The Arne Richter Awards for Outstanding Early Career Scientists (formerly Outstanding Young Scientist Awards) recognise scientific achievements in any field of the geosciences made by an Early Career Scientist. In 2011 the EGU Council renamed these awards in honour of Arne Richter, a former Executive Secretary of the EGU, for his continual efforts to promote Early Career Scientists.

The Arne Richter awardees are selected from among the Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award winners, whose names are forwarded to the Chair of the Union’s Awards Committee. The Council then selects four candidates whose honours are awarded as the Union-level Arne Richter Awards for Outstanding Early Career Scientists.

For information on how to nominate scientists for EGU awards and medals, please check our nominations page and the guidelines for proposal and selection of candidates.