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Spinoza Prize

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2017 Prize Ceremony
Spinoza Prize winners 2006:Jan Zaanen,Ben Scheres,Jozien BensingandCarl Figdor.On the right is NWO-directorPeter Nijkamp

TheSpinoza Prize(Dutch:Spinozapremie) is an annual award of 1.5 millioneuroprize money, to be spent on new research given by theDutch Research Council(NWO). The award is the highest scientific award in theNetherlands.It is named after the philosopherBaruch de Spinoza.[1]

The prize is awarded to researchers in the Netherlands who belong to the best in their field.[2]Academics can nominate each other and an international commission evaluates the submissions. It is sometimes referred to as the Dutch Nobel Prize.[2]

List of winners[edit]

The following persons have received the Spinoza Prize:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Spinoza prize".Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.Retrieved1 February2023.
  2. ^ab"Spinozaprijs voor statisticus en chemicus"(in Dutch).NU.nl.12 June 2015.Retrieved12 June2015.
  3. ^"Spinoza Laureates".nwo.nl.Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2020.Retrieved11 March2014.
  4. ^"NWO Spinoza prize 2016".NWO.Retrieved1 February2023.

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