{"id":125545,"date":"2021-04-15T12:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=125545"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:33","slug":"dutch-research-council-awards-vici-grants-to-33-scientists-no-winners-at-the-eur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/04\/15\/dutch-research-council-awards-vici-grants-to-33-scientists-no-winners-at-the-eur\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Research Council awards Vici grants to 33 scientists, no winners at the EUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why do children refuse to eat vegetables? Can bacteria protect natural stone? Which material can be used in a 3D printer to make renal tubules? The Dutch Research Council will be awarding a Vici grant worth 1.5 million euros to 33 top scientists to answer these and other questions. <span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"nl\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Rotterdam scientists came out fairly badly.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"nl\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">EUR and Erasmus MC did not receive a grant this round.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850-300x199.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850-875x581.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/15120324\/gebouw-NWO-flickr-A-4-1280x850-225x149.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139243 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><p>Due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utoday.nl\/news\/69543\/nwo-betaalt-geen-losgeld-aan-hackers\">great hack<\/a> at the Dutch Research Council the announcement was delayed, but the research finance organisation published the list with all the new Vici winners today. This coveted grant allows highly experienced researchers to develop an innovative research line and put together a research group over the course of five years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, no fewer than 287 top scientists competed for a Vici grant and 33 lucky winners were successful. In other words, a success rate of 11.5 percent. A third of the applications were submitted by women. Ultimately, 13 female candidates (14 percent) and 20 male candidates (10 percent) were awarded a grant.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying the flag<\/h2><p>Utrecht University has reason to fly the flag: no fewer than eight grants worth 1.5 million euros each were awarded to researchers. Amsterdam UMC (4), University of Amsterdam (3) and UMC Groningen (3) also performed well.<\/p>\n<p>Changes to the scoresheet are, however, still possible: these are personal grants and sometimes recipients move to another institution, taking the money with them.<\/p>\n<p>The Vici grants are part of the Dutch Research Council\u2019s Talent Scheme, together with the Veni and Vidi grants. 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