Funding for researchers

Are you a researcher at Utrecht University working on a project for which you want to raise additional financial resources? As employee of the university you can apply for subsidy in the funding request portal. There are three types of funding programs that are available for employees: Research and Education, Research Visits and Other Funding Requests.

Funding program: Research Visits

Grants for traveling abroad as part of your research at Utrecht University.

Dates and deadlines

In the table below you can find the upcoming application periods for this type of funding, including the named funds that are open for requests. Keep in mind: named funds can have different criteria for the funding request, read the page of the named fund of your choice carefully and make sure the criteria are part of your request.

Fund

Start date of application

Deadline to apply

Final date of decision

Global South Impact Fund

1 May 2024

15 may 2024

7 June 2024

Swaantje Mondt Fund
Funding request portal

Funding program: Research & education

Grants that are meant to help with covering the expenses of scientific research or education being done at Utrecht University.

Dates and deadlines

In the table below you can find the upcoming application periods for this type of funding, including the named funds that are open for requests. Keep in mind: named funds can have different criteria for the funding request, read the page of the named fund of your choice carefully and make sure the criteria are part of your request.

Fund

Start date of application

Deadline to apply

Final date of decision

 

2 September 2024

13 September 2024

10 October 2024

Funding request portal

Funding Program: Other funding requests

Do you have nice initiative that contributes to student life at Utrecht University or the academic community? You can also request funding for this.

Dates and deadlines

In the table below you can find the upcoming application periods for this type of funding, including the named funds that are open for requests. Keep in mind: named funds can have different criteria for the funding request, read the page of the named fund of your choice carefully and make sure the criteria are part of your request.

Fund

Start date of application

Deadline to apply

Final date of decision

Van Oostrom subsidies (Friends of Humanities Utrecht University)

1 November 2024

15 November 2024

9 December 2024

Funding request portal

Fundraising advice

In addition to providing subsidies, the Utrecht University Fund can also help with fundraising other than through regular academic funding. For example, the fund can help by advising and submitting subsidy applications to other equity funds or by guiding fundraising at companies.

Contact details fundraisers