To apply for funding, please fill out the application form. Shortly after the deadline, the Donders Executive Board, in consultation with the Research Platform, will make an initial selection based on the degree to which the proposal meets the requirements and aligns with the objectives of the call (e.g., broad interest, clear motivation for the budget). Subsequently, the short-listed proposals will enter a lottery where each proposal has an equal chance of winning. Proposals that are short-listed but are not selected for funding can be resubmitted in the next round. Funded focus groups are not automatically renewed but can be (re)submitted annually. We strongly encourage early career researchers to apply.
Requirements:
- The team of applicants include more than four members.
- The team includes members from multiple DI centres (DCC, DCCN, DCN, DCMN, MPI, CLS).
- The main and co-applicants must be employed as a researcher under a contract that covers the entire calendar year 2026. Diversity (e.g., gender) should be considered.
- The main applicant cannot be the main applicant of two focus groups.
- The budget can range from 100 to ~3.000 euro, to be spent before December 1, 2026.
- The budget can include various items, such as money for lunch, venues, advertisement, small material, etc.
- The budget cannot include salaries of applicants.
- A guideline is for a focus group to organize at least five meetings per year (e.g., bimonthly); exceptions to this can be justified in the application form.
- Focus group meetings will be listed on the DI webpage and should be open for all Donderians.
Continuation:
- Focus groups of previous calls can be a continuation
- If a focus groups wants to be funded for a continuation, they should upload progress as part of the application process.