The ACS Valorization grant is for ACS researchers who want to receive funding for a valorization project. This could be inside-out valorization, outside-in valorization, PPPs, or societal outreach. The maximum budget requested per project is €25,000.

Submission

The 2026 call for ACS Valorization Grant applications is now open! You can submit your application using the ACS Valorization Grant Application Form 2026 (see link below) before the deadline of Thursday 29 October 2026, 11:00 hrs to acs@amsterdamumc.nl

Only applications that are eligible, complete, in the correct format and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Who can apply

Please note:

  • Applicants need to be at the level of a senior Postdoc (third year in Postdoc position) or higher.
  • Applicants need to be affiliated with ACS in PURE and should receive the ACS newsletter. Amsterdam UMC researchers can be affiliated with max. two research institutes and max. two programs per research institute.
  • A researcher may only be involved in one application.

Important note – Combination with other grants
Projects may be submitted both to this grant call and to the ACS OOTB Grant (running in parallel). However, if the project is awarded funding under one of the calls, it cannot receive funding under the other.

Expected Timeline

Please note that the timeline below is subject to change.

Opening call10 September 2026
Submission deadline29 October 2026, 11:00 hrs
Decision by the ACS directorate10 December 2026 (ACS Annual Sympostium)
Start project2027
Duration project1 year