General
Are you an early career researcher looking to boost your funding skills and connect with others working with cohort data? Join us on 14 October 2025 for the Amsterdam Cohort Hub (ACH) Grant Event, an inspiring and practical afternoon designed to help you shape your own funding strategy, explore grant opportunities, and team up with fellow researchers in a cohort collaboration contest. Fellowships (of 15k euro each) are available for the most promising ideas! After signing up, you will receive more detailed information on how to prepare for this event and the fellowships.
This event and the fellowships are focused on early career researchers (up to 8 years after obtaining your PhD) working with data from the 24 ACH population-based and patient cohorts, or interested in using data from our cohorts.
When: 14 October 2025 from 15:00 to 18.00 hrs
Where: Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc – MF D-146, Room Atrium
Program
15.00-17.30 ACH Grant Event (for early career researchers up to 8 years after obtaining their PhD)
This event includes developing your own funding strategy, grant matchmaking and a cohort collaboration contest (with fellowships available).
15.00-15.30 Funding landscape & strategy – Simone de Jong (Research Grant Support)
15.30-15.50 Introduction to the Amsterdam Cohort Hub – Emiel Hoogendijk (ACH)
15.50-16.00 Short break
16.00-17.00 Group work – sharing ideas, finding a partner, grant orientation
17.00.17.15 Wrap-up & practical information about fellowships – Emiel Hoogendijk (ACH)
17.15-18.00 Drinks & catch-up
Date and Location
Costs and registration
Attendance is free of charge.