Taskforce for Applied Research SIA

The mandate of the Taskforce for Applied Research SIA, or Regieorgaan SIA for short, is to improve the quality and widen the impact of the applied research done by universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. We do this by funding research and facilitating collaboration between universities of applied sciences, industry and public bodies.

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  • Annual Report 2025 (Dutch only)

    Read all about the activities of the SIA Taskforce for Applied Research in 2025

    Abeje Mersha en Janine Janssen worden geïnterviewd op SIA-congres 2025

  • Research funding (Dutch only)

    We offer various types of funding. You can find all our grants here.

  • Tips for submitting a successful application

    How do you put together a good application for research funding? Here are a few tips.

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    Important dates for funding schemes

    In this calendar, you’ll find all the key dates relating to our funding schemes. Go to the full calendar overview and search for the scheme that applies to you.

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    Calendar overview

    Retrospective of the Research & Creative Practice Conference

    Read the report on the ‘Research & Creative Practice’ conference held on 18 May in Utrecht. At the event, we exchanged ideas, thoughts and knowledge...

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    Annual Report 2025

    The activities of the Taskforce for Applied Research SIA continued to expand with new programmes and schemes, new partnerships and an increase in the...

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    Practical measures to ensure the best power quality

    PD candidate Jan Geurts van Kessel is conducting practical research into power quality in collaboration with ElaadNL. Watch the video and read the article about the ‘Netbewust Normeren’ research project.

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    Lectoren Janine Janssen en Abeje Mersha tijdens de uitreiking van de Deltapremie

    Janine Janssen and Abeje Merscha receive the Delta Prize

    Janine Janssen, Professor of Violence in Dependent Relationships (Avans), and Abeje Mersha, Professor of Smart Mechatronics and Roboticss (Saxion), were awarded the Delta Prize of €500,000 on 10 November.

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    Mertijn Weeda en Jan Rietdijk bij batterij Kempen Energy Hub

    How Avans’s practice-oriented research helps to resolve network congestion

    Find out how Avans University of Applied Sciences’ practice-oriented research is helping to tackle grid congestion. Together with entrepreneurs and students, MNEXT is developing energy hubs: smart, sustainable solutions for a reliable electricity grid.

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