Dutch Data Science Awards 2020 – Open for Submissions

Submissions for the Dutch Data Science Awards 2020 are now open. This year, PhDs, startups and corporate or governmental projects have the chance to win one of the three coveted awards. The submission period runs until Wednesday 15th April, with the ceremony on Tuesday 16th June at the Aula, UvA.

The Foundation for the Dutch Data Science Awards, The Royal Dutch Society for Sciences and the sponsors Elsevier, Google, ING, Lubbers De Jong Tech PR, ORTEC and the University of Amsterdam are looking for individuals and organizations that have delivered an excellent achievement in Data Science and AI.

The award is divided into three categories, where social relevance and applicability are important criteria. All application areas and disciplines are eligible for the prizes:

  • The Gerrit van Dijk Award for the best PhD thesis (defence between January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019), including a prize of €3,000
  • The Anthony Fokker Award for the most innovative startup (founded in or after 2015) –
  • The Hendrik Lorentz Award for the best corporate or governmental project

Entries should be submitted before April 15th, 2020.

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