NWO Talent Programme – Veni (Social Sciences and Humanities)
Veni is the entry rung of the Netherlands' flagship personal-grant ladder (Veni–Vidi–Vici), giving a recently graduated PhD three years of protected funding to pursue research of their own choosing. The SSH round covers pedagogics, sociology, psychology, public administration, development studies, law, demography and related fields, so social work questions are squarely in scope. The award is to the individual and is designed to buy independence early, before an academic career has hardened around someone else's agenda. Two-stage: pre-proposal, then full application and interview.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)Maximum EUR 320,000 per award, reduced proportionally for shorter projects. Euro figures; numeric fields left null.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Sep, JanPublished deadline: 2026-09-01 — 18 days awayAnnual round. Pre-proposal deadline 1 September 2026 at 14:00 CEST; full proposals from invited applicants due 26 January 2027 at 14:00 CET. Projects run a maximum of three years, extendable to four if the research is part-time.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Open to researchers of any nationality, but the grant must be hosted by an eligible Dutch research institution that provides a letter of support — a non-Dutch applicant applies through a Dutch host, not their own institution. The PhD must have been obtained within three years before 1 January 2026, or between that date and 2 September 2026; recognised extensions (care, illness, clinical training) apply. Tenured status does not disqualify.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- early-career independence · social sciences · curiosity-driven research
- Apply at
- https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/nwo-talent-programme-veni-social-sciences-and-humanities-ssh-2026
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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