Rubicon Programme
Selection criteria
| Purposes: | Postdoctoral |
| Programmes: | All |
| Countries of Origin: | Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem Rep.), Congo (Rep.), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. Rep., Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Micronesia (Federated States), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, non-EEA country, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sudan (Rep.), Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arabic Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands of the United States, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Additional information
| Eligible candidates: |
Researchers who have recently obtained their PhD and aim to conduct research on specific topics that are best studied within the Dutch context, such as the languages and cultures of the Kingdom and local law. |
| Grant information: |
Purposes: To support talented scientists and academics who have recently obtained their PhD by helping them gain postdoctoral experience conducting research in the Netherlands on designated subjects Programs: Languages, cultures and local law of the kingdom of the Netherlands The Rubicon grant covers the researcher's salary, including fringe benefits, travel expenses, and a limited amount of research costs. The duration of the grant is between 12 to 24 months. |
| Grant provider: |
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) |
| Available positions: |
Not specified |
| Deadline: |
The Rubicon Programme has three funding rounds annually, with deadlines typically around 1 April, 1 September, and 1 December. Specific dates are announced on the NWO website. |
| Application: |
Applications must be submitted through the NWO's electronic application system. Required documents include a research proposal, CV, and letters of recommendation |
| More information: | For detailed information and application guidelines, visit the official NWO website |
| Last modified: | 27 February 2025 1.42 p.m. |