Membership

 In order to qualify for membership of the Young Academy, young researchers must have already made their mark in science. They must also have a broad interest in science and scholarship, in the role that science plays in society, and in science policy.

Selection

A special committee made up of members of the Young Academy and the Royal Academy selects ten new members every year from nominations submitted by university vice-chancellors, research school directors, non-university research institute directors, chairpersons of the Areas covered by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, chairpersons of the Royal Academy sections, members of the Young Academy, the chairperson of the National Network of Female Professors, and deans of faculties of literature and humanities. Members must have received their doctorate no more than ten years prior to their appointment to the Young Academy. They are appointed for a five-year period.

Those entitled to submit nominations for Young Academy candidates are invited to do so around 1 April each year.

Regulations Governing Selection The Young Academy

Regulations Governing Selection The Young Academy

New members 2012

 

Membership register 2012 (in Dutch)

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