Internal support
The Dutch Heart Foundation awards personal Dekker grants to support clinical and non-clinical researchers in different stages of their careers. Seven Dekker grants are supported by internal support.
Overview Dutch Heart Foundation Dekker grants in support
For more information and additional eligibility criteria, visit the Heart Foundation website.
Upcoming deadlines
The new Dekker round for the Postdoc, Senior Scientist, Clinical Scientist and Senior Clinical Scientist grants is now open. Amsterdam UMC researchers working in the cardiovascular field can register for internal support until the5th of December 2025.
The Dutch Heart Foundation awards personal Dekker grants to clinical and non-clinical researchers at various career stages. Internal support for researchers at Amsterdam UMC is coordinated by Research Grant Support in collaboration with the ACS institute.
The external submission deadline is 3 February 2026, 14:00 hrs. To register for internal support, please complete the pre-application form and send it to acs@amsterdamumc.nl no later than Friday 5 December 2025, 11:00hrs.
Pre-application form
Support group members
Prof. dr. V.M. (Vincent) Christoffels (chair), Prof. dr. E.S.G. (Erik) Stroes, Prof. dr. J.P. (José) Henriques, Prof. dr. H.J. (Harm Jan) Bogaard, Prof. dr. P.L. (Peter) Hordijk, Prof. dr. J.D. (Jan) Blankensteijn, Prof. dr. J. (Joris) de Groot and dr. N. (Nimrat) Grewal
More information?
Visit the webpage of the Dutch Heart Foundation: Alles over Dekkerbeurzen voor onderzoekers | Hartstichting voor Professionals or send an email to acs@amsterdamumc.nl.