The Tollens-Fonds ("Tollens foundation)" is a Dutch organization named for poet Hendrik Tollens (1780–1856). The organization awards two notable literary prizes, the Tollens Prize and the Jacobson Prize.
The Tollens Prize (Dutch: Tollensprijs) is an quinquennial award in the Netherlands designed to provide a five prominent literary honor. The prize is awarded for a body of work that, in the opinion of the jury, had the highest literary value in the preceding five years.
The award, established by the Board of Tollensfonds in 1902, is called the Tollensprijs since 1925. It was named after the poet Hendrik Tollens (1780–1856).
2005 - Jules Deelder2000 - Heinz Hermann Polzer (Drs. P)1992 - Marten Toonder1988 - Koos Schuur1983 - Belcampo1978 - Michel van der Plas1973 - Anton Koolhaas1968 - F.C. Terborgh1963 - Ina Boudier-Bakker1958 - Maria Dermoût1953 - Bertus Aafjes1948 - H.W.J.M. Keuls1943 - J.W.F. Werumeus Buning1938 - Herman de Man1933 - Arthur van Schendel1928 - R. van Genderen Stort1923 - Louis Couperus1918 - Willem Kloos1918 - Jacobus van Looy1913 - P.C. Boutens1913 - Lodewijk van Deyssel1908 - Carel Scharten and Margo Scharten-Antink1903 - G. van HulzenNamed for Jos. Jacobson, this award is given every three years to an "elderly" writer or critic, often for their entire oeuvre.
2008 - Carel Peeters2002 - S. Dresden1992 - Elisabeth Augustin1990 - Jan de Hartog1985 - Han G. Hoekstra1985 - Eric van der Steen1980 - Henriëtte van Eyk1980 - Jeanne van Schaik-Willing1975 - Annie Solomons1975 - J. C. van Schagen1970 - Willem Brandt1965 - Elisabeth Zernike1960 - Marie Schmitz1955 - Kees van Bruggen1950 - J. van Oudshoorn1945 - Frans Bastiaanse1940 - G. van Hulzen1940 - J. K. Rensburg1935 - Maurits Wagenvoort1930 - F. Smit Kleine1925 - Nine van der Schaaf