Members of the KNAW are chosen on the basis of their academic achievements. They are appointed for life. Every year, the KNAW selects new members who have been nominated by people from outside the Academy. Below is a list of all KNAW members from VU University Amsterdam:
| Name | Chief function | Faculty |
| Tjitse Baarda | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Theology |
| Evert Jan Baerends | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Bram van de Beek | Professor | Faculty of Theology |
| Catrien Bijleveld | Professor | Faculty of Law |
| Carel Blotkamp | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Hans Boersma | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Dorret Boomsma | Professor | Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
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| Karel Davids | Professor | Faculty of Humanities |
| Pieter Drenth | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences |
| Wim van Es | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Willem Frijhoff | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Jenny Gierveld | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Rienk van Grondelle | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Jan Willem Gunning | Professor | School of Business and Economics |
| Dick van Halsema | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Martin van Hees | Professor | Faculty of Humanities |
| Jan van Hinte | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Ferdinand van Ingen | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Martijn Katan | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Jan Willem Klop | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Marjo van der Knaap | Professor | VUmc School of Medical Sciences |
| Bas Kooijman | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Aart Liefbroer | Professor | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Hans Linnemann | Professor Emeritus | School of Business and Economics
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| Jan Lucassen | Professor | Faculty of Humanities |
| Wim Mook | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Peter Nijkamp | Professor | School of Business and Economics |
| Hans Opschoor | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Joost Ruitenberg | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Andries Sanders | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences |
| Philip Scheltens | Professor | VUmc School of Medical Sciences |
| Jaap Seidell | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Jan Smit | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Gordon Snow | Professor Emeritus | VUmc School of Medical Sciences |
| Arend Soeteman | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Law |
| Marten Stol | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Ad Stouthamer | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Andy Tanenbaum | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Jan Theeuwes | Professor | Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences |
| Jacques Touret | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Sandor Varga | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Ilja Veldman | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Ben Vermeulen | Professor | Faculty of Law |
| Douwe Yntema | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Waldo Zagwijn | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |