Grants Support

* discuss your plans with your Chair,
* contact the Contract Office,
* fill in the Knowledge Security Checklist to review your collaborations, and
* check with the Grants Office for possible support.

Checklist for Grant Applicants
Overview of compulsory and recommended steps during the proposal phase

SBD Grants Office

The Grants Office provides several trainings and events to help you prepare for your grants application. You can also contact them for personalised support.

EEMCS support for VENI and ERC starting grant applications

Prof. Maria Vlasiou provides support to EEMCS researchers for VENI and ERC Starting Grant applications.

A full checklist for VENI/VIDI and ERC Starting Grants can be found on the intranet (PDF).

Financial support for preparing your proposal (SPA Fund)

EEMCS has a fund to cover support needed for the application for 2nd and 3rd money stream projects and personal grants. This may involve the temporary hiring of staff to assist with the application or to enable the applicant to free up his/her own time for developing the application. The fund cover a maximum of 8k euro per proposal, and can be requested by the group Chair.

Full procedure (intranet)

ERC Grants

For all ERC Grants, please contact the SBD Grants Office in a timely manner for them to provide you with a Host Institution Support Letter signed by the Rector. The signed letter will be sent to the contract office. They will provide you with the letter after the budget is approved.

When planning to submit a proposal, please ensure to, as soon as possible,

Support

Procedures