Grants in Impact Explorer for unexpected discoveries

Flag of VU Amsterdam During the research, you sometimes encounter results that you did not expect. Although this was not part of the research plan, you still want to do something with it. To further develop these unexpected findings, VU projects will now receive a small top-up of up to 30,000 euros per project from NWO. With this additional contribution, societal impact can be created. Knowledge utilization is important for current science but is often challenging in practice. Therefore, when opportunities for society suddenly arise, it is beneficial for these opportunities to be utilized. Knowledge utilization increases the chance of societal impact of research and is therefore an important part of the NWO strategy.