at Michigan State University ; and Dr. Alderi Souza de Matos, Official Historian for the Presbyterian Church of Brazil and Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center , Mackenzie Presbyterian University (São Paulo, Brazil), are this year’s grant recipients.

PHS’s Research Fellowship program awards travel grants of $2,500 for scholars, students and independent researchers who demonstrate a need to work in the society’s collection for a minimum of one week and whose normal place of residence is farther than 75 miles from Philadelphia.

The four grant recipients are pursuing a variety of research topics. Azuma was awarded a fellowship for the project "Upon a Rainbow Cross: a History of LGBTQ+ Christianity in North America," while Coffman is writing about "Making Religion News." Alderi is studying "Brazilian Presbyterian history," and Conroy-Krutz is researching for her project "Around the World with the Browns."

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Alderi Souza de Matos, image courtesy of Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center; Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, image courtesy of her webpage; Luca Azuma, image courtesy of his LinkedIn profile; and Dr. Elesha Coffman, image courtesy of Baylor University.

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Alderi Souza de Matos, image courtesy of Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center; Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, image courtesy of her webpage; Luca Azuma, image courtesy of his LinkedIn profile; and Dr. Elesha Coffman, image courtesy of Baylor University.

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Alderi Souza de Matos, image courtesy of Andrew Jumper Presbyterian Graduate Center; Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, image courtesy of her webpage; Luca Azuma, image courtesy of his LinkedIn profile; and Dr. Elesha Coffman, image courtesy of Baylor University.

PHS’s Director of Programs and Services, Natalie Shilstut, shared that this year, "We received a number of excellent applications, which made the review committee’s decision difficult. The research topics represented by this year’s fellows is outstanding, ranging from an exploration of the relationship between missionary work and U.S. politics; an investigation into how religious journalism has changed over time and has been perceived by American media consumers; a history of LGTBQ+ theological debates in the United States; and a study of the changing relationship between the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Brazilian Presbyterian Church. We look forward to welcoming these fellows to PHS later this year.”

The four 2024 fellowships are funded through donations PHS received on Giving Tuesday 2023.

Reference Archivist Charlene Peacock expressed excitement at the opportunity to welcome this year’s fellows into the Reading Room. "PHS fellows make intensive use of our holdings and it is always fascinating to see where their inquiries lead," Peacock shared. "Their research brings new understanding to the voices in our collection and helps situate Presbyterian history within broader national and world history. I can’t wait to welcome this year’s research fellows to our reading room!"

PHS is accepting applications for next year’s research fellowships through February 3, 2025. Hear from previous fellows and learn about the grant application process.

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    NWO grants NWO - CGIAR ~ Senior Expert Programme II. Deadline: full proposal 11 June 2024 Funding: €600.000 Funding rate: Co-financing by private and/or public parties is not a requirement for this call, but if available, can take the form of in-kind or in-cash financing, with a maximum of 50% of the total project budget. Total budget: €8,4M ...

  16. Grant programmes

    Government of the Netherlands. You are here: Home Topics Grant programmes. Search within English part of Government.nl Search. Women, Peace and Security Grant; Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Programme 2020-2024; Addressing Root Causes Fund; PDP Fund against poverty-related diseases (2015-2020)

  17. Small project grants

    The annual budget for this funding programme will be at least €50.000, but will be augmented from other sources whenever possible. Applicants can submit proposals all year, with decisions on funding being made twice a year. The decision on the next round of grants will be made in October/November, which means that all proposals that are ...

  18. Fellowships and individual research grants

    Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions - Research Fellowship Programme. This programme funds researchers and supports doctorates and training. Researchers at all stages in their career are eligible for funding. Research funding opportunities for individuals and fellowships.

  19. Applying for funding, how does it work?

    Application procedure. The call for proposals describes the aim of a grant round, who can apply, the amount of money available, which criteria your application needs to meet, how and when you can submit your application, and when, at the latest, NWO will reach a decision regarding your application. NWO generally allocates research grants ...

  20. International Comparative Research Grant

    International Comparative Research Grant 2024 Call for Proposals; Deadline: March 1, 2024 . Netspar (Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement; based in the Netherlands) invites applications for its International Comparative Research Grant.In 2024, Netspar will offer up to three International Comparative Research Grants of €20,000 each.

  21. Research Grants :: New Netherland Institute

    Research Grants. DEADLINES FOR 2023 APPLICATIONS. Hendricks Award - January 15, 2024. Charles W. Wendell Research Grant - February 15, 2024. ... Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ...

  22. Research and Project Grants

    TWAS research grants fund several programmes that support: Researchers in developing countries, allowing them to purchase specialized equipment and consumable supplies, and. Support Master of Science students. The calls for 2024 TWAS Research Grants in Basic Sciences—one for individuals and one for groups —will open on 1st February 2024.

  23. NNI Student Scholar Research Grant :: New Netherland Institute

    NNI Student Scholar Research Grant. The grant covers a period of one week to three months in residence and provides a stipend up to $5,000. A time frame for fulfilling the grant requirements will be established in consultation with the director of the New Netherland Research Center (NNRC). No housing, travel funds, or health insurance are provided.

  24. ERC grants

    For ERC grants, legal entities established in Switzerland will now be treated as entities established in an Associated Country the ERC Work Programme 2024 for calls opening in 2024 (ie for Advanced Grants). However, grant agreements can only be signed with successful applicants if the association agreement with Switzerland applies at that time.

  25. USDA Announces Up to $12 Million in Grant Funding Available to Promote

    Micro-Grants for Food Security Program. Additionally, up to $5 million is available through the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program to agricultural agencies in eligible states and territories to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure communities through small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations.

  26. Department of Defense Announces Fiscal Year 2024 University Research

    At an average award amount of $7.5 million over five years, these competitive grants will support 30 teams located at 73 U.S. academic institutions, subject to satisfactory research progress and ...

  27. PDF Grants and Contracts Administration

    Grants and Contracts Administration | Division of Research | Clemson University 230 Kappa St. Suite 200 Clemson, SC 29634 864-656-4352 | [email protected] Introduction . In furthering GCA's mission to achieve better internal controls while streamlining processes that reduce administrative burden, this guideline was developed to aid ...

  28. NSF Grants.gov Application Guide

    Available Formats: PDF Document Type: Policies and Procedures. Document Number: grantsgovguide0524 Public Comment: Effective for applications submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. For proposals submitted prior to May 20, 2024, the guidelines in grantsgovguide0123 apply. Document History: Posted: March 19, 2024.

  29. Webinar

    You may have heard that NIH is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications, effective for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. Make plans to hear the latest updates, timelines, and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities at the April 17 webinar on the simplified ...

  30. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

    The Presbyterian Historical Society is pleased to award four Research Fellowship grants for 2024.. Luca Azuma, a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Dr. Elesha Coffman, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University; Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz, Associate Professor at Michigan State University; and Dr. Alderi Souza de Matos, Official Historian for the Presbyterian ...