About the Award
The KNAW Early Career Award (hereafter: the Award) was established in 2019 as encouragement for a diverse range of scientists and scholars who have made valuable and innovative contributions to science or scientific practice in the years following the completion of their PhD. These contributions may relate to the themes identified in the Recognition & Rewards programme: research, education, impact, patient care (in university medical centres), or leadership.
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.
This year's ceremony will take place on Tuesday 19 November 2025 at the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.