Funding opportunities - Pathways to Sustainability

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Enriched family-office · Found: 2026-03-11 08:11

Sustainable Ocean Early Career scholarship We offer small financial support to PhD candidates and postdocs employed at Utrecht University or NIOZ to grow ...

Source: https://www.uu.nl/en/research/sustainability/funding-opportunities

Funding Details

Funder: Utrecht University - Pathways to Sustainability
Funding Goal: Support interdisciplinary sustainability research at Utrecht University, including ocean science, through internal grants for UU and NIOZ researchers.
Funding Amount: Small financial support (Early Career Scholarship); amounts not specified for other programs
Deadline: 2026-05-20 (Rolling)
How to Apply: The Incubator Grant has a fixed deadline (next: May 20, 2026) and requires a team proposal from UU scholars. Community building funds accept proposals on a continuous/rolling basis from community members. The Early Career Scholarship targets PhD candidates and postdocs at UU/NIOZ. Specific application forms and detailed procedures were not accessible as many subpages returned 404 errors.
Target Region: Netherlands
Contact: corporatesite@uu.nl (general Utrecht University contact)
Last Checked: 2026-03-11 19:18

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Applicant must be employed at Utrecht University or NIOZ
For Early Career Scholarship: must be PhD candidate or postdoc at UU/NIOZ
Incubator Grant requires interdisciplinary team of UU scholars

Project Scope

Community building fund proposals must align with the respective community's thematic focus

Constraints

Incubator Grant deadline: May 20, 2026
Community building funds operate on continuous/rolling application cycle

Summary

The Pathways to Sustainability program is Utrecht University's internal funding mechanism for sustainability research. It offers several funding streams including the Pathways Incubator Grant (next deadline May 20, 2026), community building funds for three thematic communities (Sustainable Ocean, Critical Pathways, and Science for Sustainability), and a Sustainable Ocean Early Career Scholarship for PhD candidates and postdocs. The Sustainable Ocean Community, developed in collaboration with NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), focuses on interdisciplinary ocean research including Ocean Governance, Ocean Literacy, and Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal. The community building funds support grassroots initiatives like workshops, seminars, and symposia proposed by community members. These are strictly internal university funding programs. Eligibility is limited to researchers employed at Utrecht University or NIOZ. The programs are designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and community-driven sustainability research within the university, not to fund external organizations or NGOs. Many subpages for specific programs returned 404 errors, suggesting the programs may be undergoing restructuring or updates.

Historical Context

The Pathways to Sustainability is an ongoing strategic theme at Utrecht University. The Sustainable Ocean Community was developed in collaboration with NIOZ. Multiple thematic communities (Sustainable Ocean, Critical Pathways, Science for Sustainability) have been established with their own building funds.

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