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Funding Information:
As in many places in the world the step to become a PI in the Netherlands isn’t easy and, besides having an attractive CV, depends very much on being at the right place at the right time and having some contacts. Next to that, perseverance and patience certainly help a lot. It mostly starts with receiving one or multiple personal research grants. This opens many doors and increases your competitiveness. For me, receiving a personal research grant from the Dutch government (NWO‐Veni) followed by a personal grant from the Dutch Cancer Foundation (KWF‐Young Investigator Grant) really kickstarted my career in science when I started my group in 2016. The grants office at the UMC Utrecht helps with writing these and other personal grants by providing grant writing courses as well as direct advice and feedback during this process. Although the UMC Utrecht generally covers PI salaries and low‐level financial support, what is currently lacking is sufficient core funding that secures long‐term scientific progress if you are ‘in between’ grants. There are currently different plans to increase internal funding indirectly supported by the Dutch government. VP:

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