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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 VU University Amsterdam and laureate of the Ammodo Science Award 2019. In September of last year, Kiers was already named one of the 100 emerging leaders shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, and activism by TIME.
NWO Spinoza Prize
The NWO Spinoza Prize is the highest distinction in Dutch science. NWO annually awards the Spinoza Prizes to two researchers working in the Netherlands who are among the best scientists in the world according to international standards. This year, the Spinoza Prize will be awarded on October 4th.
Toby Kiers
Laureate 2019Toby Kiers is interested in the interaction between plants and micro-organisms in the soil. An active trade in nutrients takes place between roots and fungi which can be described using economic theory that is actually meant for human markets. Her original approach provides new insights into the evolution of societies in the natural world.
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