transitions toward a fundamentally different approach to health and prevention. Lasting improvements in health and reductions in health inequalities require change across healthcare, public policy, living environments, technology, and society — so we work transdisciplinary, bringing together perspectives and sectors to accelerate transformative change toward healthier people, communities, and environments. 

About the Call

Our vision: a healthier Netherlands for all. We align with Health Holland’s Knowledge and Innovation Agenda: +5 years of healthy lifespan for every Dutch citizen and –30% in health disparities by 2040. We aim to direct our research towards groups where we can achieve the most substantial improvement in health outcomes, especially people living in circumstances that make them vulnerable. We involve their experiences, priorities, and ideas when shaping research from the start. We focus on critical life stages while driving system-wide transitions in preventive health that are more inclusive, sustainable, and impactful. 

Through this Seed Call we catalyse new collaborations and ideas that accelerate these transitions and strengthen future transdisciplinary funding consortia. We invite innovative, transdisciplinary proposals that contribute to one or more EWUU – i4PH Transition Pathways and align with our Research Themes. 

Seed funding supports tangible outcomes — for example turning your project idea into a larger application (e.g. Horizon Europe, NWA), developing a white paper or literature review, organizing co-design workshops or building new collaborations with societal stakeholders, policymakers, healthcare organisations, or living-lab environments.