NWO START-UP 2019 open for researchers in physical or chemical sciences

NWO invites proposals for the START-UP call for 2019. Aim of the call 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 April 4, 2019. The budget for this round is € 2.8 million. Funding is up to € 800,000. NWO mentions that this may be the last round of the START-UP programme.

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 recognised 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.