12 December 2019
NWO awarded over € 4 million to 10 projects in the NWO Call Cybersecurity - Digital Security & Privacy. Societal and private partners jointly co-finance € 1.4 million. With the Call Cyber Security - Digital Security & Privacy, NWO wants to facilitate the need for research collaboration across the entire cyber security chain. The average duration of the projects is four years.
29 November 2019
NWO organises an ‘Encryption call meeting’ meeting on 11 December 2019.
2 October 2019
In close collaboration with the System Integration Program of the Top Sector Energy, NWO is organizing a third call in the Energy System Integration program.
Six top researchers will receive the NWO Spinoza Prize and NWO Stevin Prize today from the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven, in the Koninklijke Schouwburg (Royal Theatre) in The Hague. The prizes are the highest distinction in Dutch science.
7 August 2019
While watching the production of porous membranes used for DNA sorting and sequencing, University of Illinois researchers wondered how tiny steplike defects formed during fabrication could be used to improve molecule transport. They found that the defects - formed by overlapping layers of membrane - make a big difference in how molecules move along a membrane surface. Instead of trying to fix these flaws, the team set out to use them to help direct molecules into the membrane pores. Their findings are published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
11 July 2019
Eight research consortia have received funding for the development of a Sustainable Living Lab for the Top Sector Logistics, in which a connection is sought with the Top Sector Water & Maritime and the Top Sector Energy.
13 May 2019
At the start of 2018, NWO announced that it would require an embedding guarantee from candidates for the Veni and Vidi funding rounds and that it would evaluate this measure after one year. The evaluation has now been completed and reveals that the measure has led to the number of applications for the Vidi grant being reduced by more than 25% compared to 2017. Additionally, it turns out that the embedding guarantee has not led to a discipline, institution or institute no longer being able to participate in the Vidi round.
4 March 2019
On Monday 4 March 2019, NWO has launched the second funding round of the NWA research programme 'Research along Routes by Consortia' (ORC). The funding programme aimed at all research disciplines stimulates interdisciplinary research and innovation, bringing societal and scientific breakthroughs within reach. For the 2019 funding round a budget of 80.5 million euros is available. The deadline for announcing initiatives is 9 May 2019. The deadline for submitting a pre-proposal is 6 June 2019.
26 February 2019
32 leading scientists will each receive 1.5 million euros from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This Vici grant will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and set up their own research group in the coming five years. Vici is one of the largest scientific grants for individuals in the Netherlands and targets advanced researchers.
6 February 2019
From January 2019, researchers can once again submit applications for computing time on national computer systems. Applications can be submitted to NWO at any time.
