The Spinoza Prize () is an annual award of 1.5 million

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prize money, to be spent on new research given by the

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(NWO). The award is the highest scientific award in the

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. It is named after the philosopher Baruch de Spinoza. The prize is awarded to researchers in the Netherlands who belong to the best in their field. Academics can nominate each other and an international commission evaluates the submissions. It is sometimes referred to as the Dutch Nobel Prize.

List of winners

The following persons have received the Spinoza Prize:

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.nwo.nl/en/spinoza-prize, name = Spinoza Prize Awards established in 1995 Dutch science and technology awards 1995 establishments in the Netherlands Baruch Spinoza