Become a Member

Membership is open and free of charge for doctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members from participating Dutch universities who conduct research in human rights and related fields. 

PhD Membership
Doctoral researchers from participating Dutch Universities should send a CV, a short motivation letter, a completed version of this form, and a brief statement of support by their PhD supervisor to the NNHRR Steering Committee via NNHRR@asser.nl.

Senior Membership
Postdoctoral fellows and members of faculty from participating Dutch universities should send a CV, a completed version of this form, and a short motivation letter to the NNHRR Steering Committee via NNHRR@asser.nl.

NNHRR Membership Benefits

  • You are offered free participation in all NNHRR activities, including the PhD Trainings, the Toogdag and Research Workshops; 
  • You can apply for funding to organise Research Workshops on human rights;
  • PhD members can apply for Conference Attendance Grants to attend conferences related to their human rights research;
  • You can join and establish thematic Working Groups and participate in the events organised by them;
  • You will appear in our Member Database and can reach out to other members to discuss your research and establish collaborations;
  • You will receive our monthly Newsletter with updates on activities and events and can disseminate information on your events and publications via the newsletter and our socials.

Are you a PhD student from a non-member institution and would like to join our PhD Trainings and PhD Forum?
Subject to capacity, doctoral students from academic non-member institutions may be able to attend the PhD Trainings for 1st and 2nd year students, the PhD Trainings for 3rd and 4th year students, and PhD Forum for a fee of €100/day of training. They will not become members of the NNHRR and will not be able to apply for travel reimbursements or grants. If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please email the NNHRR Academic Director via NNHRR@asser.nl.

Friends of the Network
Anyone can become a friend of the NNHRR by signing up for our Newsletter and staying up to date with the latest events and developments in the field of human rights in the Netherlands! Sign up here.