25 October 2018
The aim is to open a first subsidy round in 2019. The further development of the ZonMw Open Competition and Clinical Fellows is currently taking place. If you have any suggestions or already have questions, please contact ZonMw.
In line with the NWO's broad harmonization and simplification of financing instruments, TOP Grants and Investments Medium are replaced by the ZonMw Open Competition. This ZonMw Open Competition will start in 2019.
Goal ZonMw Open Competition
With a subsidy of € 750,000, excellent research groups can renew their research lines in terms of content and collaboration. The aim is to create space for an innovative collaboration that leads to innovative (groundbreaking) science of exceptional quality in the field of healthcare research.Available budget
The maximum grant is € 750,000 plus an optional investment module. The amount of subsidy is the minimum of the required bandwidth for the instrument Open Program of the new NWO model.Investment module
In the ZonMw Open Competition an additional subsidy is possible for requesting medium-sized infrastructure via the investment module. The investment subsidy will be between € 100,000 and up to 250,000 to finance an investment such as equipment. Matching of any additional investment is mandatory.Program Clinical Fellows
The Clinical Fellows program restarts after a temporary break of 4 years. With this program, ZonMw invests in bridge builders between research and healthcare practice by encouraging recently specialized and promoted doctors to set up their own clinical-scientific research line in collaboration with a research institute.The aim is to open a first subsidy round in 2019. The further development of the ZonMw Open Competition and Clinical Fellows is currently taking place. If you have any suggestions or already have questions, please contact ZonMw.