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Tulip Fund (Tulp Fonds) is sponsored by Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science and NWO. This fund aims to attract top international researchers, including those from the US, to conduct their research in the Netherlands. It was established to offer opportunities for scientists who may be seeking new environments for their work.
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Dutch Tulip Fund opens doors to top international scientists | Government. nl News item 10-07-2025 | 16:30 As previously announced, a new Dutch fund aimed at leading international scientists will launch this summer. Through this initiative, the Netherlands is seeking to attract top-flight scientists who are currently working outside Europe and looking to relocate.
The Dutch government and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) are jointly dedicating 50 million euros to persuade them to opt for the Netherlands. The name of the fund has also been revealed: the Tulip Fund Eppo Bruins, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, reveals details of the fund in a letter to the House of Representatives today.
The research conducted by these scientists will underline the strength and resilience not only of the Netherlands but also of Europe. Top research in the Netherlands Freedom of science is coming under threat in several parts of the world. Scientists across the globe are looking around for the best place to conduct their research.
The education minister and NWO previously announced a scheme to offer several dozen leading scientists the opportunity to continue their research in the Netherlands. From this summer, knowledge institutions, including universities and selected research institutes, can contact NWO to nominate outstanding scientists with their own line of research.
With a view to strengthening the competitive position of both the Netherlands and Europe, the Tulip Fund is geared towards top-flight scientists currently working outside the European Union. Nationality is not a criterion: scientists with Dutch nationality currently working outside the EU are also eligible for the fund.
The primary selection criterion is that the researcher’s qualities should be clearly regarded as outstanding at international level. For each researcher, the relevant knowledge institution will receive a maximum of one million euros in funding, to be spent in the coming years. The nature of the research can be fundamental, applied or practice-oriented.
Science at the highest level, as practised by these researchers, has the potential to solve major problems affecting key areas of society, from healthcare and housing to the energy transition, agriculture and water management. The education minister is delighted that the Tulip Fund is now a reality.
“We have a wealth of scientific talent here in the Netherlands and are therefore keenly aware of how a single top scientist with their own line of research can represent a giant step forward for an entire field,” Bruins explains. “Fifty such scientists can bring about major advances for the country as a whole.
Science provides solutions to major societal problems in areas such as healthcare, and can help secure our independence from other countries now and in the future. That is why, even in times when we are cutting back across the board on research and science, I believe it is vital to make this happen. It is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.
” NWO president Marcel Levi underlines the pressing need for the Tulip Fund: “Knowledge is the Netherlands’ greatest economic asset. Research is a profoundly human endeavour and the Netherlands is fortunate to have a continuous flow of highly talented and well-educated young people with creative ideas and remarkable ambitions in the field of research.
Yet for years there has been a brain drain from Europe to other countries, while we so urgently need talented people who want to work here, especially in light of future labour market and productivity forecasts. With this in mind, top-flight researchers who want to come here are more than welcome. And by welcoming them, we can maintain and build upon the leading position of Dutch science.
” The Tulip Fund is named after the tulip. Though not an indigenous flower, the tulip has gone on to become a national symbol of the Netherlands. The fund that bears its name will open for applications this summer.
Research institutes have six months to nominate researchers, after which NWO will make a selection and scientists will be welcome to start work.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Top international researchers with their own line of research. Primarily aimed at attracting researchers to the Netherlands. 29 of the 34 researchers recruited in the first year were from the United States. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Tulip Fund (Tulp Fonds) are due January 1, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Tulip Fund (Tulp Fonds) is funded by Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science and NWO. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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