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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:12.0pt">On October 6, IXA-GO is organizing a VU Funding Day: a working conference for researchers at all stages of their careers. External speakers, VU scientists, and support staff will share their insights
and useful strategies, inspire, and offer practical tools in the dynamic landscape of external funding for research and innovation. You are cordially invited to participate. Here is the Save the Date, so you can block your calendar for this event. Further
details of the program will follow but below is a sneak preview.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Grow your ideas with funding pathways that match your research and innovation ambitions.</span></i><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Join us for Funding Day – a full-day event delivered by IXA-GO and designed to empower researchers at all career stages with valuable insights, actionable strategies, inspiration, practical tools,
and meaningful connections in the dynamic landscape of research and innovation funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Program Highlights</span></b><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Opening by Margrethe Jonkman, President of the Executive Board, VU Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Plenary keynote by Anka Mulder, Vice President, Dutch Research Council (NWO)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Expert insights from NWO, European Commission, RVO<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Inspiring success stories from VU researchers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">Thematic sessions on innovation funding, public-private partnerships, and more<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/events/2025/save-the-date-funding-day-for-researchers-on-6-october"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This event is your gateway to understanding how to turn bold ideas into funded projects that
drive scientific breakthroughs, societal impact, and technological innovation. </span>
<span lang="NL" style="font-size:11.0pt">More details coming soon!</span></a></span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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