Each year, EGU honours individuals and teams for their significant contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences by bestowing more than 50 medals and awards during the spring General Assembly. Any EGU member can nominate someone for an award or medal, and the process is probably easier than you think, so submit a nomination by 15 June 2026 and get your friends and colleagues the recognition they deserve! 

EGU offers a range of medals and awards that cover both Union-wide topics and Division topics; many of our 22 Divisions offer both a regular award and an Early Career Scientist award, for those who are at the beginning of their journey. Not all Divisions offer the same awards every year so check the list for the award that is right for you or your colleagues. The Union medals cover all the topics of the Union, and are bestowed to scientists who have achieved exceptional international standing, as well as the Alexander von Humbolt Medal.

Alongside the scientific focused awards EGU also offers a number of other awards and medals. These include:

• Union Service Award - for services to the geoscience community and EGU as a volunteer organsiation
• Angela Croome Award - for excellent geoscience, space and planetary science journalism (awarded to journalists)
• Champion(s) for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award - for advancing the values of EDI in the geoscience community (for individuals or teams)
• Katia and Maurice Krafft Award - for science communication, outreach or public engagement in Earth, planetary and space sciences
• Science for Policy Award - for contributions to evidence-informed policymaking in Europe (for individuals or teams)

Once you have identified the appropriate award or medal, the next step is to check the nomination requirements - it's probably easier than you think to make a nomination. In most cases you only need three things.

1. Your nomination letter for the candidate: a short letter detailing why this person deserves the recognition
2. Supporting letters: usually you are asked for short letters from 3-5 other people who support the nomination, though the Angela Croome award for science journalism and the Outstanding Early Career Scientist awards do not require any supporting letters (Angela Croome also allows for self-nomination), and the Union Service award only needs one letter.
3. Nomination package: the candidate's CV, usually accompanied by a bibliography or evidence in support of the award (such as samples of published science reporting). Several awards ONLY require the CV.

And that's it! EGU encourages the nomination of under-represented people in science, especially encouraging nominees to think about gender, career stage and geographic diversity in nominations. Nominees do not need to be European or currently live in Europe for any award or medal, except the Science for Policy award that specifically recognises the candidate's contribution to Europe's science-policy interface or evidence informed policymaking in Europe.

If you are ready to nominate someone now, double check your nomination requirements, then go to the online form provided to submit the information–you can even save your progress and return to the nomination later. Make sure the nomination is completed by 15 June 2026.

Finally, if you see an award or medal that you think fits your career or activities? Ask someone to nominate you! An EGU medal or award is excellent recognition, not just of you, but also of the work your research institution is doing, and people are usually more than happy to nominate you for a potential award. Be bold, and get nominating!

• EGU Awards & Medals
• Proposal & selection of candidates
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