Join the VU IXA-GO for a full day event designed to inspire and support researchers at all career stages. Through a series of high-level keynotes, thematic sessions, and networking opportunities, the event offers valuable insights, practical strategies, and inspiration to help you advance your funding trajectory and strengthen collaborative potential. Speakers include: Anka Mulder, Vice President of NWO and Michiel Scheffer, President of EIC Board, European Commission.

Why join?

• Discover funding opportunities that match your ambitions.
• Learn from key funders what the future of (research and innovation) funding holds.
• Gain inspiration from VU researchers' funding journeys.
• Explore actionable strategies for public-private partnerships.
• Connect with peers, funders, and innovation experts and grow your network.

Program highlights:​

• Opening by Margrethe Jonkman, President of the Executive Board, VU Amsterdam;
• Plenary keynote by Anka Mulder, Vice President, Dutch Research Council (NWO);
• Building a sustainable and resilient innovation landscape by Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council (EIC), European Commission
• Shaping and seizing EU Funding by Jan Palmowski, Secretary General, The Guild – Strategies for Accessing of European Funding Research-Intensive Universities

• Panel discussions with VU researchers sharing their funding journeys

  • • Public-private partnerships
    • Creating interdisciplinary synergies for collaborative projects
    • Legal aspects of grant contracts and valorisation
    • Influencing EU research policy
    • Customizing your funding search

For the full program and registration visit vu.nl/fundingday