MD-PhD Performance Bonus (€6,000),University Medical Center Groningen
Awarded a personal performance bonus for the early and successful completion of the MD-PhD trajectory.
Grants for publication of PhD thesis (€1,000),University of Groningen
University of Groningen grant (€750) and University Medical Center Groningen grant (€250).
Rubicon Grant (€266,824),Dutch Research Council (NWO/ZonMw)
One of the most prestigious early-career research awards in the Netherlands (13.3% award rate), fully funding a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Yale School of Medicine (starting in late 2025).
Outstanding Assessment for Senior Clinical Rotations,Medisch Spectrum Twente
Recognized for outstanding clinical performance, professionalism, and patient-centered care (top ~5%) during the final assessment of sub-internships in Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.
2024
GUF-100 Prize Finalist 2024 (Nomination), University of Groningen
Distinction received for belonging to the top 3 out of >4,200 students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and for the nomination as a finalist for the GUF-100 Prize of the University of Groningen based on academic, research, and societal achievements.
2023
MD-PhD Scholarship (~ €100,000),University Medical Center Groningen
Admitted to the highly selective and prestigious Doctor of Medicine-Doctor of Philosophy (MD-PhD) program, fully funded by a personal grant. This challenging program provides MD-PhD candidates the opportunity to specialize in medical research and lays the groundwork for a future career as a physician-scientist.
2022
Human Space Physiology Training,European Space Agency
One of 30 students selected from top European universities to participate in a fully funded, highly selective training program of the Space Medicine Team at the European Space Agency Academy’s Training & Learning Facility, ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. Distinction received upon completion based on outstanding performance (Grade: A).
Commencement Student Speaker,University of Groningen
Honored as the Valedictorian for the graduating cohort of the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Medicine at the University of Groningen on October 31, 2022.
Junior Scientific Masterclass,University of Groningen
Ranked among the top 10% of bachelor medical graduates at the University of Groningen, graduating with Honors and excelling in the innovative scientific training program (Junior Scientific Masterclass).
ADF Lab Fund ($2,900),Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Received funding from the Koumenis Lab, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, to cover living expenses during my research internship.
UMCG Grant (€250),University Medical Center Groningen
Received funding from the University Medical Center Groningen to cover part of my travel expenses for my research
internship at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.