Rachel Carson Thesis Award

Photo above: award ceremony 2025, Anouska Plasmeijer, VVM, Sterre ter Haar, wo winner, Helena Comella Romeu, hbo winner, Marlouce Biemans, RoyaHaskoning.

Rachel Carson Afstudeerprijs 2026 - Application form

Complete the form below to apply as a participant for the Rachel Carson Thesis Award and send us the following documents by email to uaerub.[antispam].@vvm.info:

thesis / graduation project
assessment form, incl. final grade for thesis as such (process, presentation etc. do not count)
letter of recommendation by supervisor
for confidential work: guarantee of public acces

For sending large files you can for example use https://fromsmash.com/. Please note: downloadlinks for the unpaid version of https://wetransfer.com are only valid for three days.

As soon as we have received all documents and the application form, we will notify you by email.

We wish you good luck and we thank you for your participation!

If you have any questions about participation, don't hesitate to contact us via uaerub.[antispam].@vvm.info
You can also call: +31 (0)30 - 232 29 89

Application form 2026

YOUR DATA:

Please note: all fields marked with an * are mandatory.

Surname*

Surname prefix (like van, von, van der, etc.)

First name*

Email address*

Phone number*

Street name*

Postal code*

House number*

House number suffix

Date of birth*

Your LinkedIn address (optional)

DATA THESIS/PROJECT:

Please note: Only HBO bachelor and WO master submissions from Dutch colleges of higher education and universities are allowed compete.

Author(s) thesis/Maker(s) project*

Titel thesis/project*

Level*

Date of completion and/or date assessment*

Name university/ college*

Field of study/education*

Title(s) teacher/ graduation supervisor

First name teacher/ graduation supervisor*

Surname prefix teacher/ graduation supervisor (like van, van de, van der, etc.)

Surname teacher/ graduation supervisor *

E-mail address teacher/ graduation supervisor*

Telephone number teacher/ graduation supervisor

How did you hear about the Rachel Carson Thesis Award?

from my supervisor/teacher

from my study

from my study association

from friends/family

through the VVM website or newsletter

(found it) online

other, namely (please fill in your reply below)

Other way you heard about the Thesis Award

Remarks

Controle*

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Rachel Carson Afstudeerprijs in brief:

Award for HBO (higher education) theses and projects en WO master theses (university)

graded with at least an 8,0 between July 1st, 2024 en November 25th, 2025

Prize fund

a maximum of € 500,-

Application

by December 1st, 2025 at the latest using the application form on this website.

What to send (please note: criteria may still change)

thesis / graduation project
assessment form of thesis, showing the grade for the thesis as such
letter of recommendation by supervisor

Organisation

VVM network of environmental professionals
uaerub.[antispam].@vvm.info / 030 - 232 29 89

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