The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni grants worth up to €250,000 to 27 UvA and AMC-UvA researchers who recently obtained their doctorate. The grants give promising young scientists the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas over a three-year period.
The Veni laureates will conduct research on, among other things, brain response to psychotropic medication, the emergence and dynamics of moral markets, the influence of political satire on political engagement among adolescents and the brightest neutron stars in the Universe.
The NWO awards Veni grants every year. A total of 1,115 researchers applied for funding for a research project, and of these, 154 have now been awarded a grant.
Veni grants are part of NWO’s Talent Scheme, together with Vidi and Vici. Veni grants are aimed at excellent researchers who have recently obtained their doctorate. The Talent Scheme allows researchers to submit their own research topic for funding. NWO thus encourages curiosity-driven and innovative research. NWO selects researchers based on the quality of the researcher, the innovative character of the research, the expected scientific impact of the research proposal and the possibilities for knowledge use.