Visitors Travel Grant

Researchers in the Netherlands can apply for a visitors grant for the benefit of highly qualified foreign senior researchers holding a PhD for a stay of a maximum duration of 12 months.

The NWO Visitors Travel Grants programme is designed to encourage visits to the Netherlands by highly qualified foreign researchers in order to advance international cooperation by Dutch researchers and to enable foreign researchers to familiarise themselves with Dutch research and the research infrastructure of the Netherlands.

The purpose of the Visitors Travel Grants programme is to promote international cooperation between researchers in the Netherlands and elsewhere and to promote knowledge of Dutch research in other countries. The aim of the programme is to increase the expertise and knowledge of the Dutch research team concerned.

The programme provides the opportunity to apply for a grant to help fund a visit by a highly qualified foreign researcher which will make a vital contribution to the progress of a clearly delineated current scientific research project in the Netherlands.

Who can apply

The Dutch host/hostess with a permanent contract at one of the Dutch universities, KNAW institutes, NWO institutes, NKI and MPI Nijmegen.

What can be applied for

• A contribution towards the accommodation costs
• International travel costs

When can be applied

Applications can be submitted the whole year round. The processing time is no longer than five months.

Criteria

• Quality of the applicant
• Quality and seniority of the visiting researcher;
• Quality and feasibility of the work plan for the work visit in relation to the time period requested;
• Importance of the work visit for the progress of the current research project.

Procedure

Assessment will take place through peer review.

Committees

Grants committee

Budget

370,000 euro per year.

Financiers

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Contacts

• Ms W.F. Geldof
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 27, e-mail: w.geldof@nwo.nl
• Mw. S. Krapels
  phone: +31 (0)70 349 44 37, e-mail: s.krapels@nwo.nl

Documentation for applying electronically