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ZonMw — Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Helps Dutch health innovators and researchers improve care, prevention, and medical knowledge through funding programs.

Netherlandswww.zonmw.nl
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Annual funding—
Programs8
Active grants3
Total grants7
About

ZonMw, the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, is an independent Dutch research council focused on health, healthcare, and well-being. It was formed from the ZON Act structure established in 1998 and the later partnership with the medical sciences domain of the Dutch Research Council in 2001, and it works under commissioning from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport …

Programs & grants under this funder
Expertise Function for the Sensory Disabled (Expertisefunctie Zintuiglijk Gehandicapten)

Funds research that improves communication and support for people with sensory disabilities.

Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen

Funds safer and more appropriate medicine use through healthcare practice improvement.

1 grant
Large Trials Round 7 — Good Use of Medicines (Grote Trials Ronde 7 — Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen)
Closed
— pool
Infectieziektebestrijding

Funds infectious disease control efforts in the Netherlands through practical pilots and surveillance.

3 grants
Infectieziektebestrijding — Verspreiding en implementatie impuls
Open
— pool·863 days
Research Impulse for Infectious Disease Control (Onderzoeksimpuls Infectieziektebestrijding)
Closed
— pool
Pilots Infectious Disease Control — From Small Steps to Great Insights (Pilots Infectieziektebestrijding — van kleine stappen naar grote inzichten)
Closed
— pool
Quality Funds (Kwaliteitsgelden)

Funds quality-improvement support for Dutch professional health associations and care standards.

Kennisprogramma Langdurige Zorg en Ondersteuning (LZO II)

Funds evidence and workforce standards for long-term care for older adults and disabled people.

NWA Reducing Drug Harm: Toward Effective Social Interventions (NWA Drugsschade terugdringen: naar effectieve maatschappelijke interventies)

Funds Dutch programs reducing drug-related harm through social and public health interventions.

1 grant
NWA Reducing Drug Harm — Pre-applications Phase 1 (Drugsschade terugdringen)
Closed
€4.3M pool
Prevention Programme 7 (Preventieprogramma 7)

Funds prevention knowledge delivery and implementation across Dutch practice settings.

1 grant
Alcohol Prevention: Strengthening Practice (Alcoholpreventie: versterken van de praktijk)
Open
— pool
PSIDER

Funds international cooperation in ZonMw themes through knowledge exchange networks.

1 grant
PSIDER — Netwerksubsidies
Open
— pool·25 days
Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.zonmw.nl