Nominations are now being accepted for the 2027 awards (listed below). Nominations are due by October 5, 2026.
Arctowski Medal (solar physics)
Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal (marine or freshwater algae)
J. Lawrence Smith Medal (investigations of meteoric bodies)
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
NAS Award for Scientific Discovery (biochemistry, biophysics, or chemistry)
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (early-career researchers)
NAS Award in the Evolution of Earth and Life- Mary Clark Thompson Medal (geology and paleontology)
NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Pradel Research Award (neuroscience)
Richard Lounsbery Award (biology and medicine)
Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology
Troland Research Awards (early-career researchers)
Questions?
Contact awards@nas.edu