Who can apply
ZonMw Open Competition is specifically designed to initiate and establish new lines of research by encouraging original and creative pooling of expertise that do not naturally enrich each other. For such innovative and curiosity-driven team science, it is important to properly describe the synergistic composition and diversity of a team with respect to experience, gender, and affiliations. Here complementarity in (technical) skills and expertise of individual team members is also important. (Additional) conditions for principal and co-applicants can be found in section 3.1 of the Call for proposals).
What for
The goal of ZonMw Open Competition is to create space for curiosity-driven, creative collaboration leading to groundbreaking science of exceptional quality in the field of health research. ZonMw Open Competition has no thematic restriction and focuses on potentially groundbreaking research proposals in all scientific disciplines with a question or problem in the (frontier) area of fundamental (bio)medical research into health care and innovation.
The expected outcome of a research proposal is primarily fundamental scientific deepening (knowledge advancement, model and theory building) within an innovative collaboration between research groups (team science). In addition, knowledge utilization/participation are important criteria (see also Call for proposals section 5.2C)
What to request
A maximum of €800,000 can be requested for an application in this Call. In addition, it is possible to submit an optional investment module of minimum €100.000 to maximum €250.000 on top of the maximum grant that can be applied for. The maximum subsidy amount to be applied for applications with an investment module is therefore € 1.050.000. The duration of a project is a minimum of four to a maximum of five years.
When
Deadline for submitting detailed grant application | 12 September 2024, 14.00 CEST |
Referees comments received | Mid November 2024 |
Deadline for submitting a response | Mid - end November 2024 |
Interview days | 12 and 13 February 2025 |
Decision | Early April 2025 |
Latest start date | No later than 6 months after decision |
For more information, consult the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about ZonMw Open Competition for applicants (see section 2. To prepare).
Important: Starting July 12, Mijn ZonMw will be available for submissions, as announced by email. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Would you like to submit? The complete Call for proposals can be downloaded as a pdf. It contains all the specific information about this call. All the documents you need for your application can be found here. You can submit your grant application through the My ZonMw digital window until 12 September 2024, 14.00h CEST. Important: You can only submit a full application if you have previously submitted a project idea in the ZonMw Open Competition round 2024.
- NWO grant rules 2017
- 'Applying for funding in 10 steps'
- State aid exemption
- Grants and collaborations/contributions from third parties
- FAIR data en datamanagement
- Open Access
- NWO’s preliminary position on generative AI in the application and review process | NWO
- Implementation support
These documents are posted under downloads:
Call for proposals ZonMw Open Competitie 2024 (ENG)
FAQ ZonMw Open Competitie 2024 UA
Full proposal form ZonMw Open Competitie 2024 - revised version July 22nd
Letter of Commitment for co-financing - ZonMw Open Competitie 2024
Matching Declaration for Investment - ZonMw Open Competitie 2024
Budget Form - ZonMw Open Competitie 2024
Relevant information
Downloads for your application
Checklist for applying for your grant:
- The complete application includes:
- The completed full proposal form (in pdf)
- Required when applying for investment module (in-cash): signed Matching Declaration for Investment (in pdf)
- Required in case of co-financing (in-kind or in-cash): signed Letter of Commitment for co-financing (in pdf)
- Optional: Completed budget form (in Excel)
- It is not necessary to submit a printed and signed grant application or statement of agreement.
Features
- Opening date:
- 9 July 2024
- Budget subsidy round:
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€ 24.000.000
- Budget per application:
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€ 800.000
- For whom:
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By invitation