Funding deadlines
This overview of funding deadlines helps academic staff find their way in suitable funding opportunities.
If you need advice in selecting the right funding programme or guidance with writing a proposal, please contact the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT). Send an e-mail to cat@uu.nl or come see us at the CAT at Bolognalaan 101.
Internal UU funds
| Fund | Call for proposals expected | Deadline 1st round expected | Budget range | Specific theme | Organised by |
| Utrecht Education Incentive Fund - interfaculty projects | June | October | 85.000 - 250.000 | Interfacultary; themes differ each year | CAT |
| Utrecht Education Incentive Fund - Consolidation projects | January | March | 5.000 - 50.000 | Sustainability of innovation projects | CAT |
| Utrecht Education Incentive Fund - faculty projects | Differs for each faculty | February | Differs for each faculty | Differs for each faculty | Faculties |
| Development Continuing Education | Continuous | Continuous | Max. 50% of development costs | Development of education for professionals | Continuing Education Programme |
| Call for Interdisciplinary Education projects | Autumn | January | 10.000 - 50.000 | Development of interdisciplinary education | Interdisciplinary Education Programme |
| Open Science Fund | October | 10.000 - 15.000 | Aligned with Open Science goals | Utrecht Open Science Programme | |
| Honours Innovation Fund | June | October | 5.000 - 15.000 | UU Honours College | |
| Institutions for Open Societies: kick-start for interdisciplinary educational initiatives | Continuous | Continuous | Max. 10.000 | Interdisciplinary Education ideas related to IOS | Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) |
| Institutions for Open Societies: Continuing Education | Continuous | Continuous | Max. 10.000 | Development of programmes for professionals related to IOS | Institutions for Open Sciences (IOS) |
| Educate-it innovation project | Continuous | Continuous | Licence costs | Implementation of educational tools | CAT |
| SoTL Grants | Continuous | 30 September, 31 January, 31 May | Max. 5.000 | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | CAT |
| UU Stimulation Fund Diversity and Inclusion | Continuous | Continuous | Max. 5.000 | Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion | EDI Office |
| Support fund CEL | Continuous | 1 November, 1 May | Max. 4.000 | Community Engaged Learning | Programme Community Engaged Learning |
| Subsidy International Knowledge Sharing CEL | Continuous | Continuous | Max. 1.000 | International travel expenses for CEL conferences | Programme Community Engaged Learning |
| Educational Resources Pool | Educational expertise | O&T, via faculties or linked to other applications |
External funds
| Fund | Call for Proposals expected | Deadline 1st round expected | Budget range | Specific themes | Organised by |
| EWUU alliance seed fund | Continuous | 1 March, 1 July | 10.000 - 50.000 | Collaboration with alliance institutions on the topics Health, Food, Energy and Circular Life. | EWUU |
| Comenius Programme Teaching Fellows | August | September | 45.000 - 50.000 | Educational innovations at course level | NRO |
| Comenius Progamme Senior Fellows | August | September | 90.000 - 100.000 | Educational innovation at programme of faculty level | NRO |
| Comenius Programme Leadership Fellows | August | September | 450.000 - 500.000 | Educational innovations at faculty or institutional level | NRO |
| Virtual International Collaborations | 1 February - 29 February; 30 August - 30 September | 15.000 | Virtual international collaborations in teaching | Ministry of Education, via DUS-I |