Distinguished Lorentz Fellowships of The NIAS-Lorentz Program
The NIAS-Lorentz Program is a collaboration between NIAS and the Lorentz Center set up in 2006. The program promotes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that brings together perspectives from the humanities and/or social sciences with the natural and/or technological sciences. NIAL-Lorentz program holds that important and exciting advances are to be expected in research at the interface of different disciplines. Topics of societal importance, that require extensive collaboration across traditional scientific boundaries in order to progress, are encouraged.
What is a Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship?
The Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship (DLF) is awarded annually to a leading researcher to work on cutting-edge research at the interface between the humanities and/or social sciences on the one hand and the natural and/or technological sciences on the other. Distinguished Lorentz Fellows are nominated by prominent figures from within the Dutch academic community. NIAS and the Lorentz Center are committed to encouraging women and minority groups in academia, therefore nominations for researchers from these groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
A Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship consists of:
A fellowship at NIAS for 5 to 10 months between September and June. It includes a personal study, research facilities and, if applicable, accommodation or travel expenses.
A teaching duties replacement fund of up to €3,800 for each fellowship month spent at NIAS.
A workshop at the Lorentz Center on the fellowship topic, with full organizational support and a budget of €20,000.
A personal prize of €10,000.
Evaluation criteria include:
The nominee is an outstanding scientist with an excellent academic track record.
The nominee has the capacity to bring together researchers from necessary disciplines.
The topic is firmly embedded within the Dutch scientific community.
The topic is clearly interdisciplinary and brings together perspectives from the humanities and/or social sciences with the natural and/or technological sciences.
The interdisciplinary approach will contribute to achieving the research goals.
The topic has the potential to produce exciting advances at the interface of scientific fields.
The topic is relevant to current societal issues.
The topic will broaden the scope of the NIAS-Lorentz Program.
The quality of topic and researcher will attract wider interest.