Open Science NL / NWO Netherlands
2026
Information
Onderzoek naar open science is a call for research proposals funding projects that study or advance open science. Projects may request up to €250,000 and have a maximum duration of two years. Applicants may include researchers and research-support staff employed by eligible Dutch research organisations and may budget personnel and material costs.
Benefits
Research grant up to €250,000; funding for personnel and material costs; project duration up to 2 years.
Eligibility
Researchers and research-supporting staff who are in permanent or temporary employment at eligible research organisations listed on the call (Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences, university medical centres, KNAW and NWO institutes, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, NCB Naturalis, ARCNL, Prinses Máxima Centrum). Honorary appointees and zero-hours contract staff are excluded. A single applicant may submit a maximum of one proposal.
Application
Submit an application via the ISAAC application and reporting system using the provided application form and required attachments (budget form, continuity guarantee) downloaded from the call.
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