Below are the awards that will be presented in 2026. Nominations will be accepted until Monday, October 6, 2025.
Arthur Day Prize and Lectureship (physics of the Earth)
Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
James Craig Watson Medal (astronomy)
Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal (medical sciences)
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (social sciences excluding economics)
Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Michael and Sheila Held Prize (computer science, specifically combinatorial/discrete optimization)
NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science (artificial intelligence)
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (early-career researchers)
NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Pradel Research Award (neuroscience)
Troland Research Awards (early-career researchers)
Questions?
Contact awards@nas.edu