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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.

Submit nominations:Is opening 1 November 2024

Subject areas

All subject areas; science policy

Who is it for

Individuals in the Netherlands who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of science in the broadest sense. Their contribution may be related to scientific practice, Dutch (or European) science policy, or valorisation as broadly defined.

Members of the Academy, The Young Academy, and the Society of Arts are not eligible for the Academy Medal.

Who may submit a nomination

The following individuals and institutions may nominate candidates for the Academy Medal: 

  • members of the Academy
  • members of The Young Academy
  • members of the Society of Arts
  • the governing bodies of Dutch universities
  • the board of the Dutch Research Council (NWO)
  • the board of the Dutch Network of Women Professors (Landelijk Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren). 

About the Academy Medal

The 2023 Academy Medal was awarded to Carla Hollak, Professor of Metabolic Diseases, in particular hereditary metabolic diseases, at the University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University Medical Centre. The award ceremony took place on 30 May 2023 at the Academy’s Trippenhuis building in Amsterdam.

Laureates

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