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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 3 February 2025

    KNAW Early Career Partnerships

    Researchers who were awarded their PhDs between three and seven years ago (this term is subject to the Academy extension regulation) and who are employed by a university or research institute in the Kingdom of the Netherlands can apply for EUR 10,000 to organise an interdisciplinary science meeting.

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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:Open till 1 May 2025

    Academy Van Leersum Grant

    Young researchers in the field of neurology, radiology and pharmacy can apply for a Van Leersum grant for a working visit to a foreign university/institute from a Dutch university.

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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:Status: closed

    Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

    During the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, talented young researchers have the opportunity to meet peers from almost 100 countries and to talk to Nobel laureates.

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  • Apply:Status: closed

    Dobberke Grant

    Researchers studying animal behaviour, including behavioural biology and psychology, may apply for a grant to cover expenses associated with research, study trips to foreign research groups or the organization of scientific meetings or knowledge dissemination.

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  • Apply:Status: closed

    KNAW Van Walree Fund

    Scientific researchers can apply for up to € 10,000 for new initiatives that enable (more) sustainable knowledge sharing about medical-scientific research between professional colleagues, preferably (also) for researchers from low and middle income countries.

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  • Apply:Status: closed

    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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  • Apply:Is opening 1 February 2025

    Academy Ter Meulen Grant

    Young researchers in the field of pediatrics or related areas can apply for a grant for a working visit to a foreign university/institute from a Dutch university.

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  • Apply:Is opening 1 April 2025

    De Boer-van Staveren Fund

    The De Boer-van Staveren Fund enables researchers at an early stage of their careers to set up or develop innovative basic research on autoimmune diseases.

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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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  • Submit nominations:Is opening 31 August 2025

    Beijerinck Premium

    Encourages the professional development of early-career researchers who are contributing to virology research in the broadest sense of the word. The grant consists of 12,500 euros. Two Premiums are awarded annually.

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  • Apply:Is opening 1 September 2025

    KNAW Van der Gaag Grant

    The KNAW Van der Gaag Grant helps young behavioural researchers cover the cost of a research project or working visit abroad. A KNAW Van der Gaag Grant consists of a cash sum not exceeding EUR 10,000.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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