Green Future: The AUF supports projects that contribute to a more sustainable world. We focus on sustainable innovation, climate-resilient solutions and behavioral change in society. These initiatives help protect the earth, develop new technologies and materials, and encourage people to live more sustainably.

Strong society: To make the world more just and prosperous, we seek projects that have a positive impact on a national and/or international scale. Think of initiatives that create equal opportunities and strengthen the rule of law and democracy. Or projects that shape the citizenship of the future. 

Healthy and connected generations: We support projects that contribute to the well-being of young people. This includes initiatives that promote mental, physical and digital health and encourage talent development. We also support projects that help young people better understand themselves and the world, and increase knowledge about our cultural heritage. In addition, projects can compete that focus on intergenerational connections.

The AUF focuses with this call primarily on young, talented researchers:

1. You are employed by the UvA or the Amsterdam UMC.
2. You obtained your PhD no longer than five years ago, i.e. after January 1, 2020. The NWO extension regulations apply

If you meet these requirements, you can submit an application.

To submit an application, the project must meet the following requirements:  

• It is a research or education project of the UvA.
• The project falls within one of the three AUF themes (see Themes AUF Impact Call).
• The project has a duration of no more than two years and a start date in 2025 (no ongoing projects).
• Salary costs of the applicant may not be included as a cost item.
• The grant applied for does not exceed € 25,000.

Applications must be submitted in Dutch or English. Only complete applications submitted before the deadline will be eligible.

Applications will be judged by the following criteria:

• The degree of social impact in relation to the AUF themes (40%).
• The degree to which the research is innovative/distinctive (30%).
• The quality and feasibility of the research design (30%).

If the project has interdisciplinary elements or relevance to multiple faculties, this is an advantage in the assessment.

For this 2024 round an amount of € 200,000 is available. A maximum of € 25,000 can be requested per project. Applications are awarded from the General Fund of the AUF.

An application can be submitted via this AUF website from December 16, 2024. The deadline is Friday January 31, 2025 11:59 PM.
A pre-selection of three applications will take place within each faculty in February. The submitted applications will be assessed in March by the Academic Expenditure Committee (ABC) of AUF, which includes a professor from each of the seven faculties. The committee is chaired by a member of the AUF board. The intention is that all faculties get their due when applications are awarded. Applicants will be notified in April 2025 whether or not they have been awarded a grant. The awarded projects will then be announced on the AUF website.

Using the application form on this website (available on December 16, 2024), the application should be structured as follows:

1. Research project title.
2. Summary of the research in layman's terms (maximum 200 words).
3. How the project fits in with one of the AUF themes (see Themes AUF Impact Call).
4. Research proposal and design (maximum 1,000 words and three illustrations/graphs).
5. Timeline, including start and end dates.

Required attachments:

1. Budget: overview of costs (own salary costs should not be included) and overview of any other funding in addition to the requested AUF grant
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Proof of PhD date

If you have any questions about this project grant round, please email subsidieaanvragen-auf@uva.nl, with reference to AUF Impact Call 2024.