Support and contribute to research on children’s rights, because every child deserves to be heard!
The Children’s Rights Research Fund provides financial support for academic research on children’s rights and related educational projects. The fund supports research and projects that help to improve the daily lives of children around the world and that focus on working directly with, rather than on children, making sure that children’s voices are heard.
Its main focus is on supporting educational and research projects with at least one project member in Maastricht University, that:
- Improve the living conditions of children.
- Research projects always contain a participatory element for children. Research in which children are not involved, will be excluded.
- Educational projects always have a strong focus on critical, creative and problem solving thinking. ‘Passive knowledge’ projects will be excluded.
Proposals for projects can be submitted two times a year. The maximum amounts are €5.000 (research project) or €2.500 (educational project). Applicants should make very clear that they do not have access to the financial means in another way.
How to make a donation to this fund?
If you would like to make a donation to this fund, you can do so through the University Fund Limburg Attn Children’s Rights Research Fund, IBAN: NL21 INGB 0653 6632 42. You can also fill in this form.
Everything you need to know about funding
Matchmaking: Collaborate on Research Projects & Apply to the CRR Fund
Children’s Rights Research Fund - Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – April 2024
Children’s Rights Research Fund Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – November 2023 On Research or Education Projects in the Field of Children’s Rights
Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – April 2023 On Research or Education Projects in the Field of Children’s Rights
Call for Funding: Apply for Grants of up to €5.000 for Children’s Rights Education or Research Projects
Matchmaking: Collaborate on Research Projects & Apply to the CRR Fund
Children’s Rights Research Fund - Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – April 2024
Children’s Rights Research Fund Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – November 2023 On Research or Education Projects in the Field of Children’s Rights
Jury Report on the Call for Applications for Funding – April 2023 On Research or Education Projects in the Field of Children’s Rights
Collaborate on research projects and apply to the CRR Fund
Are you interested in using our matchmaking service to find someone at Maastricht University (UM) to apply to the Children's Rights Research Fund with?
Anna Rodriguez
Dr. Garima Tiwari and Dr. Shambhavi Sinha
Florence Chikumba
Jeannette Wöllenstein-Tripathi
Jennifer Eloundou
Matthias A. Seisay
Mukhobeh Moses Khaukha
Tapiwanashe Hadzizi
Yael Warshel
Our Mission
The Children’s Rights Research project aims to improve the living conditions of children
We do this anywhere in the world by studying the factors that lead to the protection and/or violation of their rights. While our different projects vary in methodology, our point of departure is to listen to children first.
Advisory committee
Meet the advisory committee of the Children’s Rights Research Fund. They advise the University Fund Limburg Board regarding the allocation of funding, develop funding calls and select the best projects that are eligible for funding.