On November 27 2025 a grant matchmaking meeting organised by AIM is taking place at CWI in Amsterdam.
The aim of the event is to provide participants with information about funding opportunities, offer a space to pitch research ideas and receive feedback from the community to strengthen them, and learn from others’ experiences on how to successfully write a research proposal.
Registration
If you want to join the meeting, please register via this link:
Preliminary program
10:00 – 10:30 Walk-in and registration
10:30 – 10:45 Opening by AIM Board
10:45 – 11:15 Presentation on funding opportunities by NWO policy officer*
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Pitches and plenary feedback
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break and informal networking
14:00 – 14:30 Invited talk: how to write a succesful application
Talk by Ivan Kryven (UU)
14:30 – 15:30 Round Table Discussions
15:30 – 16:00 Plenary closing
16:00 – 17:30 Drinks and networking
* including the TTW OTP and Perspective programme.
Pitches and plenary feedback
Got a research idea but not sure if it’s ready yet? Use the registration form to sign up for a pitch! This session gives researchers the chance to present their ideas and sharpen them with valuable input from the community. It’s all about exchanging feedback, sparking inspiration, and helping each other move from idea to impact.
Invited talk: how to write a succesful application
Ivan Kryven (UU) shares his experience with the Open Technology Programme and the possibilities for working with industry in an OPT grant.
Round Table Discussion
Four thematic tabels, each aligned with the AIM pillars
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Geometric Deep Learning
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Scientific Machine Learning