Funds for conferences
KNAW conference grants
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The Conference Grants Fund assists the organisers of international scientific/scholarly conferences in the Netherlands. |
Target group: | All Dutch universities and research institutes |
Amount of funding: | The grant is intended to cover no more than a third of the total conference budget, with a ceiling of € 8,500. The conference budget may not exceed € 170,000 |
More information: | KNAW homepage for the Conference Grants Fund |
KNAW Academy Colloquia
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To bring together a select international group of researchers to discuss a topical theme |
Target group: | Universities and research groups: all types of disciplines |
Amount of funding: | The Academy contributes a maximum of € 6,500 per day and makes a further € 3,500 available to organise a master class immediately following the colloquium for a minimum of fifteen Dutch doctoral candidates. In addition, the Academy assists the colloquium organisers with organisational and administrative matters at no charge. |
More information | KNAW homepage for academy colloquia |
ESF Call for Conference Proposals
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The European Science Foundation invites researchers to submit proposals for high-level research conferences in the field of social sciences and humanities. ESF Research Conferences promote free discussion and exchange of information, and aim to create long-term networks between participants |
Type of funding: | Conferences should last 4 or 5 days and have to be held in a location determined by ESF. Maximum 150 attendees. |
More information: | ESF call for conference proposals |