Applications Huub and Julienne Spiertz Fonds
The Huub and Julienne Spiertz (HJS) Fund awarded travel grants to PhD candidates and postdocs at Wageningen University & Research under the age of 35 in the field of agrobiology and crop science. The grant was intended for a study trip to a foreign university or research institute or a visit to a conference.
Who is eligible
PhD Candidates and Postdocs associated with Wageningen University & Research can apply for the HJS Fund, if they are younger than 35 years of age and are conducting a study trip to a foreign university or research institute or a visit to an international conference.
Maximum amount of funding
Applicants may receive one stipend of maximum €1,500 per year.
How to apply
The last grants from this fund have been awarded in 2025. Applying for this grant is no longer possible.
More information
Professor Huub Spiertz, emeritus professor Crop Ecology at Wageningen University, decided to create a Fund on Name when he turned 70 years old in 2011. He and his wife, Julienne Spiertz, want to offer PhD candidates and postdocs the chance to acquire foreign experience in crop science and agrobiology by providing funding for their study trips. In 2015, Huub Spiertz passed away. The Fund is continued by his wife.
Huub Spiertz: “Young researchers must be given the chance to discover what the scientific world has to offer. They often have little opportunity to acquire new scientific contacts outside of Wageningen University. Especially at the beginning of their PhD, much attention is placed inwards while that is the ideal time to gain ideas from outside; to test their ideas, to gain feedback and to exchange a train of thought. Attending congresses is usually done during the last phase of promotion but without a concrete goal, young researchers can get lost in the masses.”
The board of trustees of the HJS Fund is comprised of:
- Mrs Vivian Spiertz, family representative
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Niels Anten, professor/chair Centre for Crop Systems Analysis
- Dr. ir. Katrien Descheemaeker, professor/chair Plant Production Systems
- Dr. Claudius van de Vijver, Graduate school PE&RC, secretary
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