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.
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.
All disciplines within the Domains:
Scientific researchers working in the Kingdom of the Netherlands who obtained their PhD at least three and at most seven years ago and who have innovative and original research ideas.
Please note: Staff and researchers at the Academy and the Academy institutes cannot be nominated.
Members of the Academy, members of The Young Academy, professors at universities in the Netherlands and directors of research institutes in the Netherlands.
Candidates have different backgrounds and are in various stages of their early career. In addition to being talented scientifically, they can also stand out in other areas, such as science communication and public engagement and education, and by being an inspiration to other young researchers. The Academy therefore encourages you to make your choice for nomination from multiple perspectives.
The KNAW Early Career Award was established by the Academy in 2019 to recognize talented researchers at the start of their careers who are considered capable of developing and pursuing innovative and original research ideas. A maximum of twelve awards are presented annually, with a maximum of three awards in each of the four Academy domains. Laureates each receive of a work of art and a sum of € 15,000 to be used at their discretion for the benefit of their own research career.
Twelve young researchers – three from each of the Academy’s science domains – will be receiving a KNAW Early Career Award in 2024. The prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievement, consists of a sum of EUR 15,000 and a unique work of art. The KNAW Early Career Award will be presented this year for the fifth time.
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