FOCUS Program · Thematic call 2026

Curriculum vitae

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1a

Personal details of the main applicant

1b

Bachelor/Master degree(s)

In case you have two degrees, please include information on both degrees.

Degree 1
Degree 2 (if applicable)
1c

Doctorate(s)

In case you have two doctorates, please include information on both doctorates.

Doctorate 1
Doctorate 2 (if applicable)
1d

Work experience since graduating

List your appointments chronologically. Start with your current appointment. In case you have two doctorates, please include information since completing your first one.

Position Period (date–date) FTE Position type Institution
2

Profile of the applicant

max. 800 words

Write a comprehensive narrative overview of your most relevant (academic) qualities, competences and/or vision related to your field of research, your position in the (inter)national scientific world, the potential societal impact of your work and/or your research idea. Describe why what you mention shows qualities out of the ordinary, why they are important to science, patients and society, and how they align with your research idea.

Focus on qualities and competences other than the output described under 3 "Key output".

The Dutch Arthritis Society is a funding organisation but also a patient organisation. This obliges you to provide information about your experiences with and/or vision on working with experts with the disease and how you did / would like to involve them in your research and/or implementation activities.

Examples of topics you may address are listed below. For readability, we suggest you use headers. For any (academic) quality and/or competence and/or vision, please provide relevant context to your research idea.

  • Motivation for doing long term (applied) research and regarding your research idea in particular;
  • Alignment of the profile with the research idea, or vision of how this alignment will be achieved;
  • Theoretical and/or methodological and/or practice-based contributions;
  • Interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and/or international collaboration activities, roles in teams, and networking capabilities;
  • Working with experts with the disease and how they will be involved in your research project and research line;
  • Conference participation and organisation;
  • Educational activities, e.g. the connection of research, education and implementation;
  • Mentorship or supervision of students related to (academic and/or applied) research;
  • Research results and their position relative to societal topics;
  • Knowledge utilisation, dissemination and popularisation;
  • Membership of scientific boards, editorial boards, and committees;
  • Administrative and managerial tasks.

Max. 800 words, including text in tables and figures. Use of hyperlinks is prohibited.

3

Key output of the applicant

400–700 words
  • Describe a maximum of 10 key output items with a maximum of 1 reference for each item; for example mention the DOI of a scientific publication and your position on the article. Examples of key output are — in addition to scientific publications — presentations, prizes, awards, inclusion of outcomes in policy and/or guidelines, book chapters, letters to editors, patents, products, open access databases;
  • The selected key output is a reflection of your scientific quality as a researcher, apparent from, among other things, the quality of the dissertation, publications and/or other scientific results and your contribution;
  • For each output item, substantiate why it is important for the subject area and/or your profile and/or the research idea and/or the envisioned research line and/or relevant public themes or issues;
  • Describe the quality and impact of the scientific contribution in relation to what is common in the relevant fields.

Max. 10 items. Min. 400 – max. 700 words, excluding references to e.g. publications.

4

Non-referees

If applicable. A maximum of 2 persons is allowed.

First and last nameInstitutionEmail address
All fields within limits.