Ammodo Science Award

The Ammodo Science Award for groundbreaking research is intended to stimulate potentially groundbreaking research. Such research is usually the result of team work, and for that reason this Award is for research being carried out by a group of researchers working together, and is intended to recognise the contribution of every member of the group. The Award is presented every two years in four scientific domains: Biomedical Sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.

Nomination & Selection

Each edition, the Ammodo Science Award for groundbreaking research includes a cash prize of 1,600,000 euros for each of the science domains Natural Sciences and Biomedical Sciences and a cash prize of 800,000 euros for each of the science domains Humanities and Social Sciences. The rectors of the fourteen Dutch universities affiliated to Universities of The Netherlands (UNL) may nominate a maximum of one research project per scientific domain.

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Spring 2025

Start nomination period Ammodo Science Award 2026

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Biomedical Sciences

Hugo Snippert Laureate 2023

Hugo Snippert uses microscopy and molecular genetics to understand how it is that there is a huge diversity of tumour cells and what the consequences of this are. This knowledge helps towards the tailoring of individual cancer therapies.

Jingyuan Fu Laureate 2023

Combining insights from genetics, microbiology and bioinformatics, Jingyuan Fu investigates the gut microbiome in relation to disease and health. She particularly focuses on complex diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Tazuko van Berkel Laureate 2023

Tazuko van Berkel researches self-image, humanity, and worldview in classical Greek society. She is currently focusing on economic thinking in ancient Greece.

Merel Keijzer Laureate 2023

Merel Keijzer investigates how learning a new language contributes to healthy ageing.

Anja Spang Laureate 2023

Anja Spang’s field of research is the special role that various micro-organisms such as archaea have played in major evolutionary changes, including the origin of eukaryotes to which humans also belong.

Stan Brouns Laureate 2023

Stan Brouns is engaged in fundamental research into the battle between microbes and viruses. In particular, he studies the functioning of bacterial defence systems at the molecular and cellular level.

Daniël Lakens Laureate 2023

Daniël Lakens studies how scientists conduct research, with the aim of increasing the reliability and efficiency of social science research.

Tatiana Filatova Laureate 2023

Tatiana Filatova carries out research into the complex dynamics of socio-economic systems and climate change, seeking, among other things, to predict societies' responses to different climate scenarios.

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