The second funding round within the collaboration initiative of NWO and the National Research Foundation Ukraine (NRFU) has opened. With a total budget of 20ac 480,000, this round allows for up to 16 allocations.
About the call
The NWO Hop-On Call for Researchers Based in Ukraine 2025 gives ongoing NWO projects the opportunity to add a qualified researcher from Ukraine to their project team. The aim of this call is to support Ukrainian researchers in expanding their professional network in the Netherlands and to stimulate knowledge exchange. Project teams provide guidance in the form of advice, mentorship, and collaboration.
More information about the call for proposals
Planning and budget
This call follows the first come, first served principle. Applications can be submitted continuously until the deadline of Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 14:00:00 CE(S)T, or until the budget is exhausted. This can be done via the online application system ISAAC.
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Success story from the first round
In the first round, among others, the proposal of Bert Bakker and Viacheslav Dziundziuk was granted. In the article below, they emphasize how valuable their collaboration was for knowledge exchange and supporting reconstruction in Ukraine.