The Holland Society Awards for Young Talent are awarded annually to promote scientific education in engineering and science subjects. KIVI Informatics wholeheartedly supports this initiative. As a department, we naturally try to keep in touch with the young and upcoming engineers. For inspiration, and perhaps as a run-up to next year 2022, if you know upcoming talents or if they are in your network of contacts, we would of course welcome it if you point them to the upcoming award ceremony of the KHMW Young Talent Prizes on Monday 29 November next.

The awards will be presented in three consecutive sessions. The livestream can be followed by all interested parties. You can find the programme on the livestream page. The presentation of the KNVI/KIVI prize will take place in session 2 (15:30-16:30).

Young Talent Prizes
The Hollandsche Maatschappij Young Talent Prizes are awarded annually to promote scientific education in technical and exact subjects:

AFSTUDEERPRIJZEN, to crown exceptional study results (master's thesis or research report) at a Dutch institution of scientific education:

  • KNVI/KIVI Thesis Prizes for Computer Science and Information Science (€3,000, two 2nd prizes of €1,000)
  • Tata Steel Graduation Prize for Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (€ 5,000)
  • Pfizer Prizes for Life Sciences (1st prize of €3,000, 2nd prize of €2,000, 3rd prize of €1,000)
  • Royal Van Wijhe Paint Graduation Prize for Chemistry and Process Technology (€ 3,000)
  • Philips Graduation Prize Technology for Healthcare Solutions (€ 3,000)
  • Philips Graduation Prize Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (€ 3,000)
  • East-West Seed Graduation Prize for Plant Sciences (€ 5,000)
  • ASML Graduation Prize for Mathematics (€ 5,000)
  • Shell Graduation Prizes for Physics (1st prize of €3,000, 2nd prize of €2,000, 3rd prize of €1,000)
  • Lorentz Graduation Prize for Theoretical Physics (€ 3,000)
  • De Zeeuw-Van Dishoeck Graduation Prize for Astronomy (€ 3,000)
  • Enza Zaden Graduation Prize for Biology (€ 3,000)

ADMISSION PRIZE, for the best study results in the first year of study at a Dutch institution of scientific education, 56 prizes of € 500 each, in the fields of study:

  • Mathematics and technical mathematics: 9 prizes. Sponsor: ORTEC
  • Physics and technical physics: 8 prizes. Sponsor: Stichting Physica
  • Chemistry: 6 prizes. Sponsor: Shell
  • Computer science & technical computer science: 9 prizes. Sponsor: KNVI/KIVI
  • Technology for Healthcare Solutions (for Biomedical Engineering students): 2 prizes. Sponsor: Philips
  • Chemical technology: 3 prizes. Sponsor: VNCI
  • Mechanical engineering and materials science: 3 prizes. Sponsor: Canon
  • Civil and maritime engineering: 3 prizes. Sponsor: Vaderlandsch Fonds/Dorus Rijker Fonds
  • Aerospace engineering: 2 prizes. Sponsor: KHMW
  • Pharmacy or (bio)pharmaceutical sciences: 4 prizes. Sponsor: KNMP
  • Biology: 7 prizes. Sponsor: Enza Zaden