Heineken Prizes 2016

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Biennial awards for internationally acclaimed scientists and scholars

The Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences is now accepting nominations for the Heineken Prizes 2016 (five categories).

Deadline: 15 October 2015.

These international prizes, worth $ 200,000 each, reward outstanding achievement in the fields of:

• Biochemistry and Biophysics   
• Cognitive Science
• Environmental Sciences
• History
• Medicine

They are intended explicitly for scientists and scholars who are currently active in their field and whose research still holds considerable promise for future innovative discoveries. International juries will select the winners.

These prizes are offered by the Dr H.P. Heineken Foundation and the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation. The selection of the prizes is entrusted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Who can nominate?

Both institutes and individual researchers may nominate suitable candidates for these prizes.
You will find a digital version of the nomination form and background information on the Heineken Prizes on our website: www.knaw.nl/heinekenprizes.