Do you need funding for promising research, for collaborations, for sample or data collections that will strengthen the research(ers) of AR&D? Do you have a clear vision of how your proposal has the potential to lead to something much bigger in the coming years? Then this is the grant for you!

The Amsterdam Reproduction and Development (AR&D)
research institute invites all researchers from the Institute to apply for the AR&D Seed Funding Grant 2024.

AR&D will provide funding for research projects that take new ideas or current research lines to the next level, that are the start of new collaborations, or the beginning of new sample or data collections. The projects may comprise fundamental (biological), clinical, paramedical, implementation, translational or epidemiological research. Research projects that are a joint effort of different departments within Amsterdam UMC or with faculties from our universities UvA and VU are particularly encouraged to be submitted. For early-career researchers, doctoral students and postdocs, this grant can be a springboard for their careers. They are therefore encouraged to apply.
Grants can be used for personnel costs, bench fee, equipment, or other related research expenses. The seed that you plant should lead to something beautiful.

The maximum per project that will be awarded is € 30,000,=. It is possible to submit smaller research projects. For larger projects, co-funding should readily be available.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible to apply for the AR&D grant the following criteria need to be met:

  1. Early career researchers, PhD students and postdoc researchers are particularly encouraged to submit an application. Anyone who wants to submit, should be affiliated with AR&D, as evidenced by their PURE profile. All grant applications must be supported by at least one AR&D Principal Investigator (PI), as evidenced by their PURE profile.
  2. An applicant can submit only one proposal for the AR&D research grants 2024. An AR&D PI is however allowed to support more than one proposal as the responsible AR&D PI.
  3. Applicants who received an AR&D research grant in 2023 as main applicant are not eligible to submit a proposal for the AR&D research grant round 2024. They may submit again in the following year.
  4. Research proposals should be written in concise English with a clear research question or aim and should be understandable to a researcher in an adjacent science field within AR&D.
  5. All research proposals must indicate a clear and achievable timeline. Research projects must have a start date between May 1st and September 1st 2024, and must be executed at Amsterdam UMC/UvA/VU.
Please note that in all presentations and communications on your project the AR&D visual is used, and it is mentioned that: this project was made possible by funding of Amsterdam Reproduction and Development research institute.

Guidelines conflict of interest

AR&D formulated guidelines regarding integrity and conflict of interest.

Application

The application form should include:

  • Information of applicant(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Project details
  • Vision of how your proposal can form the basis for future research within AR&D or how it can strengthen the research position of the AR&D institute

    The application form can be downloaded here:

      Convert the completed application form to a PDF-file and email your application to AR&D (ARandD@amsterdamumc.nl).

      Submission deadline

      This call is now closed.
      The deadline for submission was 1 March 2024, 12:00 pm.

      Incomplete applications, applications over the maximum word limit, and applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

      Selection procedure

      The submitted proposals will be assessed by an independent committee based on the following criteria:

      • Quality with respect to the design and methods of the research proposal
      • Relevance to the AR&D research field and future research within AR&D
      • Feasibility of the research project within the proposed time and
        costs

        Final report

        All awarded proposals are obliged to send a final report to AR&D, using the format provided by AR&D, on the outcomes of the project within 3 months after finalization of the project. This report has to include an overview of the financial accountability.

        Time line

          Contact

          For questions contact AR&D (ARandD@amsterdamumc.nl).