Research funds

ACLC can provide funding to its members (staff and PhD candidates) for the organization of research activities, such as workshops, conferences, seminars and public lectures.

Guidelines for funding

• Local: max. € 250 
• National: max. € 500 
• International: max. € 1,000 
• Special events: € at the discretion of the research director 

Conditions for funding

• the event is organized by an ACLC member and is relevant and open to other ACLC researchers
• the event preferably takes place in Amsterdam
• the funding application is sent well in advance of the event or deadline for submissions and includes a short description of the event, the names of the organizers and a budget
• at least one month before the event or the deadline for submissions, ACLC receives an announcement in English for the website and the newsletter
• ACLC is acknowledged in all materials related to the event as a sponsor
• ACLC does not cover fees to speakers
• ACLC only sponsors events that are inclusive and respect diversity

Applications can be submitted continuously via aclc-fgw@uva.nl and are assessed by the ACLC research director.

For all directly-funded ('eerste geldstroom') faculty members with a research position, funding is available to support their individual research.

The Faculty Research Fund covers the costs of conference visits, research trips, and publication expenses. The maximum amount of research expenses to be reimbursed per researcher in 2019 is € 1,200.

In addition, researchers working with human subjects can request an additional budget of up to € 1,000 in 2019. 

The Faculty guidelines and application form can be downloaded via the link below.