Application are currently being accepted for the KNAW - De la Court Prize 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply fot it.
About KNAW - De la Court Prize
The De la Court Prize honors independent researchers who have made significant contributions to social sciences or humanities scholarship while working outside traditional academic institutions and without financial reward.The award highlights the value of independent intellectual work and recognizes scholars who advance knowledge through original, innovative, and socially relevant research.
Benefits of KNAW - De la Court Prize
- The prizewinner receives a monetary award of EUR 7,500.
KNAW - De la Court Prize Requirements
- Scholars in the Kingdom of the Netherlands who have produced outstanding scholarly work in the social sciences or humanities independently and without financial reward.
- Nominations can be submitted by individual scientists and scholars, institutes in the behavioural and social sciences, law, language and literature, history, philosophy and theology, academic publishers, museums and cultural heritage organisations, and members of the Academy and The Young Academy.
- The institution to which the nominator is affiliated must be based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Application Date and Process
Required documents for submitting the application (via the application portal):
- Fully completed nomination form
- CV (max 2 pages)
- List of key publications and/or other evidence of academic recognition, including evidence of societal impact (pdf)
Application Deadline
01 July, 2026
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