NWO Themes
2011-2014: Growing through knowledge
For the strategy period 2011-2014, NWO has defined six broad themes with which it can provide an extra impetus to the solution of urgent societal issues together with relevant partners. The new themes will tie in with national and international agendas.
Some activities from the current themes will naturally progress within the new themes, whereas others will not. However, the majority of programmes and projects that have been started within the current themes will continue after 2010. No more new programmes will be started under the themes from the previous strategy period. The themes will, however, remain active until current programmes that do not fall within the new themes have been completed.
Themes from Growing through knowledge
2007-2010: Science valued!
For the period 2007-2010, NWO is continuing to build upon the line set out in the previous strategy, Themes with Talent. In the new thematic programmes, the ambitions of NWO for Consolidating strengths and Science for society have been brought together. The themes are intended to create focus and mass. They cover multidisciplinary research programmes in subjects of current importance to science and/or society.
Themes from Science Valued!
2002-2005: Themes with Talent
For the strategy period 2002-2005, NWO developed nine multidisciplinary themes. This approach was chosen because the most challenging scientific developments take place at the boundaries between disciplines. Developments which due to their speed, scope, and required scale lie beyond the means of what is possible within the limitations of the basic funding of individual research institutes. Thanks to a considerable investment of resources, a number of key developments in scientific research were facilitated.
