The Faculty of Humanities may submit a maximum of two projects for the LUF Impulse Grant. An internal committee will therefore make a selection, if more applications are submitted.

Only the top 2 of the ranked projects will be allowed to submit an elaborated full proposal to the LUF.

The deadline voor the pre-proposal is May 20, 13.00h. Please send your pre-proposal to m.c.belderbos@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

The pre-proposal has a maximum length of 500 words and includes:

• Project name 
• General overview of the project, including relevance to society
• Problem definition, goal and expected results
• Research methodology
• Planning/timeline, including start date (not before 1 November 2021, duration not more than three years).

• Both interfaculty research and education projects can be submitted;
• Academics from at least 2 faculties are involved and applicants must be employed by Leiden University. 
• An applicant may not be involved in more than one project and may not apply for the Praesidium Libertatis Grant 2021 at the same time.

Each application will have one lead applicant. Based on that starting point each Faculty may submit no more than two applications. In practice this means that a Faculty may be involved in more than two applications.

• The innovative character of the project;
• the interfaculty approach has a clear added value; 
• the research methodology is well substantiated;
• the CVs of the main applicants show a relevant track-record
• the project has a clear budget, including an explanation why the project cannot be funded elsewhere. 

• Applications supported by the Faculty Board can be submitted to LUF (cwb@luf.leidenuniv.nl) between June 1 and July 5 (13.00 hrs). Contact: Henk Snijders.
• The University Board will discuss the applications September 20.
• The top 3 will be invited to give a presentation, Tuesday October 5. 
• In principle only one subsidy awarded (max € 150.000).
• Announcement of the awarded proposal: week of 11 October 2021.

The Faculty of Humanities may submit a maximum of two projects for the LUF Praesidium Libertatis. An internal committee will (on behalf of the Faculty Board) rank Faculty pre-proposals in a pre-selection round. 

Only the top 2 of the ranked projects will be allowed to submit an elaborated full proposal to the LUF.

Staff can submit a pre-proposal to the research committee (m.c.belderbos@hum.leidenuniv.nl): deadline May 20, 13.00h. The pre-proposal has a maximum length of 500 words and includes:

• Project name 
• General overview of the project, including relevance to society
• Problem definition, goal and expected results
• Research methodology
• Planning/timeline, including start date

• Applicants must be employed by Leiden University. 
• Applicants should have obtained a doctorate degree, not longer than ten years ago, which means on or after 1 April 2010. 
• An applicant may apply only once, and may not apply for the LUF Stimuleringssubsidie  2020 at the same time. 
• The NWO compensation schemes are applicable, in particular the extension clause.

• the project is relevant to society;
• the project is original and innovative;
• the research methodology is clear and well substantiated;
• ambition of applicant and quality CV;
• the project has a clear budget, including an explanation why the project cannot be funded elsewhere. 

• Applications supported by the Faculty Board can be submitted to LUF (cwb@luf.leidenuniv.nl) between June 1 and July 5 (13.00 hrs). Contact: Henk Snijders.
• The University Board will discuss the applications September 20.
• The top 3 will be invited to give a presentation, Tuesday October 5. 
• In principle one grant will be awarded for a maximum amount of € 75,000.
• Announcement of the awarded proposal: week of 11 October 2021.