Hans de Bruijn Fund
Goal: to stimulate research in the field of mammalian paleontology
Founded by: Stichting Hans de Bruijnfonds/the heirs of Hans de Bruijn
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The Hans de Bruijn Foundation was established in 2001 on the occasion of the 70th birthday of dr. Hans de Bruijn. As a named fund under the banner of the Utrecht University Fund, we have been increasing our visibility within the university community since 2024.
Impact
The Hans de Bruijn Fund promotes fundamental research and scientific education in the field of stratigraphy, paleontology and evolution of vertebrates and invertebrates, in particular at Utrecht University in collaboration with Dutch natural history museums.
This includes, for example:
- awarding travel and fieldwork grants, preferably to young researchers;
- promoting the appointment of preferably young researchers in stratigraphy and paleontology by fully or partially financing temporary appointments, in particular at Utrecht University and
- anything that is considered appropriate to achieve the intended purpose.
This is a dream come true for me and I am extremely happy there are funds making this possible for me and other future paleontologists.
Hans de Bruijn (1931-2021)
Hans was a worldwide authority on fossil mammals, especially rodents (Rodentia). He published more than a hundred scientific articles, supervised dozens of students and PhD candidates, and conducted fieldwork in various countries, from Pakistan to Canada and from Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey.
After his early retirement in 1992, forced by a reorganization, he continued his research, for which he retained a workplace as a guest fellow at the Institute of Earth Sciences Utrecht of the Faculty of Geosciences. He continued to do so until the beginning of the covid-crisis in 2020 and during that period he maintained a special relationship with mammal paleontological projects in Serbia (in collaboration with the Natural History Museum in Belgrade).
Hans de Bruijn was appointed an Honorary Member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2010; he is the first and so far only Dutch person to receive this honor. In 2013 he was made a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Hans de Bruijn passed away on 11 September 2021.
More about the Hans de Bruijn Fund
Criteria and application (in Dutch) How do I apply for a grant?
Receivers of the grant (Dutch/English) Stories about recent projects supported by the fund
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