Funding & events
Funding calls and events relevant to Caribbean researchers. Items marked (illustrative) are representative examples.
Caribbean heritage & culture grants
Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (illustrative)
Support for cultural heritage, arts and identity projects in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Deadline
30 Mar 2026
Caribbean health research call
ZonMw
Funding for health research and capacity building in the Dutch Caribbean.
Deadline
29 Apr 2026
Heritage & museology research support
Mondriaan Fonds (illustrative)
Support for heritage, museology and collection research with Caribbean relevance.
Deadline
14 May 2026
Caribbean Research - PhD Scholarships
NWO (Caribbean Research programme)
PhD scholarships for research related to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Open to graduates with island ties.
Deadline
25 May 2026
CaRP community conversation
Caribbean Research Platform (CaRP)
Island-level public session on regional research priorities and the knowledge agenda.
Date
17 Jun 2026
Biodiversity research small grants
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (illustrative)
Small grants for biodiversity and nature monitoring projects across the islands.
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
Caribbean Research: a multidisciplinary approach
NWO
Science-wide multidisciplinary programme funding research on and about the six islands.
Deadline
14 Sept 2026
Inter-island Research Symposium
University of Curacao (illustrative)
A one-day symposium connecting early-career researchers across the six islands.
Date
25 Sept 2026
Dutch Caribbean Research Week 2026
Caribbean Research programme / CaRP
Annual gathering of the Dutch Caribbean research community. The portal's preferred public launch moment.
Date
11 Oct 2026
EU Overseas Countries & Territories research call
European Commission (illustrative)
EU funding stream relevant to OCT-associated islands for sustainability and resilience research.
Deadline
14 Nov 2026