NWO publishes START-UP for researchers in physical or chemical sciences

NWO invites applications for the call START-UP. Aim is to strengthen still further the areas of focus (onderzoekszwaartepunten) in physical and chemical research by giving the universities more scope to offer new principal investigators (PIs) better start-up packages. Deadline of submissions is October 5, 2017. The budget for this first round is up to € 6 million. In 2017 there will be only one round, but from 2018 onwards there will be two opportunities each year.

The budget then will be € 3 million in each round. Funding is up to € 600,000.

Recently appointed professors, associate professors, assistant professors as well as tenure track researchers can use a START-UP subsidy to form and develop a new research group. Only researchers appointed to a post in one of the areas of focus in physical or chemical research recognized by the Breimer Committee may submit an application.

A START-UP subsidy gives PIs the opportunity to formulate creative and more risky ideas, establish the basis for the research themes of the future and/or make scientific innovations. The financial resources can be used for various purposes, for example for personnel, materiel, measuring time, computing time and equipment.