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Heineken Young Scientists Awards

Heineken (Alfred) Fondsen Foundation

The Heineken Young Scientists Awards are intended to give the next generation of talented researchers extra encouragement. They are presented simultaneously with the international Heineken Prizes to promising young researchers whose outstanding work sets an example for other young scientists and scholars. The Awards are funded by the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation.

Monetary award

The Heineken Young Scientists Awards include a monetary award of 15,000 euros.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

Based on the public material (jury reports, laudations, descriptions of young scientist winners), here are what appear to be strong predictors of success:

Predictor	Evidence / What It Looks Like
Distinguished scientific contribution / track record	For senior awards, laureates often have produced landmark or groundbreaking work. For example, proteomics pioneers (Aebersold, Mann) were recently awarded for pioneering techniques.
Recent activity & relevance	Not just past glory; recent important work that’s active. For Young Scientists, the recent years post-PhD matter. For example, work that contributes to current societal challenges (see Lorena De Vita’s work on reconciliation) is praised.
Originality / Innovation	The research tends to be original, sometimes opening new directions or using novel methods, rather than incremental. For example, Young Scientists are recognized for unique approaches.
Impact / Societal relevance	The jury often remarks on how the work addresses broader issues or connects to societal, cultural or environmental challenges. E.g. work that contributes not just academically but to public debate or societal understanding.
Clear affiliation & visibility	Being in a reputable institute; being known in one’s field; having outputs (papers, recognition) that are visible internationally. Senior nominees tend to be well-established researchers. Young nominees need to show promise with early career outputs.
Appropriate scope for “Young scientists”	Meeting criteria such as PhD completion date, being employed in NL, etc. Candidates who are too senior or outside those windows are likely disqualified or not competitive.
Peer nomination / support	Because nominations are submitted by peers, departments, etc., having strong endorsements seems important. While jury decisions are independent, being nominated by people who understand one’s work and can make the case helps.

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Eligibility Requirements

1. Candidates eligible for nomination for the Awards are:

- researchers who after obtaining a PhD have performed outstanding scientific work within one of the above domains;

- researchers who obtained a PhD between three and eight years ago, counting from the date of obtaining the PhD. This period is subject to the Foundation Extension Arrangement.

- researchers who, at the time of nomination, hold an appointment of at least 0.5 FTE (full-time equivalent) at a university or research institute in the Netherlands.

2. The following persons are eligible to nominate candidates for the Awards:

- Boards of management of universities in the Netherlands (maximum of two nominations per board);

- Deans of faculties of Dutch universities (maximum of two nominations per dean); - Directors of research institutes affiliated with the KNAW and NWO (maximum of two nominations per director);

- Directors of the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers (NFU) (maximum of two nominations per director).

3. Nominations must be submitted by using the nomination form made available by the Foundation at www.heinekenprizes.org/.

4. The completed nomination form with the requested appendices must be uploaded before the closing date set by the Foundation to an online cloud platform as indicated on the nomination form. If the nomination has not been submitted before this date, the nomination will not be processed.

5. A nomination is considered to have been submitted when the nominator receives confirmation of receipt.

6. Members of the Board of the Foundation, members of the board of the Dr. A.H. Heineken Stichting voor de Kunst, jury members and jury secretaries of the Heineken Prizes may not submit nominations jointly or individually and may not be nominated as candidates.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Heineken (Alfred) Fondsen Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Tweede Weteringplantsoen 5 1017 ZD Amsterdam Netherlands

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