NetherlandsNon-profit, Research Institution, Public Institution

Kennisbenutting Plus

Kennisbenutting Plus

Funding Amount

Up to €10K

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Research Institution, Public Institution

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What is the Kennisbenutting Plus Call?

Grant Description
Funding for teams of researchers and a practice or policy partner to develop and disseminate products and activities that make the results of ongoing or recently completed educational research projects suitable and usable in educational practice or policy
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

– Products and activities that effectively translate and package scientific education research findings for practical use in schools, institutions and policy settings.
– Increased uptake and implementation of research-based insights, tools and materials by end users in and around education.
– Strengthened collaboration between researchers and practitioners/policymakers, fostering ownership and relevance of outputs.
– Enhanced visibility and dissemination of NRO-funded research, contributing to innovation and improvement in educational practice and policy.
– Sustainable pathways for integrating research outcomes into teaching, learning and policymaking processes.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

– Applicant: principal investigator of an ongoing or recently (≤12 months) completed NRO-funded research project.
– Co-applicant: one or more partners from education practice or policy (existing consortium or new).
– Partner must guarantee co-financing equal to or greater than the NRO subsidy request (cash or in-kind contributions such as staff time, equipment or facilities, valued at least equal to the requested grant).
– Budget request per project: maximum €10 000; total annual call budget: €50 000.
– Funding format: lump sum for up to 12 months.
– Timing: applications may be submitted continuously, from two months before the end date of the original NRO project until 12 months after its conclusion.
– Costs: only material or personnel costs for product/activity development; entire NRO grant accrues to the lead applicant.
– Proposal: max 2 500 words; includes a separate lay summary of max 250 words (for promotional use only). No recommendation letters or additional attachments.
– Submission through ISAAC; applicants must have an account at least one working day before submission.
– Must submit a Research Data Management plan after award and before project start.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

– Co-financing guarantee must be provided as a written, signed statement by each practice or policy partner and embedded directly in the proposal (cannot be uploaded as a separate attachment).
– In-kind contributions may replace cash co-financing if convincingly justified and valued at least equal to the requested subsidy.
– Lay summary is used for NRO communications if funded, but is not part of the scientific evaluation.
– No recommendation letters, references or other unsolicited documents allowed.
– Proposals are assessed against the criteria in the call for proposals; detailed guidelines and forms (call text, application form, guarantee declaration) must be used without modification.
– Decision communicated no later than two months after submission.

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