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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funds top researchers, steers the course of Dutch science by means of research programmes and by managing the national knowledge infrastructure.

Mission and vision
NWO's mission is to advance world-class scientific research that has scientific and societal impact. NWO approaches that from its vision of being a connector and is guided by its core values: groundbreaking, committed, reliable, and connecting. For the coming strategic period, NWO has established five ambitions along which the mission will be shaped.

Vision: connecting role
NWO facilitates excellent, curiosity-driven disciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. In this role, NWO focuses on all scientific disciplines and on the entire knowledge chain with an emphasis on fundamental research. NWO connects researchers from various disciplines and across the entire knowledge chain and brings researchers and societal partners together. NWO funds the personnel and material cost for scientific research and knowledge exchange and impact activities of Dutch universities and public research institutes. NWO invites partners from industry, the government and societal organisations to contribute with their own knowledge agendas and questions to the programming, realisation and co-funding of research.

Core values
NWO operates with the following core values that are vital for realising its ambitions:

Groundbreaking
NWO pioneers and explores the boundaries of existing knowledge, applications and processes.
Committed
NWO anticipates developments in science and in society.
Reliable
NWO keeps its promises, is honest, transparent and meticulous.
Connecting
NWO has an open attitude and connects actors, expertise and agendas.

Website

https://www.nwo.nl/

Email

nwo@nwo.nl

Phone

+31 (0)70 3440640

Address

PO Box 93138 NL-2509 AC The Hague The Netherlands