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Funding, Grants & Competitions

  • (New) iBBA x ABC Support Grant 2026

    Deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026

    iBBA-ABC Support Funding is intended to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between iBBA and ABC researchers: the grant proposal must include one PI from iBBA and one from ABC (inter-institutional).

    For more information, see https://abc.uva.nl/abc-grants/ibba-x-abc-support-grant/ibba-x-abc-support-grant.html.

  • NWO Vici

    Deadline: Tuesday 10 March 2026

    Vici is part of the NWO Talent programme. The Vici target group consists of researchers at the stage of consolidation and further development of their leadership/research group. The goal of the Vici grant is to contribute to the researcher's development in this area.

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/nwo-talent-programme or contact .

  • NWO Open Mind 2026

    Deadline: Tuesday 10 March 2026

    Open Mind funds innovative research proposals that break through conventional thinking frameworks and use technology for sustainable social impact. Think of ideas that, for example, transform education, promote inclusivity, tackle climate issues or enable new forms of communication. The call invites researchers from all disciplines who tackle global challenges with groundbreaking and creative solutions. Researchers with exciting, high-risk, high-gain ideas are encouraged to submit their outside-the-box research proposals and compete for a chance to receive €100,000 to explore their research ideas over the course of one year.

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/open-mind-2026 or contact Dr. Raquel Hulst at .

  • NWO KIC Demand-driven Research by Consortia – XL

    Deadline: Tuesday 10 March 2026

    Cybersecurity, climate, circular economy, housing shortage, ageing population or health: our society faces enormous challenges that require knowledge and groundbreaking innovations. This demands collaboration between researchers, businesses and public social partners to develop innovative solutions and implement them successfully. This programme stimulates this collaboration and funds new and existing public-private consortia

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/kic-demand-driven-research-by-consortia-xl or contact Anne Lippinkhof at .

  • (New) NWO Vici 2026: Open now for pre-proposals

    Deadline: Tuesday 10 March 2026

    Talented and creative researchers who are in the stage of consolidation and further development of their leadership/research group can now apply for a Vici grant. This funding instrument of the NWO Talent Programme offers person-specific funding. The funding amounts to a maximum of €1,500,000 euros.

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/vici-round-2026-now-open-for-pre-proposals?utm_campaign=nwo-nieuwsbrief&utm_content=2026-1&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=mailing or contact Daphne Kortbeek at .

  • (New) KNAW Christiaan Huygens Science Award for doctoral dissertations

    Deadline: Wednesday 15 April 2026

    The Christiaan Huygens Science Prize honors a young researcher who has made an innovative contribution to space sciences, mathematics or physics in a dissertation. Any researcher at a Dutch university who has defended a dissertation in the relevant discipline in the past three years (the current year and the full three calendar years preceding it) can be nominated for the prize. The laureate receives a bronze statue by Christiaan Huygens and a cash prize of 10,000 euros.

    The following persons can nominate a candidate for the prize: deans of faculties of Dutch universities; directors of research institutes; directors of research schools.

    For more information, see https://www.knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/christiaan-huygens-science-award or contact .

  • (New) KNAW Trailblazers Fund

    Deadline: Wednesday 29 April 2026

    Early-career first-generation academics can apply for a grant of €5,000 (PhD candidates) or €10,000 (postdoctoral researchers or university lecturers) that can be used for activities that advance their scientific/scholarly career.

    The Academy aims for an award rate of approximately 25%. In the event of a substantially higher number of high-quality applications being submitted, the Academy may decide to apply randomization.

    For more information, see https://www.knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/knaw-trailblazersfund-firstgenerationacademics or contact .

  • (New) NWO Hop-On Call for Researchers Based in Ukraine

    Deadline: Tuesday 23 June 2026

    The second funding round within the partnership initiative between NWO and the National Research Foundation Ukraine (NRFU) is now open. With a total budget of €480,000, this round can grant up to 16 proposals. This instrument operates on a first come, first served basis until the deadline or until the budget has been exhausted.

    The aim of this call is to support Ukrainian researchers in expanding their professional network in The Netherlands and to stimulate knowledge exchange. Project teams offer guidance in the form of advice, mentorship and collaboration.

    For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/open-hop-on-call-for-ukrainian-researchers?utm_campaign=nwo-nieuwsbrief&utm_content=2026-2&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=mailing.