Stichting Fonds Doctor Catharine van Tussenbroek - CVT Fonds B Beurs

CVT Fonds B Beurs

You receive up to 3,000 EUR towards a research trip abroad lasting from 2 weeks to 6 months. The money helps cover the cost of doing part of your research overseas, for example field work or a joint project with a foreign university. The award comes from the Dr Catharine van Tussenbroek Fund, set up in 1926 to support the scientific careers of women. The fund pays the last 10% only after you hand in a short final report on your trip.

Who can apply

• Gender: You are a woman.
• Academic level: You already hold a PhD, so this grant is for postdocs (researchers who have finished their doctorate). If you are still working on your doctorate, look at the A Beurs instead.
• Timing after your PhD: You finished your doctorate no more than 5 years ago. This limit is extended for long leave due to illness, parenthood, pregnancy or care duties (up to 5 years extra in total), plus 18 months per child.
• Where you work: You are employed at or affiliated with a Dutch research institution.
• Where you go: You carry out the research abroad, as part of a project run through a Dutch university.
• Purpose: You do real research work, such as field work or a project with a foreign institution. A trip just to attend a conference does not qualify.
• Proof: You attach an invitation, admission or enrolment letter from the foreign host institution, plus two recommendation letters. The host letter is not needed for pure field work without a host.
• One time only: You have not received a B Beurs from the fund before.

How to apply

You submit your application between 1 January and 15 February of the year your trip takes place. The trip must start in that same year. The board announces the results in May.