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Open Competition Domain Science – M 2025/2026

The NWO Open Competition Domain Science – M funds curiosity-driven, non-programmed basic research in the earth sciences, astronomy, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, physics, and mathematics. It offers several grant categories (M-1, M-1X, M-1-Weave, M-2) with varying budgets and applicant configurations, supporting temporary scientific positions and investments. Applications are assessed on scientific quality (75%) and impact (25%).

Up to €800,000 Deadline 2026-07-31

Official page ↗ How to apply (agency hub) · hub

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Applicant type

Individual

Institution type

University, Research Institute

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Employment status

Tenured Position, Tenure Track Agreement, One- Or Two-Year Contracts Expected To Become Permanent

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Full, associate, and assistant professors and other researchers with a tenured position or tenure track agreement at eligible organisations may apply. Researchers with one- or two-year contracts expected to become permanent are also eligible.

Deadline

2026-07-31

Application form effort

1 form file(s) downloaded; 1 explicit questions; 17 writing prompts; 1 fields/sections; word limits totaling ~100; page limits totaling ~10; moderate — substantial written sections

NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions (5 pages)

Sample questions

to be realized, and what critical problems are a threat to the success of the feasibility study?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	NWO	www.nwo.nl ↗
Country / funding source	NL · NWO	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Deadline	2026-07-31 — LLM-checked against the archived official page	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Funding amount	Up to €800,000	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Eligibility	5 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
How to apply (agency hub) — https://www.nwo.nl/en/apply-funding-how-does-it-work ↗ (generic agency hub)
Application form: NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions — download ↗ (5 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

“How to apply (agency hub)” is a generic agency hub, not the specific call page.

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.