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Funding, Grants & Competitions
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ERC Proof of Concept Grants
Deadline: Tuesday 17 September 2024ERC Proof of Concept Grants are add-on grants offered by the ERC to Principal Investigators of ERC main research grants. The PoC Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research. The financial contribution will be awarded as a lump sum of €150.000 for a period of 18 months. Principal Investigators in an ongoing main grant or in a main grant that has ended less than 12 months before 1 January 2024 are eligible to apply.
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NWA-ORC 2024
Deadline: Tuesday 1 October 2024The programme Research along Routes by Consortia aims to enable interdisciplinary research and innovation that brings scientific and societal breakthroughs within reach. Proposals should be submitted by a consortium in which various types of research in the knowledge chain are represented. The research question must be based on themes proposed by the NWA routes. A budget of 6.75 million euros is per theme reserved. The deadline for submitting a initiative was on 9 April 2024. Between 6 May and 21 June, NWO organises two consecutive workshops for each theme to bring researchers together to prepare a joint proposal. The deadline for submitting proposals is 1 October 2024.
For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/dutch-research-agenda-research-along-routes-by-consortia-2024-nwa-orc-2024?utm_campaign=fgw_grantteam&utm_source=fgw_deployteq&utm_medium=email or contact Jean-Pierre Oudsen at nwa-orc2024 at nwo.nl. -
NGF AiNed ELSA Labs
Deadline: Tuesday 1 October 2024The aim of this Call for proposals is to elicit projects that will help us acquire knowledge, expertise and insights for the development and application of human-centred AI. The overarching research question for the AiNed ELSA programme is: What can we learn from specific case studies that will help us acquire scalable and generalisable knowledge and insights for human-centred AI applications?
For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/ngf-ained-elsa-labs or contact NGF-AiNedELSALabs at nwo.nl. -
ERC Starting Grant 2025
Deadline: Tuesday 15 October 2024Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply for an ERC Starting Grant. Applications may be made in any field of research. Up to €1.5 million may be awarded for a period of up to 5 years. (Deadline is provisional.)
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SGW Open Competitie M 2024
Deadline: Thursday 31 October 2024The Open Competition M grant aims to facilitate free, curiosity-driven research projects with a primary social and/or humanities research question. Its target group are experienced researchers who obtained their doctorate at least ten years ago. Researchers can apply for maximum of € 400.000 for projects of up to five years. The deadline is on 31 October 2024. The call is not open yet, but you can already access the call page and the call for proposals following the link below.
For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/sgw-open-competitie-m-2024. -
NWO Mosaic 2.0 - 2024
Deadline: Tuesday 5 November 2024Mosaic 2.0 is a PhD scholarship program aimed at the under-represented group of graduates with a migration background from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America and Turkey in the Netherlands. The procedure consists of a pre-proposal and a full proposal. Mosaic 2.0 is a science-wide program; any research topic can be eligible. In the 2024 round candidates submit an application themselves.
For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/mosaic-20-2024 or contact Marjolein van Dalen at mozaiek at nwo.nl. -
ERC Synergy Grant 2025
Deadline: Wednesday 6 November 2024The ERC Synergy Grant funds a group of 2-4 PIs working together on an interdisciplinary research problem that could not be carried by a single PI working alone. Projects are evaluated on the sole criterion of scientific excellence, which here includes the requirement of an outstanding intrinsic synergetic effect. Up to €10 million may be awarded for a period of up to 6 years. (Deadline is provisional.)
For more information, see https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/synergy-grant. -
Helmut Veith Stipend for Female Master’s Students in Computer Science
Deadline: Saturday 30 November 2024The Helmut Veith Stipend is awarded annually to exceptionally talented and motivated female students in the field of computer science who pursue (or plan to pursue) one of the master's programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English and have (or have the interest to develop) a solid mathematical and technical background in at least one of the areas in which Austrian scientist Helmut Veith worked (Logic in Computer Science, Formal Methods and Verification, Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Complexity Theory, and/or Computer Security).
Students who are awarded the Helmut Veith Stipend receive EUR 7000 annually for a duration of up to two years, as well as a waiver of all tuition fees at TU Wien.For more information, see https://www.vcla.at/helmut-veith-stipend/ or contact Anna Prianichnikova at anna.prianichnikova at tuwien.ac.at. -
Open Science Meetings grants
Deadline: Thursday 12 December 2024The aim of this instrument is to allow open science communities to organise meetings on topics of common interest. Bottom-up support will benefit these communities and the connections between them by allowing open science practices to blossom and spread faster. Both researchers and research support staff may submit an application for financial support for organising an open science meeting.
For more information, see https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-meetings or contact Mark van Assem at opensciencemeetings at nwo.nl. -
ERC Consolidator Grant
Deadline: Tuesday 14 January 2025Researchers of any nationality with seven to twelve years of experience since the completion of their PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise, and an excellent research proposal can apply. Extensions are possible. Consolidator Grants may be awarded up to €2 million for a period of up to five years. The deadline is 14 January 2025. The call is expected to open at the end of September.
For more information, see https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant. -
NWO Vidi Grant 2024
Deadline: Tuesday 8 April 2025Vidi is an instrument within the NWO Talent Programme. The Vidi target group consists of researchers who are in the transition to leadership. They also possess academic qualities that clearly exceed what is usual and demonstrate development of leadership and mentoring qualities. The Vidi grant funds scientifically innovative research and gives researchers the opportunity to establish or expand a research group.
Closing date for pre-registration: 5 November 2024 14:00 hrs.
For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/nwo-talent-programme-vidi-science-2024 or contact enw-vidi at nwo.nl.