PhD theses

Applicants

PhD candidates affiliated with a Dutch university who have conducted research funded by Longfonds can apply for funding. Only PhD theses resulting from Longfonds-funded research are eligible for financial support.

Criteria

The research described in the PhD thesis must be related to asthma, COPD or rare chronic lung diseases. If funding is awarded, Longfonds must be acknowledged in the thesis.

Downloads

PhD thesis application form (in Dutch)

How to apply

Applications can be submitted throughout the year, preferably at least three months and no later than one month before the thesis is printed. Applications can only be submitted using the application form.

Please complete all fields in the application form, including the Longfonds project number. The form also includes the guidelines that your application must meet.

Send the completed application form to research@longfonds.nl.

Conditions

• Your application must include the table of contents, a brief summary and a quotation from the printer.
• Funding covers up to 50% of the actual costs, depending on the applicant’s position and any funding received from other sources. Longfonds contributes a maximum of €700 towards the printing costs of PhD theses related to Longfonds-funded projects.
• Since January 2020, funding is no longer available for the printing costs of PhD theses that do not result from research funded by Longfonds.
• Before submitting an application, please check with your institution whether bench fee funding is still available for the relevant Longfonds project. If no bench fee funding remains, the application cannot be considered.
• For Longfonds projects awarded from 2009 onwards, funding for PhD thesis printing costs is part of the bench fee. This bench fee is a maximum of €5,000 for a PhD candidate and can be used for conference attendance, publication costs or PhD thesis printing costs.
• Before the final funding amount is determined, you must provide an overview of any funding received or pledged by other organisations, together with the relevant correspondence.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the Research Department at research@longfonds.nl.