The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship aims to attract extremely talented researchers, who have the potential to build, expand and maintain their own successful research group. The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship is awarded once a year, and will be announced on the Amsterdam UMC vacancy site.
Application form for the Amsterdam UMC Fellowship round 2025 can be found here.
The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship is an awarded tenure track, based on the criteria of what is formerly known as the AMC Tenure Track.
The fellowship awards a maximum of €750,000 for the full term of five years (or less for a shorter period, on a pro rata basis), covering the salary of the fellow, the salary of a PhD-student and/or their bench fees.
The selection procedure will only take place if there are sufficient qualified candidates. If the selected candidate meets the criteria, nomination can take place. The fellowship has to be accepted or declined within three months after formal approval.
Amsterdam UMC Fellowship round
The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship round of 2025 is closed.
Requirements:
Prestigious personal grant laureates at midcareer level. For example a (nearly) successful completion of a prestigious personal grant at junior postdoc level (NWO VI Veni)
Researchers are eligible for application if they received a PhD degree less than six years ago. We adhere to the NWO Extension clause that gives applicants for personal grants additional time on grounds of care responsibilities, medical training, or sick leave.
The Amsterdam UMC fellowship is not open for Amsterdam UMC researchers with a permanent position.
Deadline application: 03-02-2025 at 23.59 PM
Pre-selection by Amsterdam UMC Fellowship Committee: Februari 2025
Review phase: March - beginning of April 2025
Rebuttal phase: 14th - 29th of April 2025
Selection for interviews by the Committee: mid May 2025
Invitation for the interview round: end of May 2025
Interviews: end of June 2025
Frequently asked questions:
Each year there are about 15-25 eligible candidates, of whom 7-8 are selected for the review rounds and after rebuttal three - four candidates are invited for an interview.
Since 2024 there are two Amsterdam UMC Fellowship grants.
This letter should also describe the departments career policy, support and mentoring. In case of an internal candidate the letter should also describe the current position and embedment of the candidate in the department as well as prospected changes in the next five years.
No, this is not limited.
Each research institution is represented in the Amsterdam UMC Fellowship committee by members of the ARB.
The Amsterdam UMC Fellowship is a Tenure Track, offering a talented researcher the opportunity for a permanent position at Amsterdam UMC. Therefore colleagues who already have a permanent position (without an end date) in our organization cannot apply for the Amsterdam UMC Fellowship.
The candidate should start within 6 months after receiving the confirmation letter of the Executive Board and you should work at Amsterdam UMC within 3 months.
