To recognise an early career scientist in the UK who is a key contributor to a paper in any field of molecular spectroscopy applied to pharmaceutical science published between 1st October 2022 to 31st December 2025.
Additional information is available on the Award webpage
The nominee will have contributed to the paper during the early stage of their scientific career (within 5 years since PhD; equivalent experience through other career routes, e.g., apprenticeships or graduates, will also be considered).
Nomination process
Written applications to be submitted on behalf of potential recipients (self-nominations will not be accepted) that includes the following information:
- Name of nominee
- Affiliation of nominee
- Brief career summary demonstrating eligibility of nominee (limit 500 words)
- Name of nominator
- Affiliation of nominator
- Title of nominated paper
- DOI of nominated paper
- Concise summary of the science within the paper (limit 400 words)
The 2025 award will close on 31st January 2026.
The successful recipient of the Award will be selected by the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group Committee based on the following criteria:
- Originality of the research
- Relevance to the theme of the Award
- Quality of the writing
- Quality of the science
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