Research funding 

In 2025, the fundraising capacity for research amounted to 183 million euros. In 2024, this was 185 million euros, and in 2023, 133 million euros. This means the amount realized in 2025 is well above our benchmark of 112 million euros. This trend highlights the strong position of UMC Utrecht in the national and international research landscape. 

Major research grants

In 2025, research again focused on further developing and allocating previously awarded scientific investments. In recent years, several large‑scale grant projects have been submitted and awarded, with UMC Utrecht playing a prominent role. Examples include the National Growth Fund projects RegMedXB, OncodePact, and NxtGen Hightech, and the NWO project Large‑Scale Scientific Infrastructure hDMT‑INFRA. In addition, CPBT (NGF round 3), DRIVE‑RM (NWO‑SUMMIT), and IMAGINE (NWO Long-Term Program) were awarded in 2025.

Sector funding

UMCNL has developed the sector plan Accelerating Health. With this plan, the university medical centers request 50.7 million euros annually in structural funding, supplemented by 4 million euros from ten-year funds. In this context, 5.8 million euros was allocated to UMC Utrecht through Utrecht University.

The funds from the Sector Plan Medicine are used within UMC Utrecht for the themes of prevention, data-driven innovation, and the translation of fundamental research into application. These themes align with the shared ambitions within the alliance with Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Wageningen University & Research (EWUU).