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34 international leading researchers have been able to come to the Netherlands via the Tulip Fund. They will work on issues of urgent importance to the Netherlands. Their arrival will enrich and strengthen our knowledge landscape. About the Tulip FundThe Tulip Fund, established in 2025 by the...

The Proof of Concept Grants are awarded two times this year. For the first round, the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 182 researchers. Each grantee will receive € 150.000 to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings. Thanks to the funding, researchers will...

The 2025 call for ERC Advanced Grants resulted in an € 838 million funding, supporting 319 leading researchers across Europe. With the grants, these senior researchers have the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.Great results...

The European Commission is asking for feedback on the European Biotech Act. With this Act, they propose a series of measures to create an enabling environment to accelerate the transition of biotech products from laboratory to factory and to the market, while maintaining the highest safety standards...

When you’re moving to the Netherlands for a job, perhaps the most important decision you’ll face is: where are you going to live? Welcome to NL has developed a free tool to help you with that decision: the MapitOut Tool.Select your workplace, travel time and preferred mode of transportIn the...

EU countries and countries outside the EU have participated in a survey on immigration and mobility of researchers. Based on the input, the Community of Practice (CoP) Supporting mobility and procedures has published a report with some interesting results. Topics covered include:Type of residence...

Are you new to the Dutch job market? Or are you getting few or no responses to your job applications? Join the online 'Dutch labour market 101' session and learn the essentials of landing a job in the Netherlands. Receive practical tips to improve your applications and get a chance to ask your...

Were you joined by a spouse or partner when relocating to the Netherlands? And is your spouse/partner looking for a job? UWV EURES offers support to spouses and partners of highly skilled migrants, researchers, self-employed, startups, orientation year permit holders and all EU-citizens. Four-day...

On 7-11 September 2026, the third edition of EU TalentOn will take place in Brest, France. EU TalentOn is a European contest for young researchers aged 21 to 35. For one week, over a 100 or Europe’s brightest early-career scientist will have to challenge themselves, collaborate and work in...

In January, the EURAXESS Career Ambassadors and the Career Ambassadors from Study in NL joined forces in creating the podcast series ‘Navigating the Netherlands as an international’. The goal? To collect real life experiences about coming to the Netherlands as an international and everything that...