WOTRO Science for Global Development

WOTRO is the science division within NWO which supports scientific research on development issues, in particular poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Its scope includes all low and middle-income countries. For its activities, WOTRO receives substantial funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The mission of WOTRO is to initiate, enhance and fund scientific research for the benefit of development and societal issues of local and global concern in developing countries. WOTRO acts at the interface of the Dutch government, the academic world and the arena of development organisations.

The aim of WOTRO is to contribute to a world in which independent scientific knowledge is available for the benefit of all societies and where development issues such as poverty and sustainable development are effectively targeted with evidence-based policies and interventions.

WOTRO believes in a world in which a growing interaction between individuals and institutions in science, government, and society, leads to effective approaches to answering many of today's challenging questions. Read more about WOTRO...

The full text of the WOTRO Strategy Plan 2007-2010 can be downloaded here.

News

WOTRO seeks partners in research for development

Are you looking for opportunities to promote research that addresses societal needs? Do you wish to combine scientific excellence with relevance for sustainable development? Do you want to strengthen research capacity in developing countries? Are you searching for ways to create knowledge for innovation? WOTRO Science for Global Development seeks partners who share our commitment to science for development and who would be interested in working together to jointly develop and fund research programmes. Download the brochure

Quick course in applying for NWO grants

Suppose you want to apply for a grant from NWO. Where do you start? What must you do, who decides if your proposal shall be awarded funding, when do you find out if you are one of the lucky ones and what can you do if you disagree with the decision? All of these steps are briefly and clearly described in this quick course in applying for research grants. Read more...

Media coverage research results

Every other week NWO sends ResearchNews to (scientific) journalists. Would you like to see your research results covered in the media? Just write a short research summary in plain English and send it to newsflash@nwo.nl.