Apply for grants or funds
Are you a student and are you looking for funding to study abroad or for a project of your association? Or are you an employee of our university and can you use help in raising funds for a university or research project? The Utrecht University Fund provides grants and gives advice. Our fundraisers can also assist in fundraising other than through regular academic cash flows.
Funding request portal
The Utrecht University Fund has a funding request portal where students, alumni and employees can file a funding request for subsidies. Throughout the year there are 8 call for proposal rounds in which subsidies can be requested for different types of funding programs.
Are you a student organisation or Student Friend of the Fund that want to apply for a grant from the Student Commission (STUF)? Please visit the information on applying to STUF.
How does the portal work?
- Go to the portal
- Under ‘Funding Programs’ you can choose the funding program that you would like to apply for. Keep the start- and end date of the program in mind, this is the final deadline of handing in your request;
- Click the funding program of your choosing and click ‘apply’. If you are using the portal for the first time, an account will be created for you;
- You will receive an automatic email (also check your spam folder) where you can set a password for the portal;
- After this you can login with your password and go to ‘my applications’. Here you can find your initial funding request and continue your application.
Overview of funding programs and important dates
Available funds | Funding Program | Who can apply? | Important dates |
Student support: study grants, travel grants outside of the regular curriculum and other financial support | UU students | Portal open for requests: 1 May 2024 Deadline to apply: 15 May 2024 Final date of decision: 7 June 2024 | |
| Research & Education: research grants, covering the expenses for scientific research at Utrecht University | UU employees, including PhD candidates | Portal open for requests: 2 September 2024 Deadline to apply: 13 September 2024 Final date of decision: 10 October 2024 |
Research Visits: Grants for researchers who want to go abroad | UU employees, including PhD candidates | Portal open for requests: 1 May2024 Deadline to apply: 15 May 2024 Final date of decision: 7 June 2024 | |
Van Oostrom subsidies (Friends of Humanities Utrecht University) | Other Funding Requests: other initiatives that contribute to the university community | UU students UU employees | Portal open for requests: 3 June 2024 Deadline to apply: 14 June 2024 Final date of decision: 5 July 2024 |