No call for Individual Projects in 2005

25 November 2004

During the last few years, the salary costs of Ph.D. researchers have risen enormously. WOTRO has not been compensted for this rise. As the WOTRO Board maintained the same number of awarded projects per year, WOTRO engaged in financial commitments that created a deficit for this particular granting scheme.

At this moment, the deficit and the prospects are thus that the Board feels forced to skip the next annual call for Individual Projects (Call for 2006). This economy measure only concerns this specific granting scheme. Calls for DC-fellowships (funded through earmarked budget) and for other granting schemes will continue as before.

The Board realises that this one-time skipping of a normally annual call will be disappointing for the Dutch tropical research field. The board regrets the decision, but considers this temporary measure inevitable.