Nominations for the 2025 Awards, listed below, must be submitted online by Monday, October 7 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
Unless otherwise specified, preference will be given to early-career scientists and those whose work hasn’t been recognized by other large prizes or awards. Please note that the nomination requirements and conflict of interest policies have changed.
Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics
Arctowski Medal (solar physics and solar terrestrial relationships)
Henry Draper Medal (astronomical physics)
James Prize in Science and Technology Integration
Michael and Sheila Held Prize (computer science, specifically combinatorial/discrete optimization)
NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society (academia, government, and non-profit organizations)
NAS Award for Scientific Discovery (astronomy, materials science, or physics)
NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Studies- Stanley Miller Medal
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (young investigator)
NAS Award in the Neurosciences
NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Pradel Research Award (neuroscience)
Richard Lounsbery Award (young investigator)
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology
Troland Research Awards (early-career researchers)
Questions?
Contact awards@nas.edu