Open calls
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Individual grants
NWO SSH Open Competition XS 2025
This programme enables researchers who received their PhD in the social sciences and humanities between five and ten years ago to carry out innovative projects. This programme is explicitly about curiosity-driven, cutting-edge research and the ability to quickly analyse a promising idea. With a grant of up to €50,000, researchers will have the opportunity to lay the foundations for a new line of research. They can also carry out research to develop methods or set up a collaboration or network. Applications are made anonymously, so the evaluation is based solely on the research idea.
Deadlines: Call is opening December 2024/January 2025. There will be 3 rounds in 2025:
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Round 1: 6 March 2025 14:00 hrs
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Round 2: 8 May 2025 14:00 hrs
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Round 3: 18 September 2025 14:00 hrs
Information: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/pre-announcement-funding-for-innovative-ssh-research
ERC Consolidator Grant 2025
Researchers of any nationality with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply. Consolidator Grants may be awarded up to € 2 million for a period of 5 years.
Deadline: 14 January 2025 17:00 hrs.
Information: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant
The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science
The fellowship is designed to support postdoctoral researchers after their PhD and before their first faculty appointment. The aim is to award up to ten fellowships each year. Researchers who pursue unconventional projects outside the mainstream of science (including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities) may apply. Those in current postdoctoral positions are also eligible.
Deadline: 15 January 2025
Information: brancoweissfellowship.org
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Project Grants
Support of projects by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation focuses on scholars in the humanities, social sciences and biomedicine fields. An application can be filed in the following areas of support: History, Language & Culture; State, Economy and Society; and Medicine and the Natural Sciences. Interdisciplinary projects are also welcomed by the foundation. Funding is basically reserved for projects that are related to the promotion areas of the Foundation and have a clear connection to the German research system. This connection can be established either at a personal level through German scientists working on the project, at an institutional level through non-German scientists being affiliated to German research institutes or through studies on topics related thematically to German research interests.
Deadline: Proposals may be submitted by 1 February (for the Foundation's summer meeting) and 1 September (for the winter meeting) of each year.
Information: https://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/en/funding/types-of-support/support-of-projects
KNAW Early Career Partnerships
Postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their careers can apply for up to EUR 10,000 to organise an interdisciplinary meeting in the Academy's Trippenhuis complex or another location of their choice.
Deadline: 3 February 2025
Information: knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/knaw-early-career-partnerships
Instituut Gak-KNAW Award
Talented early-career researchers may apply for a three-year appointment as a post-doc researcher at an Academy institute to conduct research on the labour market and social security in the Netherlands.
Deadline: 14 February 2025
Information: knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/institute-gak-knaw-award
Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Grants
The Gerda Henkel Stiftung (Gerda Henkel Foundation) provides financial support for the historical humanities, including the history of law, through prizes, grants and fellowships. Depending on the type of project, costs are covered for personnel, travel, materials and/or other costs. Project staff on research projects may be covered via PhD or research scholarships. The maximum funding period is 24 months.
Deadline: There are biannual application windows. The first application deadline of 2025 is 26 May 2025.
Information: gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/general-research-grants-projects?page_id=32
ERC Advanced Grant 2025
Applicants for the ERC Advanced Grants are expected to be active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements. Advanced Grants may be awarded up to € 2.5 million for a period of 5 years.
Deadline: Call is opening 22 May 2025
Information: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/advanced-grant
Statesman Thorbecke Fund Programme
The Statesman Thorbecke Fund Programme is for research projects that have a strong connection with the Dutch statesman Johan Rudolf Thorbecke. Preference is given to projects carried out by a postdoctoral researcher. A project may be awarded up to EUR 200,000 in funding.
Deadline: Call is opening 1 September 2025
Information: knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/statesman-thorbecke-fund-programme
Leonhard-Woltjer Foundation Small Grants
The Leonhard-Woltjer Foundation (Leonhard-Woltjer Stichting) initiates and supports scientific and cultural activities aimed at developing and disseminating knowledge about the Arab cultural area, Palestinian history and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted continuously
Information: https://leonhardwoltjer-stichting.nl
IHS Humane Studies Fellowship
Funding to support PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in humanities and social sciences disciplines to complete, present and publish their research projects, with a focus on career development.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted continuously
Information: https://www.theihs.org/funding-opportunities/humane-studies-fellowship
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Consortium grants & partnerships
NWO KIC Values in Transition(s)
Society faces many transitions, like the move towards a circular economy, the protein transition, combating climate change and digital resilience. In accelerating and scaling up these transitions, the role and dynamics of values are becoming increasingly significant. This call aims to contribute to accelerating, scaling up and making transitions more inclusive, resulting in broad welfare and multi-value creation.
Deadline: 30 January 2025
Information: https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/kic-values-in-transitions
KNAW Early Career Partnerships
Postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their careers can apply for up to EUR 10,000 to organise an interdisciplinary meeting in the Academy's Trippenhuis complex or another location of their choice.
Deadline: 1 February 2025
Information: knaw.nl/en/funds-and-prizes/knaw-early-career-partnerships
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Staff Exchanges
The Staff Exchanges action funds short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation activities of participating organisations. The aim is to develop sustainable collaborative projects between different organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (in particular SMEs), based in Europe and beyond.
Deadline: 5 February 2025
Information: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-staff-exchanges-2024
MSCA Staff Exchanges Information Session
On 15 November 2024, the European Research Executive Agency hosts a web-based information session with in-depth information about the key features of the Staff Exchanges Action and how to apply to our call for proposals. Additionally, you can take part in a live Q&A session to ask questions and join us in our MSCA Staff Exchanges 2024 Call Brokerage in the afternoon to find unique opportunities to establish future collaborations and consortia for your MSCA Staff Exchanges proposals.
When: 15 November 2024 10:00 hrs.
Information and registration: https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/PawOrIj5HxQhifdCTBf5g/overview
NWO KIC Mission Digital Identities - A Foundation for Trust in the Digital World
The aim of this call is to generate knowledge and develop the most important elements of digital identities for individuals, legal entities and objects. The objective is to establish and maintain digital trust across society by developing and standardising digital identities. This will involve tackling not just challenges related to technological development and standardisation, but also societal challenges related to regulation and social acceptance.
Deadline: 8 April 2025 14:00 hrs.
Information: https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/kic-mission-digital-identities-a-foundation-for-trust-in-the-digital-world
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Open science & impact
IXA Impact Program Fall 2024
How do you increase your societal impact? What kind of strategy do you need? How do you present the story behind your research more clearly, with more emphasis on output and relevance? Who might be interested in your project or idea? And how do you approach media outlets, government agencies or companies? The Impact Program offers answers to all these questions and more. IXA developed the program for mid-career researchers of VU, Amsterdam UMC and UvA.
When: 26 September 2024-11 March 2025 (in English)
The starting dates in 2025 are 18 March (in Dutch) and 2 October (in English)
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IXA Learning Path Valorisation & Impact
Join IXA's new learning track on valorisation and impact, designed to help you transform your ideas into real-world impact.
When: 15 October 2024-6 February 2025
Open Science NL – Open Science Meetings
Both researchers and research support staff may submit an application for financial support for organising an open science meeting. The aim of this instrument is to allow open science communities to organise meetings on topics of common interest. Bottom-up support will benefit these communities and the connections between them by allowing open science practices to blossom and spread faster.
Amount: The maximum grant size is € 15,000 per meeting. The maximum remuneration per participant is € 100.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted continuously, until the deadline of 12 December 2024 14:00 hrs. An application for a meeting must be submitted a minimum of six weeks before the meeting takes place.
Information: openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-meetings
Open Science Clusters' Action for Research & Society cascading-grant
To support the research communities to take up open science and foster the involvement of scientists in EOSC, OSCARS will launch two Open Calls (in total worth about 16 million Euro) to select third-parties for the development of new, innovative Open Science projects or services, that together will drive the uptake of FAIR-data-intensive research throughout the European Research Area (ERA). Projects can be proposed in the field of any of the Science Clusters by any researcher, or group of researchers, through a cascading grant mechanism.
Amount: Funding per project is between €100,000 to €250,000 (lump sum).
Deadlines:
- 1st call launches March 2024; deadline: 29 April 2024
- 2nd call launches November 2024; deadline: 29 December 2024
Information: oscars-project.eu
AUF Impact Call
Did you receive your PhD after January 1, 2020 and are you working on a special education- or researchproject with social impact? The Amsterdam University Fund (AUF) is making eight grants of €25,000 available to give young scientists a flying start in their careers.
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Online NWO workshops on impact
These workshops will help you to define the focus of your proposal and increase the chance that your research will have societal impact. You can decide for yourself when, where, with whom and how often you use them.
When: open continuously
Information: https://impact.nwo.nl/en
NWO Open Access Books
The aim of this funding instrument is to stimulate the Open Access publication of academic books that result from NWO funding by providing funds for the payment of Book Processing Charges. Open access means your book can be read, shared and cited digitally without readers having to buy it. Open access thus increases the chances of your work being widely read and having an impact. Open access publishing does not prevent a possible simultaneous publication of the printed book.
When: open continuously
Information: nwo.nl/en/calls/open-access-books
Horizon Results Booster – steering research towards a strong societal impact
Supported by the European Commission, Horizon Results Booster services are delivered to FP7, H2020, and HE projects at no cost. The free-of-charge services are provided by experts and cover several paths in Dissemination and Exploitation activities, notably Portfolio Dissemination and Exploitation, Business Plan Development, and Go to Market service. Receive expert free of charge support services to boost the exploitation potential of your research results, disseminate effectively, and go to market.
When: open continuously
Information: horizonresultsbooster.eu
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Workshops & trainings
Skillshare Law programme
Skillshare Law is the booster programme designed specifically for law school researchers. Researchers train skills needed in determining a personal career path in science (research design, grant writing, networking and pitching training). In addition, Skillshare serves not only as a learning platform, but also as a platform for sharing experiences and discussing career challenges with peers and successful senior researchers from the faculty and beyond. In the academic year 2024-2025, 2 programs will be offered: 6 modules for postdocs and junior UDs/UHDs, and 3 (mandatory) modules for PhDs.
When:
- Postdocs and junior UDs/UHDs: September 2024-June 2025
- PhDs: March-May 2025
The impact session will take place on Tuesday 7 January 2025, 14:00-16:00 hrs.
The pitching session, consisting of practical training in small groups, will take place in March, with one of two options to choose :
- Pitching 1: Tuesday 11 March, 13:00-16:00 hrs.
- Pitching 2: Monday 17 March, 13:00-16:00 hrs.
More information and registration: download the programme here.
'How to form an effective and enduring consortium'
Article on the NWO website: nwo.nl/en/cases/how-to-form-an-effective-and-enduring-consortium.
Questions?
You can reach the Grant Team of the Amsterdam Law School by emailing Project Coordinator Robin Buning: