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Funding, Grants & Competitions

  • Seed Grant Call: Datafied Warfare and Societal Resilience

    Deadline: Sunday 15 February 2026

    Contemporary warfare and security practices are increasingly shaped by digitisation and AI, from information gathering to automated targeting and military strategy. These developments raise numerous ethical, societal, legal, cultural, ecological and economic questions. Responsible Digital Transformations (RDT) invites researchers from all faculties to submit project proposals that approach this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.

    For more information, see https://rdt.uva.nl/content/news/2025/12/seed-grant-call-datafied-warfare-and-societal-resilience.html or contact Christine Erb at .

  • 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 .