Gender in Research Fellowships 2025 (for PhD and postdoctoral researchers)

Deadline: 29 April 2025, 2.00 PM

The Dutch National Science Foundation ZonMw invites applications for ‘Gender in Research Fellowships’ for PhD-students and post-doctoral researchers to

1.        attend the Gender and Health course and

2.        participate in the Gender in Research workshops

at the Erasmus University Summer Programme (ESP) from 18-22 August 2025. The course and workshop will be held at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Applicants for the Gender in Research Fellowship must be registered in a doctoral programme or be at the post-doctoral degree stage. Applicants at the post-doctoral stage can only apply within 5 years after completing their PhD. Extension is possible in case of maternity/parental leave. If you wish to apply for extension, please contact ZonMw before submitting your application.

This funding opportunity is open to Dutch as well as non-Dutch applicants. Applicants do not need to be registered in a Dutch doctoral programme, be affiliated with a Dutch research institution and/or residing in The Netherlands to apply for this fellowship.

This funding opportunity has funds available to fund up to 20 fellowships.

Successful applicants will be able to reclaim additional expenses up to a total fellowship amount of € 2,000/ € 2,500 (residing within Europe/ residing outside Europe) to cover registration and accommodation fees (part of the awarded fellowship) as well as travel expenses.

Fellowship applications can only be submitted by the main applicant in ZonMw’s online submission system (My ZonMw). The closing date for submitting a fellowship application is 29 April 2025, at 14.00 CEST. Find more information here: https://www.zonmw.nl/en/subsidy/gender-research-fellowships-2025

PhDs and postdocs who need assistance with their application can contact Dr. Dimitris Skempes at dskempes_at_uth.gr

Access the call document here: https://www.zonmw.nl/sites/zonmw/files/2025-03/Call-Gender-in-Research-Fellowship-2025.pdf

Find more about the Summer School on Gender and Health here: https://www.zonmw.nl/en/article/sex-and-gender-health-and-research-summer-school