Nominations
are now being accepted for the prestigious Heineken Prizes 2016. The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2015.
These international prizes, worth $ 200,000 each, reward outstanding achievement in the fields of:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Cognitive Science
- Environmental Sciences
- History
- Medicine
They
are intended explicitly for scientists and scholars who are currently
active in their field and whose research still holds considerable
promise for future innovative discoveries. International juries will
select the winners.
These prizes are offered by the Dr H.P. Heineken Foundation and the
Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation. The selection of the prizes is
entrusted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.