Goal
The AI&I Collaboration Grant is designed to encourage new collaborations between AI&I researchers (Post-docs and PI's), and requires the involvement of at least two research groups from different departments.
Topics can be
- Pilot experiments and studies to facilitate joint grant applications
- Increase quality of research by joint knowledge and resources within AI&I
- Develop new techniques
This may result in a new
- Collaborative network
- Collaborative research line
- External grant proposal
What can be applied for
A fixed budget of 20.000 euro covering expenses related to carrying out the project (salary costs are excluded).
Eligibility criteria
- The proposal must involve a new collaboration between AI&I researchers from at least two different departments.
- Applicants must hold a PhD.
- A collaboration is considered new if there have been no joint publications between the involved groups in the past five years (except reviews).
- A researcher may only be involved in one application.
- A proposal can be submitted by a maximum of three researchers.
- The project may start in January 2027 and the expenses must be declared by November 15th 2027.
- The applicants need to illustrate how their project will strengthen new collaboration within the AI&I research institute.
- Applicants on temporary contracts must be employed in 2027.
Important dates
- Deadline project proposals: October 15th, 2026; 23:59h
- Outcome: December 2026
Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria
- Quality of the work plan (40%)
- Contribution of each applicant and presence of the necessary expertise for the project (40%)
- Motivation of grant proposal (20%)
A total of five grants will be awarded
Application procedure
Send the completed application form before October 15th, 2026; 23:59h to: AIIgrants@amsterdamumc.nl.
Application form:
Requirements after obtaining the AI&I Collaboration Grant
- Submission of a scientific final report explaining how the grant stimulated the new collaboration and the archieved results
- Willingness to give a presentation on the project outcomes funded by a Collaboration Grant when requested by AI&I.
- Refer to the Al&l Collaboration Grant in the acknowledgements of any publications resulting from the research performed funded by this grant by adding "This research was supported by a Collaboration Grant of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases” to the acknowledgements.
- Refer to Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases in communications about this grant ( e.g. in the (social-) media, in presentations, posters, or pitches).