Our funding instruments
NWO facilitates excellent, curiosity-driven disciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
Recently opened for application
- SPRONG Groen
- WOTRO Impact and Innovation Grants (I&IG)
- Take-off phase 2: Vroegefasetrajecten WO/HBO/TO2
- SPRONG
News
- 16 Starting science talents go to top foreign institutions thanks to Rubicon - 16 September 2020
- Politicians prosecuted for their statements never lose votes - 9 September 2020
- New call with China on vertical farming - 7 September 2020
- Call launched in the field of circularity: the transition to a circular carbon system - 4 September 2020
- NWO grant for the Open Library for Humanities - 2 September 2020
- National action plan for diversity and inclusion launched - 1 September 2020
- Societal effects of COVID-19 examined - 25 August 2020
Ambitions
NWO division
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Applied and Engineering Sciences
Connects people and resources to develop technology with added economic value that contributes to solving societal issues.
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Social Sciences and Humanities
Encourages research in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
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Science
Encourages research in Earth Sciences, Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Physics, and Mathematics.
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Health Research and Development
Encourages health research and healthcare innovation.
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NWO-I
NWO-I, the Institutes Organisation of NWO, manages nine national research institutes: AMOLF, ARCNL, ASTRON, CWI, DIFFER, Nikhef, NIOZ, NSCR and SRON.
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WOTRO Science for Global Development
Encourages research into development issues, especially sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
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AMOLF physics of functional complex matters
performs leading research on the fundamental physics and design principles of natural and man-made complex matter.
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ARCNL Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography
focuses on the fundamental physics underlying the current and future nanolithography techniques especially for applications in the semiconductor industry.
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ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Makes discoveries in radio astronomy possible. Manages two radio telescopes that rank among the best in the world: Westerbork and LOFAR.
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Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)
Carries out research into mathematics and computer science. This contributes to solutions in the area of energy, healthcare, climate, communication, mobility and security.
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DIFFER Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research
collaborates on solutions to the worldwide energy problem: how are we to generate and store sustainable energy on a large scale?
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NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Carries out marine research in the Netherlands and abroad in the areas of biology, physics, chemistry and geology.
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Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement
Carries out fundamental scientific research into criminality and law enforcement.
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Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics
is involved in the quest for answers to some of the biggest questions in physics: what is the universe made of, and how exactly does it work?
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SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Realises astrophysical, earth-oriented and planetary research from space and develops new technologies for satellite instruments.
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Brain, Cognition, Behaviour (NWO-HCG)
Anchors brain and cognitive sciences as an integrated discipline that brings together linguists, ICT researchers, psychiatrists, neurologists, biologists, psychologists and educationalists.
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National Task Force on Educational Research (NRO)
Established to reduce the gap between scientific research and educational practice. NRO will counteract the fragmentation of resources for educational research and will provide a coherent long-term programme for scientific research.
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Taskforce for Applied Research
Funding and encouraging of practice-oriented research by universities of applied sciences, in collaboration with industry and the public sector.
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Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
Offers access to Dutch scientific datasets. Encourages researchers to archive data in a sustainable manner that is suitable for reuse.
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Netherlands eScience Center
Develops ICT for multidisciplinary and data-intensive scientific research.
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