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Funds and Prizes

By means of funds and prizes, we support excellent and promising researchers and put them in the spotlight.

More about the Academy funds and prizes

  • Apply:Status: closed

    Van 't Hoff Fund

    The Van 't Hoff Fund awards grants for research, publications and scientific meetings in the field of chemistry.

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  • Apply:Is opening 1 October 2025

    Academy Ecology Fund

    Young ecologists may apply for a grant of up to EUR 9,000 to cover expenses associated with fieldwork in the Netherlands or abroad or research abroad.

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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 1 September 2026

    Academy Medal

    The Academy Medal is awarded every other year to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of science in the Netherlands in the broadest sense.

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  • Submit nominations:Open till 14 April 2025

    Christiaan Huygens Science Award

    The Christiaan Huygens Science Award is presented annually to a researcher whose doctoral dissertation has made an innovative contribution to one of the disciplines space sciences, mathematics or physics. In 2025, the field of space sciences will be central.

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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 15 February 2028

    Buys Ballot Medal

    The Buys Ballot Medal recognises individual researchers who have made a significant contribution to meteorology, particularly in the field of climate change.

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