About this call

With GWI – Upgrade 2025, the GWI is brought to (beyond) state-of-the-art with the aim of extending the operational lifespan of these GWI. Upgrading here involves investments in the renewal of GWI and/or investments in (mutual) strategic connections of GWIs. Greening of GWI can be part of the investments. This call is aimed at GWIs that previously received Roadmap funding and are currently operational; only they can submit an application.

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Budget

The subsidy ceiling for this Call for proposals amounts to a total of € 30,000,000 euros. Within this Call for proposals, a maximum of € 3,500,000 euros will be contributed by NWO per allocation. A co-contribution from the applying consortium is mandatory and amounts to at least 25% of the total budget of the application.

Timeline

The deadline for submitting the letter of intent is June 12, 2025. The deadline for submitting the complete application is September 16, 2025.

NWO invests in scientific infrastructure

This call is part of NWO’s efforts regarding scientific infrastructure. Together with its partners, NWO works on broad accessibility, renewal, and continuity of scientific infrastructure. This includes highly specialized devices, such as large telescopes or high field magnets, but also virtual facilities such as data and sample collections or biobanks, as well as scientific computer networks and supercomputers. These types of facilities are essential for breakthroughs in all fields of science.

Thanks to its independent position and its overview of the science system, NWO can take the lead in the development of a joint long-term strategy for scientific infrastructure. Additionally, NWO plays a coordinating and significant (co-)funding role in the implementation of this strategy. The goal is a balanced and future-proof ecosystem of high-quality scientific infrastructure for all scientific domains.