Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards

AACR Team Science Award

This Award recognizes an outstanding interdisciplinary research team for their innovative and meritorious science that has advanced or may advance our fundamental knowledge of cancer, or a team that has applied existing knowledge to advancing the detection, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of cancer.

Value of award  
Eligibility requirements Institutions and/or organizations are not eligible to receive the Award. Eligible teams may be comprised of independent faculty-level researchers providing complementary interdisciplinary expertise, each of whom have made separate substantive and quantifiable contributions to the research being recognized. Team members may be working within the same institution or at several institutions. However, if researchers are employed at the same institution, they must possess separate funding and research space. Nominations may be submitted by any individual, whether an AACR member or nonmember, who is currently or has previously been affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science. Self-nominations are prohibited.
Nature of submission  
Deadline

September 15, 2024 (anticipated)

Website

AACR Team Science Award

Achievement Medals - Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

These medals are awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of science, engineering or technology. Many awards across three main categories:

Early Career: Mike Sargeant Medal; Sir Henry Royce Medal

Established Career: Faraday Medal, Mountbatten Medal, Mensforth Manufacturing Medal, JJ Thomson Medal for Electronics

Value of award

250 - 500 GBP - All winners will receive a medal, certificate and a years free membership of the IET.

Eligibility requirements

Coming Soon: *** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open on 6 February. The following information is subject to change. ***

Nature of submission  
Deadline May 15
Website https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/awards-scholarships/

Alain Bensoussan Fellowships - European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics

This enables early-career scientists to conduct research in the areas of mathematics and computing at leading European centers outside their own country. Key research topics include applied computing, computer systems organization, computing methodologies, hardware, human-centered computing, information systems, mathematics, mathematics of computing, networks, security and privacy, social and professional topics, software and its engineering, theory of computation.

Value of Award €21,684 EUR - €54,120 EUR depending on the host country
Eligibility requirements

PhD holders must have obtained their degree during the last 8 years. A member institute will not be eligible to host a candidate of the same nationality. A candidate cannot be hosted by a member institute, if by the application deadline of the call, they have already been working for this a total of 6 months or more, during the last 3 years.

Nature of submission
Deadline September 30, 2024
Website

European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics - Alain Bensoussan Fellowship

 Albert Einstein World Award of Science

Association for Computing Machinery Awards

Impact Paper Award - recognizes the breadth and vitality of the software engineering community. The papers are judged by their influence since their publication. 
Early Career Researcher Award - presented to an individual or individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the area of software engineering as an early career investigator.
Outstanding Research Award - presented to who has made significant and lasting research contributions to the theory or practice of software engineering.
Influential Educator Award - presented annually to an educator or educators who have made significant contributions to, and impact on, the field of software engineering with his or her accomplishments as a teacher, mentor, researcher, author, and/or policy maker.

Value of award up to $4,000 USD
Eligibility requirements  
Nature of submission
Deadline October 21, 2024 (notice of intent), November 4, 2024 (nomination required)
Website Association for Computing Machinery

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award

Award for Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference

This Award for Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference was established in 2005 by the AMS's Committee on the Profession to compile and publish a series of profiles of programs that:

  • aim to bring more persons from underrepresented backgrounds into some portion of the pipeline beginning at the undergraduate level and leading to advanced degrees in mathematics and professional success, or retain them once in the pipeline;
  • have achieved documentable success in doing so; and
  • are replicable models.
Value of Award $1,000 USD
Eligibility requirements

Preference is given to programs with significant participation by underrepresented minorities. Note that programs aimed at pre-college students are eligible only if there is a significant component of the program benefiting individuals from underrepresented groups at or beyond the undergraduate level. Nomination of one's own institution or program is permitted and encouraged.

Nature of submission
Deadline May 31, 2024
Website https://www.ams.org/prizes-awards/paview.cgi?parent_id=31

CANIE Awards - Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation

CultTech x Ars Electronica Award - Ars Electronica & Austrian Broadcasting Company

This distinguished award calls for projects and ideas that exemplify responsible usage of technology and actively contribute to the accessibility and impact of culture while fostering meaningful engagement between creators, distributors, and audiences.

Value of award €10,000 EUR
Eligibility requirements

Individuals from various backgrounds and expertise are encouraged to submit their projects. In terms of organizations, we welcome submissions from a diverse range of entities. 

Nature of submission  
Deadline September 19
Website Ars Electronica & Austrian Broadcasting Company - CultTech x Ars Electronica Award

Founders of Statistics Prize for Contemporary Research Contributions - ISI 

This recognizes a research contribution that has had profound influence on statistical theory, methodology, practice or applications.

Value of Award €5000 - €6,000 EUR
Eligibility requirements

The article or book must have been published 1990 or later. For books the first edition establishes the relevant publication date. The publication must be in English.
It must be a stand-alone research contribution that has had major influence and impact in statistical theory, statistical methodology, statistical practice, and/or application areas

Nature of submission
Deadline 

August 5, 2025 (anticipated)

Website Founders of Statistics prize for contemporary research contributions

Franz Edelman Award - INFORMS

The Franz Edelman competition attests to the contributions of operations research and analytics in both the profit and non-profit sectors. The purpose of the Franz Edelman competition is to bring forward, recognize and reward outstanding examples of operations research, management science, and advanced analytics in practice in the world.

Value of Award $10,000 USD
Eligibility requirements

Work must have been implemented and resulted in significant measurable benefit.

Nature of submission
Deadline 

October 1, 2024

Website Franz Edelman Award - INFORMS

Frontiers Planet Prize

Jan Tinbergen Awards - International Statistical Institute 

These reward the best papers by young statisticians on statistical problems of relevance in building statistical capacity in countries with limited statistical infrastructure. Papers should address statistical problems of real relevance in building statistical capacity in countries with limited statistical infrastructure. The theme for the 2025 edition of the ISI Jan Tinbergen Award is “statistical systems".

Value of award

€2,500

Eligibility requirements The paper must be an unpublished, original contribution. The paper must be written in English. The paper should have a minimum of four pages. The author and all co-authors (if any) of the paper must be born in 1987 or later. If the paper has co-author(s), the percentage contribution from all authors must be stated. Previous winners of the award are not eligible (even as co-authors).
Nature of submission  
Deadline

August 5, 2024 (anticipated)

Website Jan Tinbergen awards - International Statistical Institute

John Charles Polanyi Prizes - Council of Ontario Universities

Awarded purely on the basis of merit. In 2024, the prizes are in the areas broadly defined as Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science.

Value of Award

$20,000

Eligibility requirements This is for researchers in the early stages of their career who are continuing to post-doctoral studies or have recently started a faculty appointment at an Ontario university. Candidates are normally resident in Ontario. Must have received their doctoral degree from any recognized university in the world on or after September 1, 2020.
Nature of submission
Deadline December 2, 2024
Website Council of Ontario - John Charles Polanyi Prizes

NSERC McDonald Fellowships

Up to 6 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships are awarded annually to recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and to enhance their research capacity so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others. 

Value of award $250,000 research grant and relief from teaching and service for 2 years 
Eligibility requirements be an early-stage tenured/tenure-track academic researcher holding an NSERC grant. 
Nature of submission
Deadline Important Dates
•    Notification of Intent     (Sep 27)
•    Internal deadline (Oct 17)
•    Penultimate draft to O.R. (Dec7)
•    Sponsor deadline (Dec 16)
Website NSERC McDonald Fellowships

Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry

The award is made for a notable research work in geometry or topology that has appeared in the last six years. The work must be published in a recognized, peer-reviewed venue.

Value of Award

$5,000 USD

Eligibility requirements

Submit a letter of nomination, a complete bibliographic citation for the work being nominated, and a brief citation that explains why the work is important. Prize is awarded every 3 years.

Nature of submission  
Deadline March 31, 2024
Website https://www.ams.org/prizes-awards/paview.cgi?parent_id=34

Paul Bunge Prize - German Chemical Society

The Paul Bunge Prize honors outstanding research publications on all aspects of the history of scientific instruments.

Value of award €7,500 EUR
Eligibility requirements

The prize is for either individual books or papers published within the last five years or for lifetime achievements. Submitted works may be published in English, German or French.

Nature of submission  
Deadline September 30, 2024
Website German Chemical Society

Polymers Journal young investigator award

This prize will be given to two young investigators in recognition of their excellence in the field of polymer science.

Value of award CHF 2,500 and option to publish one paper free of charge in Polymers after peer review before the end of April 2025. 
Eligibility requirements

You must have received a PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 Sep 2024. You must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of polymer science and must be nominated by senior scientists.

Nature of submission  
Deadline August 31, 2024
Website Polymers Journal young investigator award

Priestly Medal

Simon-Widmer Award - Swiss Chemical Society

To honor distinguished scientists for their contribution to fundamental and applied analytical science and the education of analytical scientists.

Value of award CHF 5,000
Eligibility requirements Self-nominations are not admitted.
Nature of submission
Deadline November 30, 2024
Website Swiss Chemical Society

The WLA Pize (World Laureates Association Prize - WLA Foundation)

The WLA Prize is an international science prize that aims to recognize and support eminent researchers and technologists worldwide for their contributions to science. It is intended to support global science and technology advancement, address the challenges to humanity, and promote society's long-term progress. Each year, the WLA Prize is awarded in two categories: the "WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics" and the "WLA Prize in Life Science or Medicine."

Value of award 10,000,000 RMB (Chinese Yuan) = approximately 1.8 Million CAD
Eligibility requirements

The nominee must:

  • be recognized for their scientific excellence by the international scientific community;
  • work in the area of Computer Science or Mathematics, and of Life Science or Medicine;
  • not be a previous winner of the Nobel Prize, the Turing Award, the Abel Prize, the Lasker Award, the Canada Gairdner International Award or the Breakthrough Prize;
  • There are no age or nationality limitations.
     
Nature of submission  
Deadline June 15, 2024
Website The WLA Prize

Young Scientist Lectureship Award - International Society for Neurochemistry

This recognizes research achievements by young scientists and supports them in attending the ISN-ESN 2025 Meeting in New York from August 19 – 22, 2025, where they will present a 30-minute lecture.

Value of award $3,500 USD
Eligibility requirements

Neurochemistry is considered in its broadest context within molecular and cellular neuroscience. Up to two young scientists, up to 10 years after the year the doctoral degree was awarded (at the time of the proposal), may be given the ISN award consisting of an honorarium and paid trip to the ISN-ASN 2025 Meeting in New York, USA where they will need to present a 30-minute lecture (including discussion).

Nature of submission  
Deadline October 31, 2024 
Website International Society for Neurochemistry - Young Scientist Lectureship Award