The KLI wants to facilitate research collaboration between PhDs students from different universities and between universities/lab groups. Therefore the KLI offer several types of grants. Applications can be submitted at any moment, but are reviewed twice a year: deadlines of the respective semiannual rounds are 30 April and 30 September of each year.

KLI Seedmoney grant (PhD candidates)

Interactions between PhD students during KLI meetings and conferences sometimes result in the development of new and exciting research ideas. However, because these ideas are usually not part of PhD projects, it can be difficult to find the necessary budget to carry out the studies and put these ideas to the test. The KLI aims to stimulate and facilitate collaborative research projects between PhD students by a Seedmoney grant.

In this scheme, PhD students of the KLI can apply for funding up to 3,000 euros to be spent on costs that would enable research: e.g., participant fees, study materials, etcetera. The call will be send twice a year, once in April and once in September.

More information can be found here.

KLI Research Stay grant (PhD candidates)

Visiting a lab and collaborating with a researcher outside of the PhD supervision team can provide inspiration, advance a project, but also facilitate career development and prepare opportunities for after the PhD. Often PhD budgets do not include funding for such a visit which is why the KLI aims to support PhD students with this grant initiative.

PhD students of the KLI can apply up to 2,000 euros to cover costs related to visit such as travel and accommodation. There will be two rounds of funding per year, one in April and one in September.

More information can be found here

KLI Small Group Meetings grant (PhD candidate icw KLI staff member)

Exchange of ideas, developments, and advancements are critical to science. Various different formats facilitate such exchanges such as conferences or invited research talks by individual researchers. What also can be beneficial and inspirational, especially for exchanges on specific topics, are small group meetings. The KLI aims to support such meetings through the KLI Small Group Meeting grant.

A PhD student and staff member of the KLI can apply up to 3,000 euros to cover costs related to organizing a small group meeting. There will be two rounds of funding per year, one in April and one in September.

More information can be found here

KLI Many Labs grant (at least two universities / lab groups involved)

Over the past decade, there has been extensive discussion on improving research quality. A major concern is that many studies are underpowered for the questions they aim to answer. To address this, journals, reviewers, and scholars have advocated for larger sample sizes. However, increasing sample size comes with challenges. One common approach is using readily accessible online samples, which has led researchers to focus on questions that suit this format. Another approach is collaboration, allowing for larger, more diverse samples and enabling research on topics better suited for in vivo or lab based study.

The KLI aims to support this collaborate model by launching a new grant to facilitate Many Lab research between universities. KLI members can apply for funding up to 9,000 euros. Applications that are eligible for funding should be a collaboration between at least two universities/lab groups.

More information can be found here.