Funding, Grants & Competitions

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  Call for Nominations: Netherlands Prize for ICT Research 2025

  Deadline: Friday 15 November 2024

  The members of the ICT Research Platform Netherlands (IPN) annually award the Netherlands Prize for ICT Research* to recognise outstanding research in computer science. Anyone active in this field can nominate candidates for the award, which consists of €50,000 euros to spend freely on ICT research plus a certificate and a sculpture. The ICT Prize is also made possible by generous grant from COMMIT/.

  For more information, see https://ict-research.nl/2024/09/netherlands-prize-for-ict-research-2025-nominate-candidates-now/ or contact Prof. A.P. IJzerman at secretaris at khmw.nl.
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  (New) E.W. Beth grant 2024-2

  Deadline: Wednesday 27 November 2024

  Researchers may apply for a grant to cover expenses associated with research, study trips, translation or the organization of scientific meetings with a maximum of EUR 3,000. Applications for a grant must concern research focused on modern logic, philosophy of science, history of logic, history of the philosophy of science or scientific philosophy in general. This call is open for all researchers who are Dutch nationals and/or who are working at or affiliated with a university or research institution in the Netherlands.

  For more information, see https://www.knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/evert-willem-beth-foundation or contact The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) at wetenschapsfondsen at knaw.nl.
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  Helmut Veith Stipend for Female Master’s Students in Computer Science

  Deadline: Saturday 30 November 2024

  The 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.
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  Call for proposals HPC in a commercial cloud

  Deadline: Saturday 30 November 2024
  UvA employees can submit applications for various ICT applications to the High Performance Computing and Networking Fund. These research proposals can be submitted once a year. In 2024, you can apply between October 10 and November 30, 2024.
  For more information, see https://medewerker.uva.nl/en/science/shared-content-secured/medewerkersites/uva-medewerkers/en/az/high-performance-computing-and-networking-fund/hpcn-fund/high-performance-computing-and-networking-fund.html or contact Boy Menist at b.n.j.menist at uva.nl.
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  NWO Rubicon SGW 2024-3

  Deadline: Tuesday 3 December 2024

  Rubicon aims to encourage talented researchers who recently received their PhD to spend some time at research institutes outside of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to further their scientific career.

  For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/rubicon-sgw-2024-3 or contact rubicon at nwo.nl.
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  Open Science Meetings grants

  Deadline: Thursday 12 December 2024

  The 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.
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  ERC Consolidator Grant

  Deadline: Tuesday 14 January 2025

  Researchers 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 open as of 26 September 2024.

  For more information, see https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant.
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  NWO Vidi Grant 2024

  Deadline: Tuesday 8 April 2025

  Vidi 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.
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  NWO KIC Mission Digital Identities - A Foundation for Trust in the Digital World

  Deadline: Tuesday 8 April 2025
  This Call for proposals focuses on increasing digital trust with digital identities for individuals, legal entities and objects. We invite researchers to submit initiatives and proposals that they have formulated in partnership with researchers from other relevant disciplines and relevant organisations in society, including businesses. This will involve looking beyond the boundaries of scientific domains (humanities, exact sciences, social sciences).
  For more information, see https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/kic-mission-digital-identities-a-foundation-for-trust-in-the-digital-world or contact Allert van Westen at kic-digitaltrust at nwo.nl.