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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Late last week, the KNAW called for nominations of candidates for “De Jonge Akademie” (DJA) (The Young Academy), for appointments starting on April 1<sup>st</sup>,
2026. With this email, I would like to inform you about the conditions for nomination, and the VU internal selection process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Membership of De Jonge Akademie (DJA) in short<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- Members share a deeply felt passion for science and a desire to share it with society. This is translated into an active commitment to DJA's objectives
and thus the value of science and a better science system;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- Derived from this: members have enthusiasm for science policy, science and society, interdisciplinary collaboration or internationalisation;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- In addition to their membership of the DJA, members have a strong involvement in the forum and advisory function of the KNAW.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Important nomination conditions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">For full and comprehensive conditions, please read the attached regulations - in Dutch - especially article 5)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Eligible for nomination are young researchers who:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- Have emphatically distinguished themselves scientifically;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- Have obtained their PhD less than 10 years ago (at the start of membership on 1 April in the year in question. An extension rule applies to this, see the
rules and regulations attached or this </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><a href="https://www.knaw.nl/reglementen-fondsen-en-prijzen/extensieregeling-knaw">link</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">- Nominees have time to be actively involved in DJA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Process and internal selection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">The VU can nominate 3 pairs of one man and one woman (for every female candidate, a male candidate should also be nominated and vice
versa - or a candidate who does not identify with either of these two categories). Our faculty may nominate 4 candidates. This nomination does not have to be a full proposal but should give enough idea of the candidate so that a considered selection can be
made by the deans. The composition of the three duos will include spread across disciplines and diversity of candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">More information</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><a href="https://dejongeakademie.nl/organisatie/over+de+jonge+akademie/default.aspx"><span lang="EN-US">https://dejongeakademie.nl/organisatie/over+de+jonge+akademie/default.aspx</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Attached you can find more information as well as the nomination form. Please let me know if you are interested (and eligible) to
be nominated, so that we (candidate and MT) can work together on the nomination!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:NL">Jordi
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