The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation is a Dutch cultural institution that works in the humanities, the social science and the arts.

The Foundation is motivated by the ideas of Desiderius Erasmus, from whom it derives its name, and European cultural traditions.

[1] As of 2023[update] the Board consists of Xandra Schutte (Chair), Sven Arne Tepl (Vice-Chair), Peter Blom (Treasurer), Maarten Asscher, Barnita Bagchi, Andreas Blühm, Antoine Buyse, Mieke Gerritzen, Judi Mesman, Jos de Mul and Nazmiye Oral.

[3] The Foundation organizes a wide range of academic and cultural activities around the Erasmus Prize award ceremony, as well as an essay or publications based on the laureate and their work.

As of 2015[update] it awards up to five prizes of €3,000 each to PhD graduates who have written an outstanding thesis in the humanities and social sciences.