Landsteiner Stichting voor Bloedtransfusieresearch (LSBR) is a Netherlands-based medical research funder that concentrates on blood, blood derivatives, and blood-related diseases, especially work tied to transfusion medicine and blood cell transplantation. It most often supports academic researchers at Dutch institutions through competitive, peer-reviewed project grants, fellowships, and early-career awards that build new research lines in haematology, haemostasis, immunotherapy, and stem cell transplantation. The portfolio suggests a strong preference for mechanistic and translational science with clear relevance to blood banking, bleeding disorders, anemia, leukemia, and transplant outcomes.
Primarily invite-based or staged application processes with no unsolicited proposals; typical support is substantial and research-focused, including multi-year project grants, 5-year fellowships, and smaller early-career awards. Grants are generally awarded annually or on a program cycle, with pre-application deadlines and full proposals by invitation for major programs; amounts range from about €200,000 to €700,000, with occasional larger one-off strategic awards.
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Monitor the LSBR website for the annual pre-application deadline (notably February 2 for major grants) and July 31 for the early-career program. Do not submit unsolicited proposals; most opportunities require a pre-application and then invitation to submit a full proposal. Strong applications will clearly connect the research to transfusion medicine, blood cell transplantation, or a direct blood-disease mechanism and should be based at a Dutch institution.
Current and upcoming funding from Landsteiner Stichting voor Bloedtransfusieresearch that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Intended for researchers with postdoctoral experience aiming to establish a new research line. Grantee must be a Dutch research institute. Only one fellowship awarded conditionally per year (per text).
Deadline: Pre-application deadline (2026): February 2, 2026. Full proposals by invitation after pre-application selection.
Who can apply: Grantee must be a Dutch research institute (legal entity). Applicant should hold a PhD obtained not longer than 30 years ago. Full applications only accepted after approved pre-application.
Deadline: Pre-application deadline (2026): February 2, 2026. Full proposal submissions occur after invitation (timeline varies by cycle).
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