Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Worldwide
2026
Information
The Open Competitie ENW-XS is a competitive grant line offering up to €50,000 for high-risk, high-gain, curiosity-driven research within the seven ENW disciplines. Projects are short (maximum one year) and may cover personnel, material, citizen science activities and travel for experiments; postdoctoral applicants may request their own salary. Applications are assessed anonymously and organised into disciplinary clusters and priority groups.
Benefits
Research grant up to €50,000 to fund project costs and (where eligible) salary for postdocs; support for personnel, materials, citizen science and travel.
Eligibility
Researchers who hold a paid appointment for at least the duration of the application process and the proposed research, including professors and/or holders of a PhD, may apply. ENW-XS is explicitly open to postdocs; additional conditions apply for appointing PhD candidates or clinician-researchers.
Application
Submit an anonymous application via the ISAAC application and reporting system using the downloadable forms; applicants choose a cluster (Life Sciences or Physical and Exact Sciences) and follow the call's submission instructions.
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