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Grants for Scientists

Recommended Grants

In the past, ESE scientists have successfully applied for several types of grants at a number of institutions. Therefore we have gained a lot of in-house experience. Also there are many colleagues who are willing to share their experiences regarding these grants. There are several institutions in which we are most successful, therefore ESE's funding team recommends to apply for grants at the following institutions.

  • NWO
  • KNAW
  • Commission for European Union
  • AXA Research Fund

These institutions have a variety of grants. Which one to choose depends on your research project and level of seniority. Below you'll find the most important grants. For support in selecting or applying for a grant please contact the ESE's funding team.

Recommended Grants

Scientist

Grant

Deadline

Years since Phd

Max budget

Starter

FP7 Marie Curie Fellowships - Calls

Aug-'13

min. Phd

€180,000

Starter

NWO Veni

Jan-'12

0 - 3 years

€ 250,000

Starter

AXA Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Jan-'12

0 - 5 years

€ 120,000

Medior

NWO Vidi

2-Oct-'12

3 - 8 years

€ 800,000

Medior

FP7 ERC starting Grant - Calls

Nov-'12

2+ years

€ 1,500,000

Senior

AXA Calls for Projects

Mar-'13

-

€ 500,000

Senior

NWO Vici

Mar-'13

8 - 15 yrears

€ 1,500,000

Senior

NWO TOP Grants

Apr-'12

15+ years

€ 750,000

Senior

FP7 ERC Advanced Grant - Calls

Apr-'12

8+ years

€ 2,500,000

Travel grants

For information on grants regarding visiting a foreign university, please look at the Travel Grants page

Other grants

You can also apply for grants at other institutions and organizations. The funding team can be of help too in this situation, for example for pointers on your research proposal or facilitating the application. A very useful tool to find grants is the COS funding opportunities database.

Further incidental Calls for grants are published on the right side at this website.

For finding partners for larger cooperation projects take a look at the Eu's Cordis Partner service

Application Bonus

If you apply for a grant you may be eligible for the ESE application bonus and possiby also for the EUR application fee. More information about the criteria can be found at the application bonus page.

ESE's Funding Team

ir Roel van den Berg
rvandenberg@remove-this.ese.eur.nl

Prof. dr. Han Bleichrodt 
bleichrodt@remove-this.ese.eur.nl

Linda Kamperman
kamperman@ese.eur.nl
+(0)10-4089051 

Other Grants

Prospective PhD Students
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
3-year PhD in Hong Kong
About € 100,000
Deadline 01-12-2011

Research Groups
NWO Whole System performance
Discover innovative insights, techniques and forms of collaboration that contribute to an ongoing improvement in the operational performance of ProRail.
€ 750,000
Deadline 16-1-2012

Senior Researchers
KNAW Academy Colloguia 2013
Academy Colloquia bring together a select international group of researchers to discuss a topical theme.
€ 6,500
Deadline 1-3-2012

Senior Researchers with an international reputation
Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships
Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships provide a framework for established academics with an international reputation to pursue their research at the EUI (European University Institute - Florance)
€ 3.000 each month (3-10 months)
Deadline: 30-03-2012 / 30-09-2012