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Funding, Grants & Competitions

  • Open eScience Call 2026 (OEC 2026)

    This call for proposals supports research that requires the development and application of advanced research software. Each proposal should address an urgent methodological research challenge that can count on broader support from the research community in which the applicants are active. 

    To maximise the added value and impact for applicants, the technological needs and requirements of the project should match with the Center’s expertise.

    For more information, see https://www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-proposals/open-escience-call-2026-oec-2026/?utm_campaign=nwo-nieuwsbrief&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=mailing&utm_content=2026-04 or contact Peter Kalverla at .

  • 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 .

  • CfN: E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize 2026 (AoE)

    Deadline: Wednesday 15 April 2026

    Nominations are invited of excellent dissertations on topics in the broad remit of ESSLLI, including current topics in philosophical and mathematical logic, computer science logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, history of logic, history of the philosophy of science and scientific philosophy in general, as well as the current theoretical and foundational developments in information and computation, language, and cognition.

    To be considered, the Ph.D. degree must have been awarded between January 1st and December 31st, 2025.

    For more information, see https://folli.info/?p=571 or contact .

  • 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 .

  • KNAW Humanities Fund

    Deadline: Wednesday 13 May 2026

    Early-career researchers in the humanities can apply for between €2,000 and €10,000 in order to gain knowledge and experience outside the Netherlands. With this arrangement, the Academy aims to promote research in the humanities. It also strongly encourages applications from researchers who are currently underrepresented in the academic world.

    This opportunity is intended for PhD candidates and researchers in the Kingdom of the Netherlands who obtained their PhD no more than four years ago.

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

  • 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.