NWO
De Nederlandse Organisatie voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) financiert wetenschappelijk onderzoek en stimuleert kwaliteit en vernieuwing in de wetenschap.
Verify users from NWO
NWO is a member of SURFconext, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with NWO by having them sign in with their NWO account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Netherlands
- Federation
- SURFconext
Institution details
- Organization
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Description
- De Nederlandse Organisatie voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) financiert wetenschappelijk onderzoek en stimuleert kwaliteit en vernieuwing in de wetenschap.
- Country
- Netherlands
- Website
- http://www.nwo.nl/
- SAML Entity ID
https://sts.windows.net/81e63bdd-534e-4aaf-855a-4c017eec7126/- Federation
- SURFconext
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- administrative
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with NWO?
Yes. NWO participates in SURFconext, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their NWO account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does NWO support persistent identifiers?
Yes. NWO advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is NWO in?
NWO is located in Netherlands.
How do I verify students from NWO?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at NWO. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from NWO?
Start the demo and authenticate with NWO, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.