About Research Grant Support

    Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support (RGS) offers a portfolio of services to reach high quality proposals. The team offers support for prestigious personal grant applications and interdisciplinary consortium grants, both national as well as international.

    Targeted grant support services are catered to the specific needs of Amsterdam UMC applicants applying to e.g. EU funding programmes, prestigious national consortium grants (e.g. NWA) and the NWO Talent Programme as well as other prestigious ‘talent’ grants.

    Research funding

    IDS Wartelle

    Overview of research funding and TRL


    Horizon Europe

    Cluster 1: Health 2024 call topic

    The 2024 single stage call topics for Cluster 1 Health within the Horizon Europe Framework are open! Are you interested in applying for a collaborative Horizon Europe project and would you like to discuss the possible calls and opportunities for your research interests? Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support provides a range of support services for Amsterdam UMC applicants. Please contact us at rgs@amsterdamumc.nl.

    • A competitive health-related industry (Single stage - 2024) (HORIZON-HLTH-2024-IND-06)

      • Developing EU methodological frameworks for clinical/performance evaluation and post-market clinical/performance follow-up of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)
      • Gaining experience and confidence in New Approach Methodologies (NAM) for regulatory safety and efficacy testing – coordinated training and experience exchange for regulators

    Support from Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support 

    The Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support office supports Amsterdam UMC researchers with the preparation of their Horizon Europe – cluster 1: Health grant applications. Contact the EU Grant Advisors of Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support for more information about call topics and application support via rgs@amsterdamumc.nl.

    Projects may take the form of top-down collaborative projects, as indicated in the call text:

        • Research and Innovation Actions (RIA): number of partners  ≥ 3 out of different Member States or Associated Countries; 
        • Innovation Actions (IA): number of partners  ≥ 3 of different Member States or Associated Countries;
        • Coordination and Support Actions: number of partners minimally 1; funding 100%.

        Find here general information on: 
        RGS services for Horizon Europe grants 

          Questions? Please contact us at rgs@amsterdamumc.nl.  


          News from important funders: NWO | ZonMw | Dutch Heart Foundation | European Research Council (ERC) | European Commission (EC) | KWF (Dutch Cancer Society)


          Registering as an EU expert

          Interested in participating as an EU expert?

          The European Union Institutions appoint external experts to assist in the evaluation of grant applications, to monitor actions and projects as well as to help in designing R&I policies for the EU. To participate as an expert, one must have a high level of expertise and professional experience in any of the fields of EU action and policy, and have a high level of English. The areas of expertise needed are those of the EU funding programmes and tenders as described on theFunding & tendersportal. There is no specific research profile or academic appointment needed, and researchers with post-doctoral appointments can also apply as experts. For more questions in regards to working as an expert, please visit theQ&A on the Horizon Europe website.

            How to register as an EU expert

            If you are interested in being an expert to evaluate EU proposals, you can easily register here. Please notify Amsterdam Research Grant Supportwhether you are already an expertor aboutyour new selection as an expert (viargs@amsterdamumc.nl). We might be able to provide additional support and we would like to learn from your experiences. If you are interested in being an expert to evaluate NWO proposals, you can register here.


            RGS service overview

            Are you looking for consortium grants or are you preparing an application for a fellowship? We invite you to get in touch with us to benefit from a range of expertise and tools to help you with your grant application.

            Consortium grants

            One of the major focus points of the Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support is to provide assistance on multi-partner, multidisciplinary research applications, especially those within the next EU’s Research and Innovation programme Horizon Europe, but also large national grants such as:

            Support by RGS includes:

            • feasibility & risk assessment of the fit of your project idea in the call text;
            • possible links with consortia and networking;
            • stakeholder analysis;
            • strategic advice;
            • possible internal pre-acquisition project management to be discussed;
            • and reviews and templates for the proposal development.

            Investment grants

            RGS provides support and advice on investment grants, such as NWO Investment Large.

            Personal grants

            Part of the Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support consists of providing assistance to researchers taking part in:

            • NWO’s Talent Scheme  (i.e. Veni, Vidi, Vici);
            • ERC grants (i.e. ERC Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced grants) via support groups (see ‘Support groups’).

            Moreover, support is provided to applicants for the

            A guidance programme is available for researchers in this category, generally consisting of:

            • information meetings;
            • workshops on writing a research proposal;
            • advisory sessions;
            • and presentation training sessions.

            Support group system

            The RGS office provides assistance to researchers taking part in:

            Location-specific support groups are available for researchers in this category.

            The support group system consists of a ‘peer-to-peer’ support in which experienced researchers (either with the specific grant or within your research field) offering feedback and tips on the proposal. This support is on top of the regular support received from direct colleagues. Each support group is chaired by a senior researcher or a laureate and consist of members who are PIs and/or grants’ laureates.

            The support groups are open to all Amsterdam UMC researchers and to all researchers from outside the university wishing to base themselves at Amsterdam UMC.

            Obtaining a signature on required documents upon submission

            Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support offers support in the mandatory procedure for obtaining a signature from the dean on the embedding guarantee form (Veni and Vidi) or the Host Institution Letter (ERC StG, CoG, AdG, SyG, PoC).

            Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support can also inform you of the process for obtaining the mandatory approval and signed letter of commitment from the board of directors (location AMC or VUmc) for most grants requiring institutional co-funding.

            Please see this document for instructions concerning the signing procedures.

            Yellow Pages

            Yellow Pages is the weekly newsletter of Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support. It is published on Thursdays and contains announcements about grant opportunities, scientific meetings and other activities related to research.

            Input for Yellow Pages can be sent to the RGS secretariat on Mondays before 12.00 hrs. Please also use this email address to subscribe/unsubscribe for the newsletter.


            Contact details

            The Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support team provides up-to-date knowledge and expertise to attract appropriate funding for Amsterdam UMC. The grant advisors support grant applications from Amsterdam UMC researchers on many national and international grant schemes and funds.

            Grant Advisors

            • Isabelle Wartelle - Head of Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support /
              EU Grant Advisor / EU Support Coordinator
            • Harm van Baar - Grant Advisor
            • Renske van Dijk - Grant Advisor
            • Simone de Jong - Grant Advisor
            • Bart Jordi - Grant Advisor
            • Ayla Kempers - Grant Advisor
            • Brenda Olivier – Grant Advisor
            • Maartje de Snoo - Grant Advisor

                Grant Advisors / Project Managers

                • Silvia Calpe - Grant Advisor / Project Manager
                • Laura Manca - Grant Advisor / Project Manager
                • Lara Martin Sanchez - Grant Advisor / EU Project Manager
                • Kimberley Rentner - Grant Advisor / Project Manager

                    Secretariat

                    • Karen Bond

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                    Awarded grants

                    See here for an overview of Amsterdam UMC's awarded grants