Research Grants: 

2022-2030          Co-I in NWA Onderzoek op Routes door Consortia: The rise of new families: how can we help them flourish?, With PI Prof. Henny Bos (UvA) (€1.076.704)

2021-2025          PI in Volkswagen Stiftung Challenges for Europe program: Inclusivity Norms to Counter Polarization in European Societies (INCLUSIVITY) (€1,500,000, of which 326,827 for my group), with Prof. Marcin Bukowski (Jagiellonian University, Cracow), Prof. Oliver Christ (FernUniversität Hagen), Dr. Miranda Lubbers (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Prof. Maarten van Zalk (Osnabrück University)

2021-2025          Co-I in NWA program Economic Resilience of Women (€620.000), with T. Van der Lippe & E. Knies 

2020-2021          Co-I in Dynamics of Youth Invigoration Grant at Utrecht University with an interdisciplinary team, headed by prof. Beate Völker (GeoSCiences) 

2020-2025          NWO Aspasia premium (€120,000), personal grant

2018-2023          Co-I as partner in the European Commission Research and Innovation Consolidator Grant for prof. Marie Evertsson, (Stockholm University, Sweden) (GENPARENT, proposal No 771770) (€1.999.910, of which €343.403 for my team). 

2016-2019          PI, with M. Hewstone (Oxford University, UK) and O. Christ (Hagen University, Germany) Open Research Area Positive-Negative Assymytry of Contact from the national science foundations of Germany, UK and the Netherlands (NWO 464-15-265) (total €1,300,000, of which €253,711 for my team).  

2014                    Co-I, with Sabrina de Regt and Tanja van der Lippe, Symposium on collective memory, national identity and commemorations, Funded by: the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University (€ 7.500).

2013                     Co-I, with Sabrina de Regt and Tanja van der Lippe, Freedom in the Netherlands, funded by: Strategic Theme Institutions, Utrecht University, Breeding money (€ 15.000).

2013                     Co-I, with Sabrina de Regt and Tanja van der Lippe, International workshop on collective memory and commemorations, Funded by: FSW 50, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, € 7.000

2013-2017            PI, with T. van der Lippe, Research Talent Grant Gendered Choices from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO 406-12-018),  €166,363.

2013                     Co-I, with. F. van Tubergen, Longitudinal Studies Grant, for data collection, from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO 481-11-004), € 245,000. 

2013                     Co-I, with F. van Tubergen, The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in the Netherlands/ Youth In Europe, Wave 3, additional funding, from K.F. Hein fund, €10,000.

2012                     Co-I, with T. Van der Lippe and I. Maas, Women in Management Research Grant from the Scientific Council of the Municipal Administrative Offices (GAK), € 157,919.

2012                     Co-I, with. F. van Tubergen, Investment Grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO 480-11-013), for data collection, € 309,000. 

2011                     PI, Talent Scheme VENI grant Negative Interethnic Contact from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO 016-125-141), € 250,000. 

2008                     Female Talent Encouragement Award, Radboud University Nijmegen (€ 18,000).

2005                     Travel grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research to visit Professor Duane Alwin, Pennsylvania State University (€ 2,475)

2004                     Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, European Science Foundation Grantto attend summer school in Southampton, UK (€ 1,200).