Who can apply?
Full, associate and assistant professors and other researchers with a comparable position may submit an application if they have a tenured position (and therefore a paid position for an indefinite period) or a tenure track agreement at one of the following organisations:
- universities located in the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
- university medical centres;
- institutes affiliated to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) or NWO;
- Netherlands Cancer Institute;
- the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen;
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center;
- Advanced Research Centre for NanoLithography (ARCNL);
- Princess Máxima Center.
For companies and other organisations, the Open Technology Program provides an accessible way to engage in application-oriented research. Multiple companies and social organisations can participate in each project.
The call is open until December 13th 2024.
What to apply for?
For an application in this Call for Proposals, a total NWO contribution of up to € 900,000 can be requested. For projects with an investment character (minimum of € 150,000 in investments), the NWO contribution is a maximum of € 1,000,000. If the total project costs exceed € 650,000, a contribution to the project costs (co‐funding) by user(s) is required, specifically 25% of the excess of € 650,000.
The maximum duration of the proposed project is 6 years. The budget modules available for this Call for proposals are personnel, material, investments, knowledge utilization, internationalisation and money follows cooperation. Apply only for funding that is vital to realise the project.