The funds of University Fund Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) students, (young) researchers and staff are given the opportunity to acquire (international) experience and to strengthen their position in the labour market through support from the different funds offered by University Fund Wageningen. Furthermore, African students are given the chance to study at WUR. Discover below what the goals of the different funds are. Will you contribute to the promotion and strength of WUR?
Support during studies
Scholarships
- Allow African Plant Sciences students to study through the Paul Speijer Fund
- Support students from developing countries through the Anne van den Ban Fund
- Scholarship for dairy students through the Dairy Science & Technology Fellowship
- Promote the environmental technology studies through scholarships from the Nico Buisman Fund
- Enable talented Greek students to study at Wageningen University with a Pavlos Condellis Scholarship
- Support Indonesian students with the Gijsbert Oomen Fund
- Support students from Africa with the Future Animal Nutrition Africa Fund
Young researchers
- Encourage international networking for young researchers through the HJS Fund
- Strengthen the position of excellent female scientists through the Storm-van der Chijs Fund
- Support doctoral research in horticulture through the Wellensiek Fund
- Support young female researchers in animal biology
- Marina van Damme Fund
Talent development during the study programme
- Support young Wageningen top sporters through the Fund Niels Smith
- Give talented, young researchers access to the newest knowledge and technologies with the Aalt Dijkhuizen Fund
Stimulate research
- Support the international development of microbiologists through the Middelhoven Fund
- Contribute to innovative food technology and food safety through the Leniger Bruin Kühn Fund
- Support the development of expertise in collecting bulk cargo through the Hans de Jong Fund
- Contribute to virology research through the Rob Goldbach Fund
- Promote the exchange of knowledge of classic grains through the ECAF
- Support research on ecological plant virology with the L. Bos Fund
- Make knowledge on useful plants available for developing countries with the Plant Resources of the World Fund
- Support research on global food security through the Food Security Fund
- Contribute to research in vector borne diseases through the De Vos-Thijssen Vector Borne Diseases Fund
Entrepreneurship
- Support student-entrepreneurs that have ideas with impact with the AtlasInvest Entrepreneurship Grant
- Support entrepreneurs working towards climate-proof food systems with the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award