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Ammodo Science
Award for groundbreaking research2024 -
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.
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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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Winners
The Ammodo Science Award for groundbreaking research focuses on potentially groundbreaking research and ensures that all researchers involved in the winning project are recognised and rewarded.
Toby Kiers receives Spinoza Prize
Toby Kiers has been awarded the NWO Spinoza Prize for her groundbreaking research on the symbiotic partnerships between fungi and plants. She is the youngest scientist to ever receive this award. The committee praises her scientific and societal contributions to nature conservation and the development of regenerative agriculture. Kiers is professor of Evolutionary Biology at […]
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Ammodo Science Award 2023 presented at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
On 16 May 2023, eight laureates were presented with an Ammodo Science Award for fundamental research 2023 at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Science and art came together during this festive afternoon. There were interviews with the laureates, as well as a dance performance by choreographer Arno Schuitemaker. Curators Rita Ouédraogo en Azu Nwagbogu explained their ideas […]
Read moreEight top scientists win the 2023 Ammodo Science Award for fundamental research 2023
Tazuko van Berkel, Stan Brouns, Tatiana Filatova, Jingyuan Fu, Merel Keijzer, Daniël Lakens, Hugo Snippert and Anja Spang are the winners of the Ammodo Science Award for fundamental research 2023. The laureates each receive a cash prize of 350,000 euros which they can use in the coming years to explore new avenues of fundamental scientific […]
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