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ZonMw stimulates research and innovation in health, healthcare and well-being through targeted grant programmes. If you have an idea that matches one of the ongoing calls, you can submit it as a grant application. Listed below are the calls for grant application which have been published in English. All other calls are listed on our Dutch website.

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53 results
  • Rubicon 2026-3

    Rubicon aims to encourage talented researchers who recently received their PhD to spend some time at research institutes...

    • Program: Rubicon: for acquiring research experience at a foreign knowledge institute
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  • NWO Talent Programme Vidi 2026

    Vidi is a funding instrument from the NWO Talent Programme. The Vidi target group consists of excellent researchers (up...

    • Program: Vidi, for researchers who have several years of research after gaining their PhD
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  • NWO Talentprogramme Vici ZonMw 2026

    Vici is part of the NWO Talent programme. The Vici target group consists of researchers at the stage of consolidation...

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  • NWO-Talent Programme Veni 2026

    Veni is part of the NWO Talent Programme. It allows researchers who have recently obtained their PhD to conduct...

    • Program: Veni, for recent PhD graduates
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  • ZonMw Open Competition 2026

    ZonMw Open Competition is intended for excellent research teams to innovate their research lines in terms of both...

    • Program: Open Competition: for research proposals for free, fundamental research
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      By invitation
  • NAM Collaboration Grant 2026

    This call bridges the development and application of animal-free innovations (NAMs). Collaboration between labs enables...

    • Program: More Knowledge with Fewer Animals
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  • Rubicon 2026-2

    Rubicon aims to encourage talented researchers who recently received their PhD to spend some time at research institutes...

    • Program: Rubicon: for acquiring research experience at a foreign knowledge institute
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  • Strengthening the organization of the healthcare system on the ABCSSS islands

    This call for proposals aims to help strengthen the healthcare system on the ABCSSS islands.  Projects should focus on...

    • Program: Caribbean Health Research
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  • NWO Talent Programme Vidi 2026

    Vidi is a funding instrument from the NWO Talent Programme. The Vidi target group consists of excellent researchers (up...

    • Program: Vidi, for researchers who have several years of research after gaining their PhD
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  • ZonMw Open Competition 2026 oud

    ZonMw Open Competition is intended for excellent research teams to innovate their research lines in terms of both...

    • Program: Open Competition: for research proposals for free, fundamental research
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  • NWA Do-ReACT

    This thematic programme of NWA focuses on the further development and validation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)...

    • Program: NWA Do-ReACT
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  • Off Road 2026

    Off Road is part of the ZonMw Open Competition programme line, which focuses on curiosity driven, fundamental research...

    • Program: Off Road: doing research off the beaten track
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