Veni, Vidi and Vici grants awarded to the University of Groningen in 2026

Grants awarded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-Talent Programme).

Vici awards

The Vici grant targets senior researchers who have successfully demonstrated the ability to develop their own innovative lines of research. In doing so, they have also supervised young researchers. Researchers who receive a Vici grant have the opportunity to further develop their research group, often in anticipation of a tenured professorship, if they do not already have one.

Prof. dr. Marieke Wermer

The research project for which Marieke Wermer receives this grant is called: ‘From Blood to Brain - the transmissible potential of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.’ Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a major cause of intracerebral hemorrhage and dementia. It results from accumulation of the protein amyloid-beta in small cerebral vessels. Doctors once thought CAA developed only with aging, but new findings suggest CAA may sometimes spread like prion diseases: patients who received donor tissue during neurosurgery, or blood transfusions from donors later found to have CAA, appear at increased risk decades later. Wermer will investigate whether amyloid-beta can spread from blood to brain, and why some people are more susceptible to CAA than others. This knowledge may lead to safer care and novel prevention strategies.

Vidi grants

Vidi grants are intended for experienced researchers who have been conducting successful research for some years after gaining a PhD. With this grant, the researchers can develop their own innovative five-year research plans and can establish their own research groups.

The Vidi grants for 2026 are still to be awarded.

Veni grants

Veni is aimed at excellent researchers who have recently received their doctorates. Laureates can use this amount to further develop their own research ideas for three years.

The Veni grants for 2026 are still to be toegekend.