PhD students of the Cancer Center Amsterdam are entitled to different PhD reimbursements. You can apply for all three contributions on this page.

Cancer Center Amsterdam - Financial subsidy for thesis publication €250

Starting in April 2021, Cancer Center Amsterdam will contribute €250 towards the printing costs of theses for Cancer Center Amsterdam candidates.

Eligibility requirements

The following conditions are required: 

  • the PhD candidate must be registered with the institute (in Hora Finita for VUmc PhD-students), receives mails and newsletters, either from the beginning of the project, or as of the start of the institute;
  • the PhD candidate participated in at least one Cancer Center Amsterdam retreat;
  • the majority of the publications of the PhD thesis appearing after 1-1-2019 name Cancer Center Amsterdam as affiliation (see Research information for correct affiliation for publications and theses);
  • the PhD candidate must inform the institute of the title, time, date and place of the thesis defense as soon as a date has been set, including the names of the (co)promotors;
  • the application for printing costs must be sent in and approved before the thesis has been printed, since the text below has to be printed in the thesis.
  • the declaration of the actual costs must be done within 3 months after the printing costs are made.

Application

The PhD candidate should send the application form to cca@amsterdamumc.nl

Application form:

Incomplete applications and declarations submitted later than 3 months after the printing costs are made will not be taken into consideration.

Approval

If your application is approved the following text must be printed in the thesis:

“Financial support for printing of this thesis was kindly provided and supported by Cancer Center Amsterdam”.

Declaration

Declaration of the actual costs must be done within 3 months after the printing costs are made. Proof of payment of the printing costs and the Cancer Center Amsterdam mail stating your application has been approved must be included in the declaration. You will receive the declaration instructions once your application has been approved.

CAO Regulation: €750

The collective employment agreement of the AMC (CAO UMC) contains a provision for a PhD Graduation Bonus (art. 17.4.4). 

Click here for: Amsterdam UMC PhD Graduation Bonus, CAO Regulation.

PhD defence reimbursement €500

Besides the CAO regulation, all PhD students can claim a reimbursement for several expenses regarding the thesis defence.

Click here for: AMC/UvA PhD Graduates.

Click here for: VUmc/VU Graduates.