Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is the Netherlands’ national learned society and research organization, overseeing ten national research institutes and two research-infrastructure institutes. Its network brings together nationally significant expertise, collections, and facilities, with many resources available to external researchers and partners. A dedicated Knowledge Transfer Office helps institutes and researchers develop knowledge exchange, find expertise, and attract external funding; strategic links with universities, including professorial appointments, further connect research to the wider knowledge system. Institute research draws on Dutch public support, competitive grants from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and European programs, and commissioned work supported by industry, government, and charitable organizations.