 In 1946, he published his first poems in the Netherlands, and since then has won almost every Dutch literary poetry prize possible.In 1970 Vroman was awarded the Individual Science Award by Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.In 2003, his former high school, "de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap" (GSG), changed its name into "de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap Leo Vroman" (GSG Leo Vroman).