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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

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  • Apply:Open till 27 November 2024

    Evert Willem Beth Foundation

    Researchers may apply for a grant to cover expenses associated with research, study trips, translation or the organization of scientific meetings in the field of logic or philosophy.

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  • Submit nominations:Open till 5 December 2024

    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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  • Apply:Open till 14 February 2025

    Institute Gak-KNAW Award

    Talented early-career researchers may apply for a three-year appointment as a post-doc researcher at an Academy institute to conduct research on the labour market and social security in the Netherlands

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  • Apply:Status: closed

    J. Gonda Fund

    The J. Gonda Fund Foundation is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and supports the scholarly study of Sanskrit, other classical Indian languages and literature, and Indian cultural history.

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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 15 March 2025

    Dr. Hendrik Muller Prize

    The Dr. Hendrik Muller Prize is awarded every other year to a mid-career researcher working in the Netherlands who has made an outstanding contribution to the humanities or social sciences. The prize consists of a monetary award of EUR 25,000, intended to help finance a research project at the prizewinner’s discretion.

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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 1 April 2025

    KNAW Early Career Award

    The KNAW Early Career Award recognizes innovative and original research and stimulates the further development of the careers of all kinds of early career researchers in various areas of scientific practice.

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  • Apply:Is opening 1 September 2025

    Statesman Thorbecke Fund Programme

    The Statesman Thorbecke Fund Programme is for research projects that have a strong connection with the Dutch statesman Johan Rudolf Thorbecke. Preference is given to projects carried out by a postdoctoral researcher. A project may be awarded up to EUR 200,000 in funding.

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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 1 April 2027

    De la Court Prize

    The De la Court Prize recognises individuals who have produced outstanding scholarly work in the social sciences or humanities without financial reward, independently and outside the established academic institutions.

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  • Apply:Status: closed

    Science Communication By Scientists: Rewarded!

    In 2021, groups consisting of at least three scientists with a proven and structural track record in science communication could apply for funding of up to EUR 10,000 to support and/or enrich their science communication activities.

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  • Submit nominations:Status: closed

    Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences

    Every two years, the Heineken Prizes are awarded to five internationally leading scientists and a talented visual artist in the Netherlands.

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  • Submit nominations:Status: closed

    Heineken Young Scientists Awards

    The Heineken Young Scientists Awards are awarded every two years to recognise young researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and set an example for other young scientists.

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