Yes. To promote collaboration among faculties, only applications can be submitted where applicants from at least two faculties are taking part. If an applicant from a supporting unit is involved, then in addition there also still needs to be involvement from at least two different faculties. It is, of course, permitted to have several of the applicants working at the same faculty if there are more than two applicants.

No, while it is a requirement that a proposal involves applicants from at least two faculties, it should also demonstrably promote interdisciplinary education, research and/or organisation through encounters, connections and partnerships between faculties. 

If this is truly a new proposal within an existing collaboration, an application may be submitted. Initiatives that have previously been realized (whether as part of Kiem or otherwise) or that are a continuation of previous or recurring activities, are not eligible. In the section of the application form on the aim of the project it should be described clearly to what extent it is a new initiative and how this relates to any previous and/or existing collaborations of the applicants involved. 

Once awarded, the applicant is asked to provide a cost centre number or project code. The Kiem grant will be paid in one lump sum to this number. The grant should be spent within 12 months of from the start date.

Both material and personnel costs (only hiring student or management assistants,support at meetings and events) are eligible for subsidy. Using the grant to exempt from teaching or research (buy out) is not permitted. Exact costs should be budgeted in the application form (without faculty mark up). 

Certainly! Academics who are at the start of their (academic) career are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary partnerships.

You certainly may! Do note that in case of an application involving a supporting unit, there must still be involvement from at least two faculties.  

Yes, you may! The Kiem grant is inclusive, and is available for interfaculty partnerships relating to both teaching and research, as well as the organisation required. 

The start date for Kiem projects in call 2026 is between 1 August 2026 and 31 December 2026; the project must be completed within 12 months of the start date. When preparing your application, be mindful of drawing up a realistic and feasible plan so that the activies of the Kiem project can indeed take place within this timeframe. 

There is no extension scheme for this application, because the applicant’s career stage is of no consequence to one’s eligibility to apply for a Kiem grant. 

Based on our ambitions regarding openness and the recognition and rewards for academic work (Academia in Motion), we work with so-called 'open proposals'. In this case, this means that the names, affiliations and abstracts of the admissible projects will be made publicly available (online) - regardless of whether the proposals are awarded or excluded by lottery. We do this to give attention to good ideas, so that we can learn from each other and to promote cooperation (for example, on adjacent proposals).

The Kiem grants are intended as seed funding for new initiatives aimed at fostering interfaculty collaboration in the areas of education, research, or the organisation needed for this. 

Proposals can focus, for example,  on building networks, organising seminars and workshops, conducting a pilot study, producing publications, creating research proposals, etc. Funding under the Kiem grant is not intended to exempt the researcher from teaching, but can be used for other staff-related expenses, such as hiring student or management assistants and support staff for meetings.

You may, provided you are affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine. It does not matter whether you are WP or OBP but because this is an internal call for Leiden University, applicants must be affiliated with Leiden University.

You may, but each application must involve at least two staff members from different faculty/interfaculty institutes. 

Involving external partners as participants or to support the project's realisation is allowed, as long as their involvement contributes to the aim of promoting interdisciplinary research, teaching and/or organisation through encounters, connections and partnerships between faculties within Leiden University. Participation of external parties and using resources for external parties may thus not be the sole or main goal of the proposal, yet it may be a means to effectively realise the proposal. The condition to involve at least two applicants from different faculties also continues to apply and may not be substituted by involvement of external partners.  

Yes, you may. If you have received another internal or external grant previously, you may submit a Kiem application. Even if you received a Kiem grant in 2023, 2024 or 2025, you may submit a new application. Please do note your application should involve a completely new and distinct initiative, so, for instance, continuation or scaling up of a previous project is not eligible for Kiem. 

Yes, you certainly may try again. Resubmission of a Kiem application that was previously not granted is allowed. Do, however, make sure you resubmit using the current form for call 2026 and update the application where relevant. The application will also be checked again for eligibility.  

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