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
Call currently open.
2024–2025
Laureates: Bodine Gonggrijp, Elisa D’Alessandro, Marina Meester, Carolin Gaiser, Isabel Weinhäuser, Javiera Sabina Garcia Meneses, Lieke van der Veer.
2023–2024
Laureates: Rocio Arreguín Campos, Aranka Viviènne Ballering, Lotte van Burgsteden, Lilith Lee, Sangita Swapnasrita, Bárbara Varassi Pega, Margot van de Weijer.
2022–2023
Laureates: Annelisa Cornel, Eefje de Bont, Nerea Arrarte Terreros, Christel van Eck, Loreta Muscarella, Rozanne Versendaal.
2021–2022
Laureates: Jeewanthi Gangani Sirisena, Kelly de Ligt, Natashe Lemos Dekker, Olya Kudina, Renée Verdiesen (taken over by Mehrnoosh Shokouhi), Titia Geertje Meijer.
2020–2021
Laureates: Luisa Schneider, Chiara Sironi, Oihane Abiega, Ona Ilozumba, Noortje Kloos, Fabiola Müller, Charlotte Bekker.
2019
Laureates: Anna Schueth, Kaya Peerdeman, Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Maria Luce Lupetti, Sarah Burke, Lieke Melsen.
2018
Laureates: Lorena De Vita, Whitney Freeze, Anne Marije Kaag, Hannah Nohlen, Eva van Roekel, Masha van der Sande.
2017
Laureates: Miranda Bloem, Fleur Bouwer, Anke Klein, Mandy Lauw.
2016
Laureates: Jessica Alleva, Camille Creyghton, Mathilde Hagens, Janet Vos.
2015
Laureates: Cathrin Canto, Nikki Damen, Tessa Diphoorn, Fenneke Sysling.
2014
Laureates: Hieke Huistra, Laura Mann, Annelieke Roest, Annelies Veraart.
2012 Anne Cutler
Laureates: Susanne Brouwer, Caroline Junge, Anja Schüppert.