Please note that CCA has no control over, or formal connection with, these grant organizations. Each will have their own terms and conditions for funding, which may entail specific requirements for publication of the funded research, or rights to use the Resulting data and Intellectual Property, or even revenue sharing. Please make sure to check these conditions before applying, and in case of doubt, contact LRS or your CCA business developer.
Funding calender
For all oncology-related grant possibilities, see our CCA funding calendar!
Scientific oncology grants
Funders of oncology research are listed below:
Dutch Cancer Society – KWF
Please note: the CCA has an obligatory internal support procedure for KWF grants. For more information visit Internal KWF Review
- The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research - NWO
- The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development - ZonMw
- The European Union (e.g. HORIZON Europe) - EU
- Maag Lever Darmstichting - MLDS
- KIKA
- Longfonds
- Hanarth Fonds – For this grant, Amsterdam UMC Research Grant Support (RGS) offers a dedicated support track with referees and reviews. See the RGS website.
- Hersenstichting
- STOPhersentumoren
- Villa Joep
- Maarten van der Weijden Foundation
- Lymph & Co
- Cancer Research Institute – CRI
- Worldwide Cancer Research
- Cancer Grand Challenges
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- American Society of Hematology – ASH
- The European Hematology Association -EHA
- American Society for Clinical Oncology –ASCO
- Radiologic Society of North America
- Landsteiner Foundation for Blood Transfusion
- Leukemia Research Foundation
- EMBO
- American Association for Cancer Research – AACR
- European Association for Cancer Research – EACR
- Federation of European Biochemical Societies – FEBS
- Gieskes Strijbis Fonds
- Maurits en Anna de Kock Stichting
- The Royal Netherland Academy of Arts and Sciences – KNAW
- Branco Weiss Fellowship
- Stand Up To Cancer - SU2C
- World Cancer Research Fund International - WCRF
- Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds - WKOF
- Simons Foundation
- Zeldzame Ziekten Fonds
Research connect
Research connect 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.search.myresearchconnect.com and use the Amsterdam UMC institutional login.
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:
- Fulbright Program: for PhD students, visit to the US.
- René Vogels Stichting: for young researchers up to 35 years of age.
- Nijbakker-Morra Stichting: for PhD students and (starting) postdocs.
- Studiefonds Ketel 1: for PhD students in fundamental research.
- Catharine van Tussenbroek (CVT) Fonds: for women <5 years after obtaining their PhD.
- LNVH Advancing Women in Biology: for PhD students, women only.
- LNVH Distinguished Women Scientists Fund: for postdocs <3 after PhD, women only.
- VUmc Women in Science Fund: Female researchers that hold a PhD, with temporary position at Amsterdam UMC.
- Pieter de Mulder Award: Award from the Dutch Society for Medical Oncology. For researchers working in the field of Internal Medicine.
- CCN Travel Grant: For A(N)IOS or PhD students in the field of Surgery.
- Cancers Travel Award: For PhD students or Postdocs to attend an international conference.
- NVVI Travel Grant: For NVVI members in their 3rd or 4th year of PhD.
CCA researchers have the opportunity to apply for the CCA travel grant. More information can be found here.