Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research “ Research Cooperation and Funding Opportunities...
-
date post
20-Dec-2015 -
Category
Documents
-
view
224 -
download
0
Transcript of Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research “ Research Cooperation and Funding Opportunities...
“Research Cooperation and Funding Opportunities in the Netherlands”
Daphne den Hollander (MA)International Relations NWO
September 28, 2005
“Forum Enhancing International Cooperation”
Research Funding: a variety of sources
Public funding sources :
– TNO– NL universities– Association of Universities (VSNU)– Nuffic– NWO
Private funding : not included in presentation
NL Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO.(which can be compared to German Fraunhofer Gesellschaft).
Contactperson International Relations: Dr. Geert SchochT +31 15 269 49 15P.O. Box 60802600 JA Delft, The NetherlandsE: [email protected]
Example international cooperation:- Sinotech & TNO Environment
Universities in the NL
13 in total - 175.000 Bacherlor+Master students
Leiden University: www.leidenuniv.nlUtrecht University: www.uu.nlUniversity of Groningen: www.rug.nlErasmus University Rotterdam www.eur.nlMaastricht University www.unimaas.nlUniversity of Amsterdam www.uva.nlVrije Universiteit Amsterdam www.vu.nlRadboud University Nijmegen www.ru.nlTilburg University www.uvt.nlDelft University of Technology www.tudelft.nlEindhoven University of Technology www.tue.nlUniversity of Twente www.utwente.nlWageningen University & Research Centre www.wur.nl
Universities and VSNU
The VSNU or Association of Universities in the Netherlands is anorganisation that represents the interests of Dutch universities.
- The principal goal of the VSNU is to strengthen the position of university education and research in society.
- The VSNU represents the interests of the universities vis-à-vis political, governmental and community organisations;
- The VSNU is an employers’ organisation that negotiates with the government and with employees’ organisations regarding working conditions of university employees;
Contact person International Relations: Mr. David Bohmert([email protected]), Tel: (+31) 70 30 21 400
NUFFIC
– For Scholars and Scholarschips– Information on visa matters etc– Grant schemes, for Taiwan: DELTA Scholarschip
DELTA (Dutch Education: Learning at Top level Abroad) is aprogramme that enables Dutch higher education institutions to award scholarships to students from Brazil, China, India,Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailandor Vietnam, to help students cover the costs of studying in theNetherlands.
Funding source NWO
Our different grant schemes for foreigners
– Travel and visitors grants; between 3-12 months– Dutch Innovative Incentive Scheme (next page)– NWO Divisions special grant schemes– NWO Institutes special grant schemes
Special grant schemes for NL-Taiwanese cooperation:– Funding for joint seminars under MoU– Joint research projects: first pilot in the field of sustainable
catalysis
Dutch Innovative Incentive Scheme = largest possible grant for foreign researchers (up to 1,2 mln euro)
CRITERIA
Track-record/quality of the researcher- Scientific excellence (publications, track record)- Best 10-20% of his/her population- International position- Leadership, persuasivenessInnovative character of the proposed research plan- Originality- Scientifically innovative content: fronteers of scienceQuality of the research plan- Challenging, effective, international standing- Embedding within university context (Vidi and Vici)
Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON)
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter(FOM)
Sub Atomic Physics/National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics (SAF/NIKHEF)
FOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF)
FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics ‘Rijnhuizen’ (FOM)
Institute for Dutch History(ING)
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)
Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR)
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
NWO institutes
Thank you for your attention
More information: www.nwo.nlEmail: [email protected]
International Relations Department NWO: +31–70.34.40.525