Microplastics & Health

Aansluiting bij Kennisagenda 2025 5 kerngebieden: blootstelling, gezondheid, microbiële risico's, risicobeoordeling, interventies

Multidisciplinair consortium Combinatie van expertisegebieden vereist

Open Access en FAIR data Verplicht volgens ZonMw-beleid

Internationale aansluiting Bij voorkeur

The grant application has to address each of the following focus areas: 1) Contamination pathways … 2) Health effects … 3) Microbial hazards and risks … 4) Risk assessment and mitigation … 5) Interventions: insights into the (potential) efficacy of at least 3 interventions to reduce health- relevant MNP emissions and/or exposures.

Alignment and coordination with other relevant national and international (e.g. EU Horizon Europe, Brigid) initiatives and networks is essential.

The consortium is expected to be interdisciplinary and should not only include toxicologists, but also scientists from for example the medical, environmental, public health, social and behavioural sciences.

The consortium should involve societal stakeholders (such as companies and NGOs)

Eligibility for submission is by invitation only.

Only Dutch research organisations as defined under EU state aid legislation … are eligible to receive funding through this grant.

Other organisations are only eligible if they qualify as research organisations under the EU state aid framework.

No grants will be awarded by ZonMw if this would or could constitute unlawful state aid

To meet the conditions of actual collaboration, the project activities can only start after a collaboration agreement has been accepted by ZonMw and signed by all parties involved.

Collaborations and sponsorship must be finalised before presenting the detailed grant application.

However, the starting date is no later than December 31, 2025. The latest possible end date is December 31, 2029.

Budget requirements: … The consortium is required to provide a contribution of 10% of the total budget, either in cash or in kind;

Budget requirements: … Reserve at least 5% of your project budget for communication and implementation.

Write your grant application in English;

Wie: Alleen op uitnodiging: het consortium van lopende Microplastics & Health-projecten; subsidie gaat alleen naar Nederlandse onderzoeksorganisaties.

Waarvoor: Onderzoek naar de gezondheidseffecten van micro- en nanoplastics en naar strategieën om blootstelling en risico's te verkleinen, interdisciplinair en met maatschappelijke partners.

Wat je krijgt: Het bedrag verschilt per subsidieronde; het programma heeft een budget van € 11,2 miljoen. Het consortium draagt zelf 10% van het totale budget bij.

Wat je moet doen: Het uitgenodigde consortium dient één gezamenlijke aanvraag in het Engels in, met de samenwerking vooraf definitief geregeld.