If an employee conducts scientific research at a designated research institution, then no salary limit applies to this employee with respect to the 30% rule.
The following list summarizes which institutes have been named designated research institutions:
– Public universities of Leiden, Groningen, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Delft, Wageningen, Eindhoven, Enschede, Rotterdam, Maastricht and Heerlen
– Special universities:
o Amsterdam, outgoing from the Association for Christian Higher Education, Scientific Research and Patient Care
o Nijmegen, outgoing from the Catholic University Foundation
o Tilburg, outgoing from the Stichting Katholieke Universiteit Brabant
– The special colleges:
o Aeres University of Applied Sciences, out of the Aeres Group Foundation;
o Amsterdam School of the Arts, emanating from the Amsterdam School of the Arts Foundation;
o ArtEZ College of the Arts, out of the ArtEZ Foundation;
o Avans University of Applied Sciences, out of the Avans Foundation;
o Breda University of Applied Sciences, emanating from the Breda University of Applied Sciences Foundation;
o Christelijke Hogeschool Ede, out of the Foundation for Christian Higher Vocational Education on Reformed Foundations;
o Christelijke Hogeschool Windesheim, emanating from the Stichting Christelijke Hogeschool Windesheim;
o Codarts, School of the Arts, out of the Codarts Foundation, School of the Arts;
o De Haagse Hogeschool, out of the Stichting Hoger Beroepsonderwijs Haaglanden;
o Design Academy, emanating from The Design Academy Foundation;
o Fontys Colleges, out of the Fontys Foundation;
o Hanzehogeschool Groningen, from the Hanzehogeschool Groningen Foundation;
o HAS University of Applied Sciences, emanating from the HAS Opleidingen Foundation in ‘s-Hertogenbosch;
o Hogeschool van Amsterdam, emanating from the Stichting Hogeschool van Amsterdam;
o Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, emanating from the Stichting Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen;
o University of Applied Sciences “De Driestar,” out of the Foundation for Christian Higher Education on Reformational Foundations “De Driestar.”
o Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag, emanating from the Stichting Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag;
o INHOLLAND University of Applied Sciences, out of the Netherlands Higher Education Foundation;
o Hogeschool IPABO Amsterdam/Alkmaar, out of the Foundation for Protestant Christian and Roman Catholic Teacher Training for Primary Education in North Holland;
o Hogeschool Leiden, outgoing from Hogeschool Leiden Foundation;
o Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, from the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Foundation;
o Hogeschool Utrecht, out of the Hogeschool Utrecht Foundation;
o Hogeschool Viaa, out of Stichting Hogeschool Viaa;
o College of Fine Arts and Design, out of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy Foundation;
o Utrecht School of the Arts, emanating from the Utrecht School of the Arts Foundation;
o Hotelschool The Hague, emanating from the Hotelschool The Hague Foundation;
o HZ University of Applied Sciences, emanating from the HZ University of Applied Sciences Foundation;
o Iselinge Hogeschool, emanating from the Iselinge Hogeschool Foundation;
o Catholic PABO, out of the Catholic Foundation for the Training of Teachers in Elementary Education;
o Marnix Academy, out of the Foundation Protestant Christian Higher Vocational Education Utrecht;
o NHL Stenden Hogeschool, emanating from NHL Stenden Hogeschool Foundation;
o Pedagogische Hogeschool de Kempel, emanating from the De Kempel Foundation;
o Saxion University of Applied Sciences, emanating from the Saxion Foundation;
o Thomas More Hogeschool, out of the Thomas More Hogeschool Foundation;
o Van Hall Larenstein, emanating from the Van Hall Larenstein Foundation;
o Zuyd Hogeschool, emanating from the Zuyd Hogeschool Foundation.
– The Open University at Heerlen.
– The following philosophical universities:
o Protestant Theological University, in Amsterdam, from the Protestant Church in the Netherlands;
o Theological University of Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland, in Apeldoorn, from the denomination Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken;
o University for Humanistics, in Utrecht, from the University for Humanistics Foundation.
o Theological University of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, at Kampen, from the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (liberated).
– The incorporated teaching hospitals at public universities at:
o Leiden;
o Groningen;
o Amsterdam;
o Utrecht;
o Rotterdam;
o Maastricht.
– The teaching hospitals at the special universities too:
o Amsterdam;
o Nijmegen.