Application guidelines

• Academic staff of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• Master or Bachelor students of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• Representatives of student-, study- and other associations recognized by Erasmus University Rotterdam.

• The proposed activities and projects contribute to the aim of Stichting Erasmus Trustfonds.
• The application is complete. Please ensure you submit all required documents. To determine which documents are required, please consult the grant type specific guidelines below.
• The application meets the co-funding requirements. To determine which co-funding requirements apply, please consult the grant type specific guidelines below.
• The application is submitted via the application portal.
• The application is submitted before the application deadline.
• The activities for which funding is requested start no earlier than six weeks after the deadline.

• The applicant is an academic staff member of Erasmus University Rotterdam. He/she has an employment contract at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• Partial funding of at least 50% is required from other sources, such as Erasmus University Rotterdam, its faculties, departments, institutes, and/or third parties.
• The application is endorsed by a full professor and the head of the department or faculty dean.

Applications that do not meet the requirements above will not be accepted.

Erasmus Trustfonds specifically aims to support those research projects that are embedded in one of the Erasmus Initiatives or the programs of the convergence between Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC and TU Delft. In order to demonstrate that the application is in line with this aim, applicants are encouraged to add to their application:

• Letter of endorsement from the academic director of the Erasmus Initiative or convergence program in which the project is embedded.
• Letter of endorsement from representative of the involved societal partner.

Furthermore, projects where a contribution of the Erasmus Trustfonds can function as an accelerator to attract other third party funds, such as NWO- grants, are preferred. Should this be the case for your project, please indicate at which organisation you are applying for funds as well, what amount you have requested and in which program/call for applications.

Requests of more than €10.000,- can be assessed by the disbursement committee and independent external reviewers.

The information and documents requested in the application portal for research projects can be viewed here.

Are you planning to apply for a research grant? We recommend you submit a pre-proposal. You can download the pre-proposal here: Pre-proposal form Stichting Erasmus Trustfonds.

• The applicant is an academic staff member of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• The research visit has a duration of at least 8 weeks.
• Partial funding, of at least 50%, is required from other sources, such as Erasmus University Rotterdam, its faculties, departments, institutes, and/or third parties.

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will not be accepted.

The information and documents requested in the application portal for research visits can be viewed here.

• The applicant is a full time student at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• The applicant has not previously received support from the A.A. van Beek Fonds.
• The applicant needs to obtain a minimum of 15 ECTS during their exchange which are necessary to obtain his/her degree.
• The exchange is part of the curriculum of the study program of the student.
• The applicant can provide proof that he/she qualifies for an additional scholarship from the Dutch government (DUO supplementary grant).
• Students who have not previously studied/did an internship abroad are preferred.
• Students who go on exchange outside of Europe are preferred.

Applications that do not meet the requirements above will not be accepted.
The information and documents requested in the application portal for student support can be viewed here.

• The applicant is a representative of an Erasmus University Rotterdam faculty, student-, study- or other organization recognized by the university.
• The application covers all the activities the association wishes to receive financial support for in the current academic year.
• The activities for which support is requested are non-political, non-religious and non-nationalist in nature.
• The maximum amount that can be requested is €2.500,-.
• Partial funding, of at least 50%, is required from other sources, such as Erasmus University Rotterdam, its faculties, departments, institutes, and/or third parties.
• Are you applying and using the general email account of the association? Please always create an unique user-id first.

Applications that do not meet the requirements above will not be accepted.
The information and documents requested in the application portal for student life can be viewed here.

• The applicant is either an employee of Erasmus University Rotterdam and holds an employment contract at the university or a representative of an Erasmus University Rotterdam-faculty, student-, study- or other non-political, non-religious and non-nationalist organization recognized by the university.
• The application is endorsed by a full professor and the head of the department or faculty dean.

Applications that do not meet the requirements above will not be accepted.

Requests of more than €10.000,- can be assessed by the disbursement committee and/or independent experts.

Please note: starting January 1^st 2020, the organization of conferences and the organization of study trips as part of an education program no longer qualify for support from the Stichting Erasmus Trustfonds.

The information and documents requested in the application portal for other activities can be viewed here.