AI&I is pleased to present the oppurtunity to apply for AI&I Cross-institute Synergy Grants
Goal
The grants have the aim to foster new collaborations between research institutes, supporting early-stage research ideas that can result in longer-term partnerships and/ or generate preliminary data for lager grant applications.
The grant requires the involvement of researchers from maximally two different research institutes, including Amsterdam institute for Immunology & Infectious diseases (AI&I) and one of the participating research institutes:
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM)
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS)
- Amsterdam Public Health (APH)
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences (AMS)
This may result in a new
- Collaborative network/ longer-term partnerships
- External grant proposal
What can be applied for
A fixed budget of 50.000 euro per grant is available for personal and/ or consumables
Proposal / Eligibility criteria
- A proposal has two main applicants but may involve additional collaborators.
- One main applicant should be primarily affilliated in PURE with AI&I and the other with the participating research institute.
- Main applicants have a PhD degree.
Only one application can be submitted as main applicant (main applicants can be collaborator on other projects)
The proposed research must be relevant to and fall within the scope of at least one program of the participating research institutes.
No shared publications between main applicants as (shared) first/ last corresponding authors on topics related to the proposal in the last 5 years.
Specific egligibility criteria for AMS researchers:
- AMS applicants should be present at the meet & greet pitch on June 15th.
- The project should be related to the immune system.
Budget Submission Requirements
The project must start early Q1 2027 and should be completed before December 1st 2027.
Each application must include a detailed budget with clearly defined start and end dates, taking the following requirements into account:
- The budget must be prepared in consultation with and approved by the financial controller(s) and/or project controller(s) of the department of the main applicant(s).
- Each application must also include the name and contact details of the responsible financial controller(s) and/or project controller(s).
Important dates
Joint research Meet & Greet for prospective applicants:
- June 15, 2026, 15.30 - 22.00 hrs, Hotel Casa, Amsterdam.
- Deadline project proposals: September 21, 2026 at 23.59 hrs.
- Outcome: November 2026
Evaluation criteria
The research proposals will be evaluated by reviewers from both participating institutes and will be based on the following criteria:
- Scientific quality (45%)
- Added value of the collaboration: synergy of the combined expertise for researchers and research institutes (35%)
- Likelihood to contribute to long-standing output (collaboration, future collaborantion grants, scientific output, network) (20%)
At equal scores, we will prioritize new collaborations and collaborations between early career scientists (within 10 years after obtaining PhD)
A maximimum of one grant per participating institute will be granted.
Application procedure
Send the completed application form before AIIgrants@amsterdamumc.nl
Application form: application form AI&I Cross-institute Synergy Grant
Requirements after obtaining the AI&I Cross-institute Synergy Grant
- Funds must be spent by December 1st, 2027
- Submission of a scientific final report describing how this grant stimulated a new collaboration and the archieved results by Q1 2028 and/ or within two monts of project's completion. This should include a final expense report.
- Must inform us if and for what reasons you deviate from the proposed project. Al&l and [fill in name of participating institute] have the right to withdraw the grant money if the deviation does not fit with the goals of the Cross-Institute Synergy grant.
- The Al&l and [fill in name of participating institute] affiliation has to be on all publications that arise from this project
- Refer to the Al&l and [fill in name of participating institute] Cross-Institute Synergy Grant in the acknowledgements of any publications resulting from the research performed funded by this grant by adding "This research was supported by a Cross-Insitute Synergy Grant of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases and [participating institute]” to the acknowledgements
- Refer to AI&I and the participating institute in communications about this grant (e.g. in the (social-) media, in presentations, or pitches)
- Must provide an English summary of the project and a picture of you (or your research team) for the Al&l and [fill in name of participating institute] website/newsletter/annual report upon request.
- Willingness to present the results at one of the institute's future meetings