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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Netherlands: Innovational Research Incentives Scheme

Overview

The Innovational Research Incentives Scheme has been set up in 2000 by NWO, KNAW and the universities jointly. The aim is to promote innovation in the academic research field. The scheme is directed at providing encouragement for individual researchers and gives talented, creative researchers the opportunity to conduct their own research programme independently and promote talented researchers to enter and remain committed to the scientific profession.

Who can apply

Excellent researchers (m/f) who are among the best 10 to 20 per cent of their age group.

Researchers from abroad may apply

What can be applied for

Veni grants for researchers who have recently taken their PhD, to allow them to continue to develop their ideas; a maximum of 250,000 euro.
Vidi grants open for applications for researchers who want to develop their own innovative line of research and appoint one or more researchers; a maximum of 800,000 euro.
Vici grants for senior researchers to build their own research group; a maximum of 1,500,000 euro.

When can be applied

In 2010 there will be one application round for each of the subsidy categories Veni, Vidi and Vici:

Closing date for submitting Veni applications was 7 January 2010
Closing date for submitting Vidi applications is 11 February 2010
Closing date for submitting Vici pre-proposals is 30 March 2010
Closing date for submitting Vici full proposals based on the pre-proposals is 31 August 2010


Extra Information

For further information on previous awards, the VI association etc., please check out the programme website.

Aspasia: Starting in 2005, the new-style Aspasia programme is to be linked to the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (Vernieuwingsimpuls). Aspasia subsidies will be awarded to university Executive Boards that promote female recipients of Vidi and Vici grants to associate professor (UHD) or full professor (hoogleraar) level within a year of the award of grant. The specific conditions under which subsidies will be awarded to Executive Boards are published on the Aspasia page. There is no need for applicants for Vidi and Vici grants to express an interest in Aspasia. NWO will itself approach those who are successful in the relevant selection rounds.


Selection Criteria

Full information about the target groups, procedures and guidelines can be found in the brochure Innovational Research Incentives Scheme ('Vernieuwingsimpuls') 2010. An English version will follow soon.

Procedure

Applications can only be submitted electronically via NWO's Iris system. The forms can be downloaded two months before the deadline from the website and be submitted electronically. More information about the procedure can be found in the brochure and the instructions on the website.

Applications for the Division for Medical Sciences must be submitted through ZonMw's ProjectNet. These applications are not to be submitted through Iris.

Additional information

Budget

Awarding of 150 million euro for the Veni, Vidi and Vici grants on a yearly basis.
Financiers

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) via NWO.

Contacts

Coördinator Vernieuwingsimpuls
phone: +31 (0)70 344 09 40, e-mail: vi@nwo.nl


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