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[FUNDED] AI4AI: Artificial Intelligence for Accessible Medical Imaging

Linde van Ittersum — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 08:43:11 +0000

A national interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral consortium led by Prof. dr. Ivana Išgum from Amsterdam UMC acquired funding to develop AI technologies for inexpensive imaging devices to be used outside the hospital much closer to the normal living environment. AI4AI includes 12 use cases stretching the entire spectrum of medical imaging modalities including the analysis of MRI, CT, US, X-ray, retinal, histopathology and LSCI modalities, for neuro, cardiovascular, breast, prostate, oncology, retinal, fetal and urgent care. Through solidifying existing networks between academic and industrial research and clinical expertise within the Dutch AI field, AI4AI contributes to strengthening the Dutch position on the Dutch and international AI market and subsequently to training and retaining AI talent in the Netherlands.

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How to benefit from proposal evaluations (even if they are unfair…)

Neeltje Peters — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:00:57 +0000

Receiving evaluation reports for proposals that didn’t make the cut to get funded can be quite frustrating. Like with reviewer comments, evaluations from the grant committee can come across as unfair, uninformed, or just (too) harsh. Still, there often are important clues in these reports to be able to improve your next grant proposal.

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[FUNDED] DESTRESS: Focus on stress for the benefit of individuals and organisations

Linde van Ittersum — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:29:25 +0000

A multidisciplinary and multisectoral consortium led by Prof. Christiaan Vinkers (Amsterdam UMC) acquired funding to develop an innovative approach to tackle stress and increase resilience within organisations. The research project DESTRESS was funded by the Dutch NWA-ORC programme. Fundament supported the consortium in all steps of the process, from drafting a convincing pre-proposal and full proposal to writing the rebuttal to reviewers’ comments and preparing for the interview.

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[FUNDED] CIRCULAR: Co-creation and animal-free solutions for atrial fibrillation

Linde van Ittersum — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:23:49 +0000

A multidisciplinary and multisectoral consortium led by Prof. Bianca Brundel (Amsterdam UMC) acquired funding to study the mechanisms that drive atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. CIRCULAR was funded by the competitive Dutch NWA-ORC programme. Fundament supported the consortium in all steps of the process, from drafting a convincing pre-proposal and full proposal to writing the rebuttal to reviewers’ comments and preparing for the interview.

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NWA-ORC insights… Part 2: The knowledge chain

Linde van Ittersum — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:40:05 +0000

NWA-ORC is the largest funding programme related to the Dutch National Science Agenda. All research topics are welcomed, as long as they are connected to the NWA. An important criterion is that the consortium should consist of partners spanning the entire knowledge chain. But what is this knowledge chain and how should you take it into account when drafting your proposal?

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NWA-ORC insights… Part 1: the Breakthrough

Linde van Ittersum — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:08:12 +0000

In NWA-ORC the ‘breakthrough’ is introduced as the key aspect of this programme. Projects are supposed to include potential breakthroughs, be it societal ‘and/or’ scientific. What exactly is meant with this? And what does ‘and/or’ imply? Since we’re only in the second year of the programme not much can be said with certainty, but I’ll give it my best try to explain here.

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Making your consortium meeting worth it

Neeltje Peters — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:21:28 +0000

Consortium meetings are an essential - and fun - part of grant proposal preparation. Since they require effort and time of all your busy collaborators, please do them (and yourself) a favor and make sure your consortium meeting is well prepared.

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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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