We are happy to announce our next round of Seed Funding: “Embracing a Transdisciplinary Approach to Drive Preventive Health Transformations”. Please apply before October 18th 17:00.
At the institute 4 Preventive Health, we’re spearheading transformations in how we approach health. We move beyond siloed disciplines to embrace a transdisciplinary approach. This means we consider a wide range of factors – from biology and social determinants to behaviour and policy – that influence overall health, well-being, and disease prevention.
Our Ambitious Vision: A Healthier Netherlands for All
We align with Health Holland’s Knowledge and Innovation agenda: increasing healthy lifespans by 5 years for all Dutch citizens and reducing health disparities by 30% by 2040. To achieve this, we focus on critical life stages while driving system-wide transitions in preventive health. A transformation goes beyond incremental change. It involves a fundamental shift in how we approach preventive health, considering the entire health ecosystem and driving large-scale, sustainable change.
We’re launching this Seed Call to fuel transformative collaborations, foster inter and transdisciplinary connections, and increase societal impact. With this Seed Call,we want to help increase your success rate in securing grant funding.
Apply for Funding to Transform Your Ideas
This funding supports the development of tangible outcomes that drive transformation. Examples include turning your Project Idea into a larger-scale application (Horizon Europe, NWA, etc.), or creating white papers or literature reviews that inform future strategies. A transformation goes beyond incremental change. It involves a fundamental shift in how we approach preventive health, considering the entire health ecosystem and driving largescale, sustainable change.
Research Themes
Optimal physical, social, mental functioning, and self-efficacy are important to live healthy and productive lives. This reflects all stages of life, e.g., reaching independence in adolescence, job participation in adulthood, and maintaining self efficacy in the elderly population.
Within i4PH, we want to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors influence the independent functioning of individuals and what the role of their biological and social systems is. How do these factors impact resilience, and how can we enhance individuals’ self-efficacy through lifestyle, healthcare, and support from environmental, societal, and technological innovation? i4PH wants to work on system changes where solutions from the different domains are combined to support the sustained transformative change towards well-being, independent functioning and sustained selfefficacy in different phases of life.
We would like to fund proposals around the following themes:
Healthy Start
By focusing on children and families from conception until children leave home, we aim to address societal challenges such as peer pressure, limited access to healthy lifestyle options, and mental health issues. Through research and technology, we promote healthy behaviours and support successful transitions into adulthood. As researchers and partners, you have the chance to contribute to evidence-based practices, policy support, and advancements in promoting health equity.
Healthy Living Environments
Our living environment is a major structural driver of our health and wellbeing, significantly impacting health and healthcare expenditures. Our Living Environment provides us with a large arsenal of health-promoting interventions in four interacting dimensions of the living environment: built environment (e.g., roads, bike lanes, parks), chemical/biological environment (e.g., pollutants), social environment (e.g., social networks, participation, safety) and food environment (e.g. healthy food outlets). As researchers and partners, you have the chance to contribute to evidence-based practices, policy support, and advancements in promoting health living environments for all.
The Future of Cancer
Cancer affects people of all ages, creating significant societal impacts. To combat these effects, we must deepen our understanding of the causes of cancer, explore how lifestyle and living environment support can aid patients during treatment and improve outcomes,and find better ways to support individuals with a history of cancer. As researchers and partners, your role is crucial in studying lifestyle changes among patients, investigating women’s health issues, and advancing disease prevention and management.
Health @ Home
With the goal of promoting digital self-management and self-organization, this research theme focuses on frail elderly individuals and those at risk of institutionalization. By harnessing technological innovations and implementing living lab environments, we seek to optimize functioning, enhance participation in society, and improve overall well-being. As researchers and partners, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies that facilitate monitoring and support for patients at home.
Deadlines and Budget
This call will be opened from the 15th of July. This call closes October 18th. A maximum of €50.000,- per proposal will be granted. We reserve the right to partially fund a submitted project rather than providing full funding.
Apply for Seed Funding
For questions concerning this Call for Proposals, please contact Martine van der Mast.
We are looking forward to your contributions!