To stimulate student excellence, the Professor H.W. Lambers Student Excellence Award is presented annually to an excellent student who has performed exceptionally well in her or his study career at Erasmus University Rotterdam.The Professor H.W. Lambers Student Excellence Award is made possible by the Erasmus Trustfonds.
About the Lambers Student Excellence Award
The Lambers Student Excellence Award contains a monetary value of € 4,000 and a certificate of appreciation. This certificate is signed by both the Rector Magnificus and the chairman of the Erasmus Trustfonds. The money prize is to be spent on courses, workshops, congresses or trainings (nationally and internationally), or a study period abroad. The award ceremony will take place at the Dies Natalis.
Students can be nominated based on outstanding academic achievements, in terms of education and research.
Candidates for the Lambers Student Excellence Award are assessed based on the following criteria:
- One or more master's degrees, of which one at least cum laude over the last two years;
- The most recent master's degree was obtained at EUR;
- The student has the ambition to continue her/his career in academia;
- The nomination should include:
- a cover letter of the dean;
- a recommendation letter of a referee;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a list of grades from the Master(s);
- a summary of the Master thesis/theses;
- written explanation from the student, which in any case addresses:
- why the study/studies in question was/were chosen;
- to what extent the studies complement each other (if applicable);
- what plans the student has for the future;
- what the student wants to spend the amount of money on and why.
- the names of two referees (e.g. thesis supervisor)
- optional: letter from the examination board with the planned date of graduation
All nominations should be addressed to the Executive Board and submitted digitally as a single pdf to awards@eur.nl. The deadline for submission is Friday 16 May 2025 12h (noon).
The jury consists of six members:
- the Rector Magnificus (chairman);
- two professors;
- the last year's winner of the Education Prize;
- two students of the University Council.
2024: Mr.drs. Aalt-Jan Smits, MSc. LL.M.
2023: Stijntje Dijk MD, MSc
2022: Else-Marie van den Herik & Nyota Kanyemesha
2021: Charlie Sewalt and Ina Jäntgen
2020: Nikki Speklé
2019: Silvan Licher MSc.
2018: Mr.drs. Maikel Samsom
2017: Fleur Osté and Brian Yuk Shouw Chung
2016: Loes Jaspers
2015: José Nederhand
2014: Cleo Scholte
2013: Elize de Mul
2012: Abdelilah el Barzouhi
2011: Mostafa Mokhles
