NWO Rubicon fellowships 2017 open for applications

NWO presents the first Rubicon round of 2017. The upcoming deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2017. The aim of the Rubicon programme is to encourage talented researchers at Dutch universities and research institutes run by KNAW and NWO to dedicate themselves to a career in postdoctoral research. The total amount for the three funding rounds in 2017 is € 6.835 million, € 2.28 million each.

Rubicon offers researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands for a maximum period of two years. There is also a limited opportunity to apply for a research period at an excellent Dutch research institute. 

The closing dates for the second and third round are August 31 and November 30, 2017.

As of the second Rubicon round the setup of the assessment procedure will change. Applications can be submitted to four clusters that correspond with the four domains of the new NWO:

• Science (ENW; former EW, CW, ALW and N/FOM),
• Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH; former GW and MaGW),
• Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES; former STW), and
• Health Research and Medical Sciences (former ZonMw)

However, the assessment procedure will be the same as it is now. At the end of June, the Rubicon call for the round 2017-2 shall be published on the NWO website with all of the associated information.