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 |
| Evert Jan Baerends | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Bram van de Beek | Professor Emeritus
| Faculty of Religion and 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
|
| 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 |
| Frank van Harmelen
| Professor
| Faculty of Science
|
| 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 Emeritus
| Faculty of Science |
| Marjo van der Knaap | Professor | VUmc School of Medical Sciences |
| Bas Kooijman | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Science |
| Aart Liefbroer | Professor | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Jan Lucassen | Professor Emeritus
| Faculty of Humanities |
| Peter Nijkamp | Professor Emeritus
| School of Business and Economics |
| Hans Opschoor | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Daniëlle Posthuma
| Professor
| Faculty of Science
|
| Joost Ruitenberg | Professor Emeritus
| 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 Emeritus
| Faculty of Science |
| Gordon Snow | Professor Emeritus | VUmc School of Medical Sciences |
| Arend Soeteman | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Law |
| Thomas Spijkerboer
| Professor
| 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 |
| Ilja Veldman | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |
| Ben Vermeulen | Professor | Faculty of Law |
| Piek Vossen
| Professor
| Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences
|
| Douwe Yntema | Professor Emeritus | Faculty of Humanities |