In 2025, five Amsterdam UMC PhD Scholarships will be awarded to excellent students in (and limited to) Medicine, Medical Informatics, Biomedical Sciences or Social Sciences
Submit your nomination as from 1 September to 15 December 23.59 2024
The Amsterdam PhD scholarships are financed from core government funding. The amount of the scholarship (271kE; amount of 2024) covers most of the costs of a four-year appointment as Research Trainee (Onderzoeker in Opleiding) at the Amsterdam UMC
Requirements
To be elegible for the 2025 Scholarships, you hold a degree in Medicine (MD or MSc), a master in Medical Informatics, Biomedical Sciences or Social Sciences from the AMC/UvA or VUmc/VU, which you obtained after 1 January 2024 or will obtain before 1 January 2026
or
You hold an MD or MSc degree from another faculty or university, which you obtained after 1 January 2024 or will obtain before 1 January 2026, and you have taken a student research placement (wetenschappelijke stage, scriptie or werkstuk) at the Faculty of Medicine UvA or Faculty of Medicine VU University, or affiliated research institutes NKI, Sanquin, NIN-KNAW, or GGD Amsterdam as part of your curriculum, for which you obtained a good mark
And all of the following
You have explicit agreement from an Amsterdam UMC professor to act as your PhD supervisor (promotor)
- Your research will be mainly done in the Amsterdam UMC, or in an Amsterdam UMC affiliated research institute (at least 75% of the time)
- Your research will lead to a PhD dissertation to be defended at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Amsterdam or VU University Amsterdam
- You are able to start to work on your PhD trajectory not later than 1 March 2026
- If you would like to apply and you have already started a PhD trajectory, send an email to the Doctoral School, asking whether you can participate, stating the start date of your PhD trajectory
Application
To apply for an Amsterdam UMC PhD scholarship, you must submit the following documents, in this set order, in one PDF document:
A letter explaining your reasons for applying and how you fulfil the requirements (in English)
- The Amsterdam UMC PhD Scholarship Application Form 2025 (below), including your research proposal and a financial paragraph (the supervisor department's AMR consultant (AMC) or business controller from your department (VUmc) can assist you)
- Your curriculum vitae, including the course transcript of your Master’s degree or equivalent (cijferlijst) issued by the faculty student administration, and a list of your publications
- Written confirmation from your intended PhD supervisor (promotor) that he or she is willing to act in that capacity
The research proposal can be prepared jointly with your intended PhD supervisor, who must sign it for approval. The application form includes a description of your research project, the name of the Amsterdam UMC department at which you will perform your work, the name of the PhD supervisor, and a budget with the estimated total costs of your research, including the proportions to be met from the scholarship and from elsewhere, such as the department or external sources
Note: The Amsterdam UMC PhD Scholarship is a personal grant. If the PhD candidate leaves the Amsterdam UMC or abandons the approved research before the end of the contract term, the scholarship lapses
Submission
Proposals should be sent as a single*.pdf file (please note the set order of the documents listed under 'Application') by e-mail to the Doctoral School
Note: After sending in your submission, you will receive a confirmation of receipt from the Doctoral School within two weeks. If not, please contact us!
Selection
Selection of the candidates will be performed in two phases. The first selection round will be performed by a selection team of experienced researchers based on your application file. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview for the second selection round done by the interviewing committee. This committee will finally select the candidates based on the interviews
Timeline
First selection round (committee members):
- Week 3 of January 2025
- All candidates will receive notification by e-mail from the Doctoral School and learn whether they are nominated or not, no later than Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Second selection round (interviews):
- Monday, 10 February 2025 (between 9.00 and 15.00)
All candidates will receive notification by e-mail from the Doctoral School and learn whether they are selected for the Scholarship or not, no later than Wednesday, 19 February 2025
After the interviews the applicants will be informed personally