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[FUNDED] HealthIntelAct: Transforming Health and Care Systems for People, Planet, and Prosperity

Linde van Ittersum — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:40:45 +0000

A multidisciplinary and multisectoral consortium led by Dr. Dionne Kringos (Amsterdam UMC) acquired funding to train the next generation of experts in Actionable Performance Intelligence. Together, they will equip decision-makers with the tools and knowledge to build sustainable, inclusive, and impactful health and care systems across Europe and beyond. Fundament supported the consortium of leading academics, healthcare organizations, and industry partners in drafting a strong, coherent and convincing Industrial Doctorate proposal, assessed with a whopping 98 out of 100 score!

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New ERC curriculum vitae format provides more flexibility

Linde van Ittersum — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:05:25 +0000

In the 2024 work programme, the ERC format provides more flexibility in describing the applicant’s CV. Scientific excellence remains the sole evaluation criterion. However, you are now free to highlight those aspects in your CV and track record that you find most relevant to show how your profile matches the proposed research.

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New MSCA Doctoral Network call brings new opportunities

Neeltje Peters — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:45:46 +0000

The new 2023 call for Marie S. Curie Doctoral Networks provides extended opportunities for hosting PhD students. In addition, there will be much more flexibility in showing the commitment of your associated partners.

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[FUNDED] LABDA: Learning network for Advanced Behavioural Data Analysis

Neeltje Peters — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:00:10 +0000

The Marie Curie Doctoral Network project ‘LABDA’ will kick off February 2023. Led by Prof. Mai Chin A Paw from Amsterdam UMC, the project aims to enhance development and application of innovative methodology to analyse 24/7 movement behaviour. For this, 13 PhD students will perform research and receive training in an interdisciplinary and intersectoral network. Fundament supported the consortium in drafting a convincing and attractive proposal. As part of the project, Fundament will also provide a tailored grant writing workshop to the recruited PhD students.

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[FUNDED] OptiVisT: Training the next generation of translational vision scientists

Neeltje Peters — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:50:49 +0000

The Horizon 2020 Marie Curie ITN project OptiVisT has started! Led by Prof. Frans Cornelissen from UMCG, this research and training network brings together 26 consortium members from academia, healthcare, and industry. The consortium's joint mission is to enhance the societal participation of visually impaired individuals. Fundament is proud to contribute to this project as a partner organisation, providing tailored grant writing training to the 15 early-stage researchers working in this project.

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Writing an ERC proposal: What to put in section B1 versus B2?

Linde van Ittersum — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:41:37 +0000

So, you’ve decided to write an ERC proposal to fund your groundbreaking research idea! Your idea is novel, timely, and substantially goes beyond the current state-of-the-art. How to write the two scientific parts of your proposal? What information should go in section B1 versus B2?

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For Marie S. Curie IF, it’s all about your skillset

Neeltje Peters — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:08:11 +0000

Marie S. Curie IF is an excellent funding option for researchers that want to spend time in a different country. Because it is a bottom-up funding scheme, applicants from all research fields are welcome to apply. Do keep in mind that it is essential to include your career perspective .

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ERC online administrative forms… Prepare in advance

Linde van Ittersum — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:12:04 +0000

It would be wise to prepare the online administrative forms well in advance of the deadline. While the forms are really not that complex and filling them will only take up as much as an hour of your time maximum, they might have implications for the evaluation of your proposal. So, it is not really the task to do when you feel brain-dead from working on your proposal. Here are some things to consider when filling them out.

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Should I apply for Marie Curie ITN?

Neeltje Peters — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:28:53 +0000

Marie Curie ITN is a popular funding programme because it is bottom-up - meaning that all research topics are in scope. Still, there are some questions you need to ask yourself before starting to write an ITN proposal.

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VIDI or ERC Starting? Or both?

Linde van Ittersum — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:54:25 +0000

Many mid-career researchers question whether they should apply for a VIDI or an ERC Starting grant. There are some differences to consider. And, when you decide to go for both, you should be a planning rockstar.

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