Distinguished Women Scientists Fund – Laureates


Distinguished Women Scientists Fund – Laureates

The Distinguished Women Scientists Fund (DWSF) was established in 2012 by the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH). It provides travel grants of up to €1500 for female postdoctoral researchers in the Netherlands (up to three years after their PhD) to travel abroad as part of their research projects.


2025–2026

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2024–2025

Laureates: Bodine Gonggrijp, Elisa D’Alessandro, Marina Meester, Carolin Gaiser, Isabel Weinhäuser, Javiera Sabina Garcia Meneses, Lieke van der Veer.

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2023–2024

Laureates: Rocio Arreguín Campos, Aranka Viviènne Ballering, Lotte van Burgsteden, Lilith Lee, Sangita Swapnasrita, Bárbara Varassi Pega, Margot van de Weijer.

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2022–2023

Laureates: Annelisa Cornel, Eefje de Bont, Nerea Arrarte Terreros, Christel van Eck, Loreta Muscarella, Rozanne Versendaal.

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2021–2022

Laureates: Jeewanthi Gangani Sirisena, Kelly de Ligt, Natashe Lemos Dekker, Olya Kudina, Renée Verdiesen (taken over by Mehrnoosh Shokouhi), Titia Geertje Meijer.

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2020–2021

Laureates: Luisa Schneider, Chiara Sironi, Oihane Abiega, Ona Ilozumba, Noortje Kloos, Fabiola Müller, Charlotte Bekker.

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2019

Laureates: Anna Schueth, Kaya Peerdeman, Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Maria Luce Lupetti, Sarah Burke, Lieke Melsen.

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2018

Laureates: Lorena De Vita, Whitney Freeze, Anne Marije Kaag, Hannah Nohlen, Eva van Roekel, Masha van der Sande.

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2017

Laureates: Miranda Bloem, Fleur Bouwer, Anke Klein, Mandy Lauw.

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2016

Laureates: Jessica Alleva, Camille Creyghton, Mathilde Hagens, Janet Vos.

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2015

Laureates: Cathrin Canto, Nikki Damen, Tessa Diphoorn, Fenneke Sysling.

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2014

Laureates: Hieke Huistra, Laura Mann, Annelieke Roest, Annelies Veraart.

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2012 Anne Cutler

Laureates: Susanne Brouwer, Caroline Junge, Anja Schüppert.

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