The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2018) forms the guiding principle for NWO's new integrity policy. Everybody who submits an application to NWO must state that they are familiar with the code and that they are complying with it. Also after an application has been awarded funding, NWO requires researchers to state in the progress reports that they are adhering to the code.

NWO has set up a Scientific Integrity Desk for complaints about researchers who have requested or received NWO funding. The desk operates in addition to the research institutions' own integrity committees.