In 2002 he was appointed as special professor by the VU, followed by a nomination for professor Bewegingswetenschappen (Human Movement Sciences) at the
Rijksuniversiteit in Groningen (RuG). After a couple of years he returned to the VU in Amsterdam, where he leads the department clinical neuropsychology. Both universities awarded Scherder with special awards, such as RUG teacher of the year and the VU education award . Due to this he was invited to the Dutch television show
De Wereld Draait Door and in 2015 three episodes of
DWDD University, in which the functioning of malfunctions and diseases of the brain were the main topic. In 2016 Scherder received the Betto Deelmanprijs, due to his exceptional efforts in the study of neuropsychology and his contribution to the subject of neuropsychology in the Netherlands'. On 26 April 2017 Scherder was appointed Officer in the
Order of Orange-Nassau. ==References==