After the success of last year, AI&I is pleased to announce another call for the AI&I Collaboration Grant with the option to submit an application in one of the three focus areas identified by AI&I, namely:

  • Post-acute infection syndrome
  • Immunomonitoring
  • Vaccination

In addition, it is still possible to submit a general collaboration application.

Goal

The AI&I Collaboration Grant is designed to encourage new collaborations between AI&I researchers (Post-docs and PI's), and requires the involvement of at least two research groups from different departments.

For proposals within one of the focus areas participation is required from both AI&I Infectious diseases and Immunology programs with a new collaboration between two different departments.

Topics can be

  • Pilot experiments and studies to facilitate joint grant applications
  • Increase quality of research by joint knowledge and resources within AI&I
  • Develop new techniques

This may result in a new

  • Collaborative network
  • Collaborative research line
  • External grant proposal

      What can be applied for

      A fixed budget of 20.000 euro (only research consumables/ not for salary costs)

      Eligibility criteria

      • The proposal for the general collaboration grant must involve a new collaboration between 2 different departments
      • The proposal for the designed focus areas must involve a new collaboration that includes participation from both the AI&I Infectious diseases and Immunology programs, with the collaborating researchers coming from two different departments
      • A collaboration is considered new if there have been no joint publications between the involved groups in the past five years
      • A researcher may be involved in only one application and must choose one of the following options: General, PAIS, Immunomonitoring, or Vaccination
      • A proposal can be submitted by maximum three researchers
      • The project must start in early Janunary 2026 and be completed by December 1, 2026
      • The applicants need to illustrate how their project will strengthens new collaborations within the AI&I research institute

      Important dates

      • Deadline project proposals: November 1, 2025
      • Outcome: December 2025

        Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria

        • Quality of the work plan (40%)
        • Contribution of each applicant and presence of the necessary expertise for the project (40%)
        • Motivation of grant proposal (20%)

        A total of eight grants will be awarded based on scientific quality, with the intention of allocation of at least one grant per focus area.

          Application procedure

          Send the completed application form before November 1, 2025 to: AIIgrants@amsterdamumc.nl.

          Application form: application form AI&I Collaboration Grant 2026

          Requirements after obtaining the AI&I Collaboration Grant

          • Submission of a scientific final report explaining how the grant stimulated the new collaboration and the archieved results
          • Submission of a financial report of expenses within one month after the project's completion
          • Refer to the Al&l Collaboration Grant in the acknowledgements of any publications resulting from the research performed funded by this grant by adding "This research was supported by a Collaboration Grant of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious deseases” to the acknowledgements
          • Refer to Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases in communications about this grant ( e.g. in the (social-) media, in presentations, or pitches)
          • Willingness to give a presentation during a 2027 seminar on the outcomes of the projects funded by a Collaboration Grant

            Contact: AIIgrants@amsterdamumc.nl