Subsidy Guide Social Sciences

Investments
Gravitation open for application
The aim of the Gravitation Programme is to identify and boost consortia with an excellent scientific research programme that have the potential to make a substantial scientific contribution at the highest international level. It is expected that the researchers involved currently operate at the highest national level and are already active at the highest international level.
Investment Subsidy NWO Large
Subsidies for investments larger than 1,000,000 (GW or MaGW) or 1,500,000 euro (other Divisions).
Investment Subsidy NWO Medium
NWO Division for Social Sciences (MaGW)
NWO Division for Social Sciences has a subsidy for investments with an NWO contribution of between 250,000 and 1,000,000 euro (NWO Medium).
Investment Subsidy NWO Medium
Cross-divisional applications
NWO has a subsidy for investments with an NWO contribution of between 110,000 and 1,000,000 or 1,500,000 euro (Investment Subsidy NWO Medium).
Longitudinal Studies in Social and Behavioural Sciences continuous application
In longitudinal studies repeated measurements are made over a prolonged period of time using the same method in order to identify a particular trend. NWO seeks to contribute to the data-gathering costs of a number of established academic studies that measure changes in society.
Free Competition
Research Talent
Research Talent is a subsidy programme with open competition for high-level PhD research for young talented individuals with a demonstrable ambition to pursue a career as scientist.
Individual
Aspasia continuous application
Aspasia was launched in October 1999 as a scheme to increase the number of women senior lecturers.
Cooperation China (CSC) - Talent and Training (TTChina)
The aim of the programme is to increase the quality and quantity of PhD research in the Netherlands and to strengthen scientific cooperation with China, by inviting highly talented Chinese PhD candidates to conduct research at selected Dutch graduate schools.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Cooperation Germany - von Humboldt Stiftung (VHS) continuous application
VHS makes two research prizes available each year to enable Dutch senior researchers to conduct their own research for a period of between 4 and 12 months at a German research institute, while NWO offers the same opportunity for two German senior researchers to conduct their own research in the Netherlands.
Doctoral Grant for Teachers open for application
The aim of Doctoral Research for Teachers is to increase the number of teachers holding a doctorate, as this will help to boost the quality of education provided. The programme is open to teachers from primary, secondary, vocational, higher and special education.
Graduate Programme
Inter-university or local graduate schools can apply for a blockgrant of k€ 800 to appoint PhD students. The Graduate Programme aims to strengthen the Dutch PhD system by stimulating the incorporation of elements of the American Graduate School system.
Innovational Research Incentives Scheme open for application
The Innovational Research Incentives Scheme consists of three different ; personal subsidy forms, each of which is designed for a different phase in the ; scientific careers of researchers, whether they only recently took their PhD or ; are already experienced and on the brink of a professorship.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Mosaic
Interested persons have the opportunity to apply at NWO until 31 January 2012 by submitting a brief research idea. When selected the candidates will write a full project proposal. They will attend two workshops to support their work.
NWO Spinoza Prize
Prize (2.5 million euro) as stimulus to further research.
Rubicon open for application
The aim of the Rubicon programme is to encourage talented researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands (maximum of two years).
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Programmes and Projects
Added Value
Added Value, a joint initiative between the Divisions for the Earth and Life Sciences (ALW), Humanities (GW) and Social Sciences (MaGW), has been set up with the aim of supporting researchers who wish to make their research results from current or recently concluded projects (more) suitable and available for third parties.
Brain & Cognition: an Integrated Approach continuous application
This programme strives for better insight in cognitive functions from the molecular level all the way up to the interactions between individuals, and aims to promote brain and cognition research using an integrative approach.
Complexity
The research programme Complexity is a joint initiative of the NWO Divisions for the Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth and Life Sciences and Social Sciences, and of Technology Foundation STW and the ICTRegie, with the general support of NWO's Governing Board. The programme falls under the NWO theme Dynamics of Complex Systems and shall realise the challenges formulated in the theme document.
Comprehensible Language and Effective Communication
The Comprehensible language and effective communication programme focuses on i) fundamental research to increase our understanding of which factors facilitate the comprehensibility of communication and ii) applied research to translate these insights into well-grounded advisory reports in the area of language and communication. The programme is interesting for linguists, educational researcher, public administrators, psychologists, communication researchers and health researchers.
Conflict and Security - Fast Track
More diversified societies are the result of globalization, international migration and mobility. This leads to the spreading and intensification of conflicts related to cultural, ethnic, religious, class and gender differences. Research within the scope of the strategic theme of Conflict and Security is aimed at addressing these urgent societal issues.
Contested Democracy
The research programme Disputed Democracy concerns the functioning and vulnerability of democracy. The title of the programme Disputed Democracy indicates that democracy is never a specific entity. The programme considers democracy as a model and a practice that is continually in a process of redefining, repositioning, reevaluation, relegitimisation and adaptation.
Cooperation China - Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) open for application
JSTP aims at stimulating sustainable research collaboration between China and the Netherlands by funding joint research projects and thematic dialogue seminars. The 2009 call for proposals addresses the research topic ‘Integrated Water Management in relation with climate change and sea level rise’.
Cultural Dynamics
In this programme, culture is defined in the broadest sense of the word to cover both material and non-material aspects. Examples are architecture, expressive arts, theatre, music, new cultural expressions that have been made possible by the new media and technology, but also the customs and rituals that are culturally determined.
Energy Transitions
Het programma richt zich op multidisciplinair onderzoek over de transitie naar een duurzame energievoorziening in Nederland.
ERA-NET
ERA-NET (European Research Area Networks) is the policy instrument of the European Commission (EC) for coordinating the national research programmes in Europe. In an ERA-NET there is cooperation and coordination among European research funding agencies.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
EUROCORES
EUROCORES stands for ‘European Science Foundation Collaborative Research Programmes Scheme.´ A EUROCORE is a grant scheme of the European Science Foundation (ESF). The ESF uses this instrument to promote multinational cooperation in Europa.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
European Social Survey (ESS) - Developmental Projects
The European Social Survey [ESS] is an international database ;which has become a prime instrument for innovative comparative research on social and political attitudes. The data are gathered in 34 European countries through surveys held once every two years.
Explorail
ExploRail is the Research Program of ProRail and MaGW for the next 2-4 years. The research theme of this call within this program is: Whole System Performance. This theme forms a comprehensive and focused program for railway research aiming at breakthrough innovations for ProRail’s strategic goals.
Migration, Development and Conflict open for application
The research is expected to focus on transnational flows and their consequences by comparing the multifaceted interactions of the positive and negative dimensions of transnational migration in the Netherlands, India and South Africa.
Open Research Area in Europe for the Social Sciences
In order to strengthen European co-operation in the field of the social sciences, ANR, DFG, ESRC and NWO have launched a common call for proposals to fund the best joint research projects in the social sciences.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Population, Reproductive Health and Economic Development open for application
The research programme PopDev focuses on strengthening the evidence-base for policy and practice and identifying ways forward in research on how population and reproductive health impact poverty and economic growth.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Programme for Educational Research (PROO) – Language in Primary Education – Research & Development
Subsidy programme for the advancement of medium-range, fundamental-strategic, application-oriented, internationally-comparative and evaluative research into primary, secondary and (pre)vocational education.
Programme for Educational Research (PROO) – Language in Primary Education – Scientific Research
Subsidy programme for the advancement of medium-range, fundamental-strategic, application-oriented, internationally-comparative and evaluative research into primary, secondary and (pre)vocational education.
Programme for Educational Research (PROO)
Subsidy programme for the advancement of medium-range, fundamental-strategic, application-oriented, internationally-comparative and evaluative research into primary, secondary and (pre)vocational education.
Responsible Innovation
The theme programme Responsible Innovation (MVI) concerns issues related to technological developments for which there is a good reason to suspect that these will have major positive and negative effects on individuals and/or society.
Revitalisation of Legal Research
This programme aims in three subsidy rounds to approach the following goals: strengthening the international and comparative side of legal research; reinforcing multidisciplinary approaches; cooperation and school formation.
Social Cohesion
In this programme NWO cooperates with a number of government departments which seek attention for their questions about social cohesion in Dutch society. The research results enable them to gain perspectives that are relevant to government policy.
Social Science Cooperation India-Netherlands
The Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) and NWO have started a joint Scholar Exchange scheme aimed at staff with an academic or research appointment, up to senior professors.
Social Scientific Research into Nature and the Environment (GaMON)
The GaMON programme is aimed at describing, explaining and controlling social problems regarding landscape, living conditions, nature and the environment—insofar as these problems are connected to human activity and behaviour.
Violence against Psychiatric Patients
Although there are signals that psychiatric patients become victims of violence, exploitation and intimidation, little research is being carried out in this area. This problem not only concerns criminal actions by strangers but also violence and abuse by neighbours, family members, fellow patients and professional practitioners. There is also a considerable diversity in offences: exploitation, extortion, theft, abuse and rape.
Youth and Family
The programme is aimed at research into the development of young people and how their social context (family, friends, school, clubs etc.) influences this development. The programme names four lines of research and three specific themes.
Publications
Incentive Fund Open Access continuous application
Het doel van dit fonds is bewustwording van Open Access bevorderen en stimuleren van Open Access-publiceren van resultaten uit NWO-projecten.
Seminars and congresses
Cooperation Taiwan (NSC) continuous application
NWO has a cooperation agreement with the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC), which offers Dutch researchers a chance to do research in Taiwan. Taiwanese researchers can visit the Netherlands. The programme also facilitates joint seminars in Taiwan or the Netherlands.
Lorentz Center open for application
The Lorentz Center at Leiden University is an international visitors and study centre created to organise interactive study periods in the field of mathematics, astronomy, information science and physics. It also organises workshops in the field of the physical sciences.
Researchers from abroad may apply as well
Travel and accomodation grants
Cooperation China (NSFC) open for application
The NSFC-NWO Programme aims at fostering research collaborations of Sino-Dutch research teams that share high ambitions to work together in sustainable joint research projects by providing multi-annual research funding, and by calling for proposals demonstrating complementary expertise between Dutch and Chinese research teams in areas, in which both The Netherlands and China excel. Thematic Calls for Proposals are published annually, featuring different thematic priorities each year. The 2012 Call for Proposals addresses the research topic 'The Application of Operations Research in Urban Transport'.
Cooperation Japan (JSPS) continuous application
NWO has a cooperation agreement with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), which provides various opportunities for doing research in Japan.
Cooperation South Korea (NRF-KOSEF) continuous application
NWO has a cooperation agreement with the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), which offers Dutch researchers a chance to perform research in South Korea. In case of a jointly organised seminar applications can be submitted for a contribution towards the costs.
Visitors Travel Grant continuous application
With this grant foreign visitors can stay in the Netherlands.
Cooperation projects and networks