The aim of the Comenius programme is to give impetus to educational innovation and improvements by professionals in higher education. With the Comenius Teaching Fellow-grants innovation projects with a duration of one year can be financed.
Proposals can be submitted within three fixed themes and one open theme:
- Education forms of the future
- Student wellness
- Societal issues
- Open theme
More information on the character of the projects and the themes can be found in the Call for proposals.
Applications can be submitted by education professionals working in publicly- funded higher education institutes in the Netherlands.
The Teaching Fellow must have at least two years of teaching experience in higher education, demonstrates ambition in the area of personal development as a teaching professional and must have direct contact with the students following the educational programme the project aims to innovate.
Additional terms and conditions can be found in the Call for proposals.
A budget of up to 50.000 euros is available for each project. The requested budget may not exceed 50.000 euro and may not be less than 45.000.
Applications can be submitted for projects with a duration of at least 12 months and at most 18 months.
Additional terms and conditions can be found in the Call for proposals.
- Deadline letter of intent: 10 September 2024, 14:00:00 CEST.
- Deadline preliminary application: 8 October 2024, 14:00:00 CEST.
- Deadline application: 21 January 2025, 14:00:00 CET.
Criteria
The full applications will be assessed on the basis of the following main criteria:
- The innovative nature of the project
- The expected results of the project
- The quality of the project plan
- The educational profile of the applicant(s)
Specific criteria can be found in the Call for proposals.
Procedure
Preliminary applications will be assessed by the assessment committee against criteria 1 and 2. Based on the preliminary application, the applicant will receive a positive or negative advice to develop a full application. The committee prepares an advice on the proposals to be granted. This is presented to the Programme Committee Higher Education for a decision.
Further details on the procedure can be found in the Call for proposals.
More information about the Comenius Programme
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Research data management
Responsible research data management is an essential component of good research practice. Prepare a data management plan after the grant is awarded and before the project starts.
Applications must be submitted through the ISAAC application and reporting system. If you do not have an ISAAC account yet, then please create one at least one workday in advance. More information about writing a proposal and which forms you need to use can be found in ISAAC. Please download and use the forms in ISAAC. Below you will find examples of the required forms.
The applicant indicates that they will submit an application in this round by means of a letter of intent. Timely submission of a letter of intent is a prerequisite for submitting a preliminary application and a full application.
The preliminary application is a concise application with a summary of the project proposal, a brief problem outline, substantiation of the innovative nature and the expected output. A budget need not be submitted with the preliminary application.
After the preliminary application has been processed and assessed, the applicant will receive a recommendation regarding development of the preliminary application into a full application.
In the application the project proposal is described, including a problem formulation, substantiation of the innovative nature and the expected outputs, a professional statement and a project plan. Along with the application a budget form is submitted.
The letter of intent is filled in directly in ISAAC. There is no separate form available.
There is a standard form for the preliminary application and the full application. The statement of the supervisor and (when applicable) a ‘letter of commitment’ for co-financing and/or matching can be submitted together with the application as one PDF file.
A separate Excel budget can be submitted with the full application.
Downloads for your application
- Comenius programme Teaching Fellows 2025 | call for proposals PDF | 976.12 KB
- Comenius programme Teaching Fellows 2025 | pre-proposal form DOCX | 83.04 KB
- Comeniusprogramma Teaching Fellows 2025 | application form DOCX | 88.82 KB
- Comenius programme Teaching Fellows 2025 | budget form XLSX | 29.22 KB
- Comenius programme Teaching Fellows 2025 | letter of commitment DOCX | 12.82 KB
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Online manual grant application system ISAAC
ISAAC offers applicants for research funding the possibility to track their application in the assessment process.
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The funding process explained
NWO has a fixed procedure for handling all applications. Learn more about how the application procedure is set up – from the moment you apply until a decision is reached.
- Do you already have an account in Isaac?
- Have you submitted the letter of intent?
- Have you submitted the pre-proposal form?
- Have you completed the application form?
- Has the statement been signed by the main applicant?
- Have you completed the budget?
- Have you added a ‘letter of commitment’ in case of co-financing and/or matching?
