On this page you will find an overview of grant opportunities within the oncology field and their deadlines.

Funding calender

For all oncology-related grant possibilities, see our new CCA funding calendar!

Scientific oncology grants

Funders of oncology research are listed below:

Research professional

Research professional is a searchable database that can aid researchers in finding interesting funding opportunities that match their topic of interest. You can set email alerts on when new grants become available. Visit www.researchprofessional.com and use the Amsterdam UMC institutional login. Then, create an account using your Amsterdam UMC email address.

Travel Grants

There are several foundations that offer travel grants for (starting) researchers. These grants mostly cover travel and accomodation costs and allow a work visits of varying duration to a laboratory abroad.

Some options for travel grants are listed below:

CCA researchers have the opportunity to apply for the CCA travel grant. More information can be found here.

Important call details

Project Cure CRC – rolling deadline
This call is intended for preclinical and clinical translational research with the potential for high impact on diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship of colorectal cancer. Submitted proposals should focus on projects that are High-Risk/High-Reward and accelerate new therapies and technologies from bench to bedside. Projects that utilize collaborations and/or public-private partnerships are strongly encouraged. Different grant types are available.
More
information: Project Cure CRC

Announcement: TKI-Pilot-call 2024 will open in April 2024
As of 2024, the 'PPP Research and Innovation regulation' will change into the 'PPP Innovation Subsidy Regulation'. In this Pilot Call the Top Sector LSH will provide €4.0 million in PPP Subsidy in 2024 to enable Amsterdam UMC to gain experience the new regulation. The Amount of subsidy available per project is between €200.000 and €500.000. The topic of the proposal should fit one of the missions described in the Health~Holland Knowledge and Innovation Agenda. To prepare for this call, contact your IXA business developer and approach companies with an initial research plan as soon as possible.
More information: Health~Holland, more information will follow

ESMO Research Fellowships – deadline April 15
These fellowships are intended for qualified oncologists (or in advanced phase of training) engaged in cancer research or clinical oncology practice to conduct a one-year translational or clinical project at a European center of excellence. The fellowship amount is 50,000 euro for one year. Applicants must be ESMO members aged 40 or under at the time of application.
More information: ESMO website

Infosession for PIs: Attracting talent via the MSCA program - April 16, 9-10am
In this infosession for PIs, Research Grant Support (RGS) will introduce both the 2024 MSCA-PF and DN calls, inform you of any anticipated changes from the previous rounds and of RGS support options. In addition, we will provide actionable tips on how to find the right candidates to co-write a MSCA-PF proposal or to complete your consortium for a competitive MSCA-DN application.
If interested in joining this infosession, please register here. Within days after registration,you will be provided with a Teams link.

ZonMW Open Competitie – deadline pre-proposal April 18
ZonMw Open Competition is specifically designed to initiate and establish new lines of innovative curiosity-driven research. A maximum of €800,000 can be requested. In addition, it is possible to submit an optional investment module of minimum €100.000 to maximum €250.000 on top of the maximum grant amount. The duration of a project is 4-5 years.

More information: ZonMW website

NGF AiNed XS Europa 24-2 – deadline April 18
These grants are intended to support promising ideas and to facilitate innovative and more speculative initiatives that focus on the challenges outlined in the national AI research agenda AIREA-NL and are designed in collaboration with at least one European collaborative partner organization. The proposed research is ground‐breaking and involves a real risk of failure. Projects have a duration of max 12 months and a requested budget of 80K.
More information: NWO website

Niels Stensen Fellowship – deadline nominations May 1
Every year, the Niels Stensen Fellowship Committee awards seven grants to enable young, recent postdoctoral students to gain international experience abroad early in their careers. Candidates for application must first be nominated by two professors at Dutch Universities.
More information: Niels Stensen Fellowship website

KWF Themacall: Advancement of Biomarkers to Daily Practice – deadline pre-proposal 7 May 2024
For this call, there is a mandatory internal review procedure. More information can be found here. This call is focused on funding research aimed at validation of (combinations of) already discovered, promising biomarkers that correlate with patient relevant outcomes or treatment responses. Projects need to come from multidisciplinary consortia that consist of a minimum of 4 participating parties, which may include private partners.  The total budget for this call is 4 - 5 million euro (budget indication per proposal: €800k- €2M). 
More information on the KWF website.

NEW Seed funding for Environmental Sustainability Research in Amsterdam UMC - deadline May 13
The goal of this new call is to inspire researchers in Amsterdam UMC to include environmental sustainability in healthcare in their research, or to engage into new projects with a special focus on environmental sustainability. Projects can be focused on measuring and mitigating the environmental impact of research, education or healthcare delivery and systems. A total budget of 90,000 euro is available in this round, applicants can submit for a maximum of 30,000 euro within the ‘Implementation’ pillar, or a maximum of 60,000 euro under the ‘Innovation’ pillar.
More information: Intranet

NWO-ENW Open Competition XS 24-2 – deadline May 14
This supports innovative and risky research initiatives within the science domain. Curiosity-driven and bold research is encouraged that involved the relatively rapid exploration of a promising idea. Grants are worth up to € 50,000 each for up to one year.
More information: ZonMW website

KWF Call 2024-3 Exploration - deadline May 14
For this call, there is a mandatory internal review procedure. More information can be found here. More information on the call can be found on the KWF website.

TKI-Pilot-call 2024 – deadline pre-proposals May 24
In this Pilot Call the Top Sector LSH will provide €4.0 million in PPP Subsidy in 2024 to Amsterdam UMC researchers. The Amount of subsidy available per project is between €200.000 and €500.000. The topic of the proposal should fit one of the missions described in the Health~Holland Knowledge and Innovation Agenda. Collaboration with a private partner is mandatory.
More information: IXA website

“How to efficiently plan and write successful grants”: Grant Writing Course by Research Support - 27th May, 9:30am-2:30pm AMC, Fonteynzaal
This five-hour-long grant-writing course will give you the necessary skills to write well-structured, clear, concise, reader-friendly and persuasive grant proposals. We will discuss which content goes to the different sections of a general grant proposal, including sections in regards to open science, data management, exploitation and valorisation. Amsterdam UMC postdocs and last year PhD students are invited to register. Both beginners and advanced grant writers will benefit from this workshop.Lunch is included.
More information: Research Support website and registration

NWO Off Road 2024 – deadline June 4
ZonMw Off Road challenges creative and adventurous researchers, between 2-6 years after their PhD, to explore their promising, innovative and risky ideas. The aim is to realise new insights and unexpected breakthroughs in medical and/or health research. Due to the absence of a funding round in 2023, researchers who obtained their PhD between 1 January 2017 and 4 June 2018 can also submit a one-off application within this round. Max 100K for 12 to 18 months.
More information: Off Road 2024 | ZonMw

EUREKA CH-NL: Cell and Gene Therapy Towards Clinical Practice – deadline pre-proposal June 5
This is a collaborative call for funding between Switzerland and the Netherlands focused on translational research and clinical development of cell and gene therapies. Projects should focus on making these therapies not only clinically effective but also sustainable and affordable. Interdisciplinary public-private consortia including key stakeholders from both countries such as manufacturers, academia, payers, providers, and patient advocacy groups are encouraged to apply. Total budget is 4M (2M in the Netherlands and 2M in Switzerland).
More information: Health Holland website

ZonMW Innovative nursing and appropriate care: good examples - deadline June 6
With this grant call, project groups are invited to describe and evaluate good examples of implemented nursing and appropriate care innovations in daily care practice, as well as to investigate possible applications within other care organizations and sectors of health care. A maximum of € 325,000 can be requested for up to 36 months. ZonMw will honor a maximum of 10 projects. Contact rgs@amsterdamumc.nl if you intend to apply for this grant.
More information: ZonMW website

Hanarth Fonds Fellowship - deadline 14 June 2024
Funding of a specific training trajectory which recognizes the added value of incorporating machine learning into research, daily clinical work and organization. Training could exist for example of dedicated courses on this subject, advanced statistics or internships at institutes well known for their research in the field of machine learning. Budget: max. € 250,000 for max. 2 years.
More information: Hanarth website.

NWA Innovative Projects in Routes: Personalized Medicine – deadline project idea June 16 >>for Postdocs<<
Within this Call for proposals, applicants can apply for a grant for innovative projects on behalf of the NWA routes. The NWA route Personalized Medicine will select project ideas that will be allowed to submit to the NWA-ORC call. This call is open for researchers <5 years of obtaining their PhD. The project must align with the theme “Disease, individual and environment”. A minimum of €50.000 and a maximum of €150.000 can be applied for in total. The maximum duration of a project is 24 months. Email route coordinator Robert Huiberts (r.g.huiberts@amsterdamumc.nl) to obtain a proposal form for a project idea. Contact CCA grant advisor Wietske Pieters (w.c.pieters@amsterdamumc.nl) for support with this call.
More information: NWO website

Consortium Coordination Support (CCS-DocNet) grant for MSCA-2024-DN call – deadline June 17
Amsterdam UMC researchers planning to submit as coordinator in the MSCA Doctoral Networks call in 2024 can apply for the CCS-DocNet grant before 17 June 2024 at 09.00 AM (CEST). Researchers can apply for a maximum of € 5,000 to be spent on consortium meeting(s), travel costs or graphic design to facilitate a competitive MSCA-DN proposal.
More information: Intranet

Amsterdam University Fund Startstipendium – deadline July 4
On May 16, the new call for the Amsterdam University Fund (AUF) Startstipendium will open. The grant will support eight researchers (one per research institute) and one teacher in 2024 with €25.000 each, to advance their professional career. Researchers have to be within 5 years of obtaining their PhD and have a temporary contract. The application has to be supported by CCA. Funds cannot be used for your own salary. Contact cca@amsterdamumc.nl if you intend to apply for this call.
More information: Intranet

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - tentative deadline 11 September - support available!
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are an opportunity for Amsterdam UMC PIs to
attract postdoctoral talent from outside the Netherlands for a two-year
research fellowship, and for Amsterdam UMC Postdocs to go abroad. The 2024 call is expected to open April 10, 2024 with a tentative deadline of 11 September.
More information: MSCA website

HORIZON Mission Cancer: Accessible and affordable tests to advance early detection of heritable cancers in European regions - Deadline 18 September.
Proposals should aim to validate, pilot, and upscale easy-to-use genetic, multi-omics or other biomarker-based tests for early detection of cancers with an underlying heritable genetic risk, for uptake in regional or national healthcare systems. These tests should be compliant with GDPR and take into account socio-economic status. Projects would have to involve co-creation activities with end-users, including (citizens, and health professionals, such as psychologists) living in the targeted regions. The piloting and upscaling should take place in at least three regions across at least three different Member States or Associated Countries.
More information: EU Funding & Tenders

HORIZON Mission Cancer: Improving the understanding and management of late-effects in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer - Deadline 18 September.
This topic will contribute to the achievement of the Mission’s objective to improve the quality of life of cancer patients, survivors and their families. The focus should be exclusively on adolescent and young adult (AYA, age range 15-39) cancer patients and survivors. Proposals should focus on one or more cancer types and address only one of the following interventions: i) obtain a thorough assessment by cancer type of the prevalence, specific effect(s), severity, time of onset, relative risk, and risk factors associated to late effects in AYA cancer patients; ii) develop, test and scale-up evidence-based screening methods for the early detection of late-effects in AYA cancer patients; or iii) develop, test and scale up in real-life settings, innovative, holistic approaches and tools (including digital tools), optimising cancer treatment and follow-up regimens to prevent, reduce and/or effectively manage late-effects, including psycho-social aspects.
More information: EU Funding & Tenders

MSCA Doctoral Networks - tentative deadline 27 November - support available!
MSCA Doctoral Networks are an opportunity to implement a doctoral training programme through a multidisciplinary and international consortium comprising of both academic and non-academic sectors. The 2024 MSCA-DN call is expected to open 29 May 2024, with a tentative deadline on 27 November 2024.
More information: MSCA website

Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) – draft call topics
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has published indicative information on draft call topics that are under consideration for inclusion in the next IHI calls for proposals, which are planned to launch early in 2024. Please note all of the information is still subject to change. Topics of potential interest to CCA researchers are: -User-centric technologies and optimised hospital workflows for a sustainable healthcare workforce. -Clinical validation of biomarkers for diagnosis, monitoring disease progression and treatment response. -Development of practical guidance and recommendations for using real world data/evidence in healthcare decision-making.
More information: IHI website