Dutch Data Prize 2026

The Dutch Data Prize recognises excellent research data management and celebrates researchers or research teams who make their research data and accompanying code/software Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). The prize is awarded in three categories: Social Sciences and Humanities; Natural Sciences and Engineering; and Life Sciences and Health. Each winning researcher or team receives €3,500 to further improve the FAIRness of their research data. Winners present their work at an award ceremony held at the Trippenhuis of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam.

€3,500 prize awarded to each winning researcher or research team to improve FAIRness of research data; presentation slot at the award ceremony.

Researchers and research teams who make their research data FAIR can be nominated; researchers may nominate themselves or be nominated by others.

Nominations may be submitted by candidates themselves or by others via an online nomination form.