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Grants & Programmes

Looking for ways to realize your educational innovation? 

Welcome to the overview of opportunities where we connect our exceptional teaching staff with the resources and support needed for educational innovation. Below is an overview of grants and fellowship programmes available for teachers at the University of Twente. Click on each grant or fellowship name to explore details and information.

Comenius

The Dutch governments offers Comenius grants to enhance the innovation and improvement of higher education. Three different kinds of grants can give you the means to take great steps in the innovation of your course or programme: the Teaching Fellow (for relatively new teachers, € 50,000.-, 1 – 1.5 year project), Senior Fellow (for more experienced teachers, € 100,000.-, 2 – 2,5 year project) and Leadership Fellow (for senior academics, € 500,000.-, 3 – 3.5 year project). More information can be found on the NRO-website.

More information

On Thursday 11 July 2024 we had an information meeting about the Comenius programme, where several people shared there experiences with the Comenius grants, either as a jury member or as a winner of a grant. You can find their presentations here.

For more information about the Comenius Programme
ir. F.M.J.W. van den Berg (Frank)
Senior Educational Consultant - trainer