Nominations for the 2026 Science Innovation Award

Who may submit a nomination?

Anyone may submit a nomination for the EAG Science Innovation Award except for the members of the Science Innovation Award Committee and of the EAG Council. They may not nominate a candidate directly nor write a support letter, but they may actively solicit nominations from others.

Who may be nominated?

The EAG Science Innovation Award recognizes scientists who have recently made a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in geochemistry. The geochemical research must be highly original and contribute in a significant fashion to our understanding of the natural behavior of the Earth or planets.

The award is bestowed annually to a scientist who has received a recognized doctorate within 25 years of the first day of the year in which the award is given. Hence, for the 2026 Science Innovation Award, candidates should have a PhD on/after 1 January 2001. However, we are committed to promoting the diversity of our candidates and acknowledge that they may have different career paths therefore exceptions to the eligibility criteria may be made.
Nominations of underrepresented groups are encouraged.

These groups may not be nominated:

• the current members of the EAG Council
• the current members of the Science Innovation Award Committee
• past recipients of the Science Innovation Award

Nominee-nominator conflict of interest

We do not exclude mentors or mentees (e.g., supervisor-student, post-doctoral employer-employee relationship) from making nominations.
We also do not exclude collaborators or members of the same institution as writers of nominator or support letters. We do regard such nominations as a potential conflict of interest if the relationship has been in the past 3 years. Such potential conflict of interest should be acknowledged and communicated to the selection committee as part of the nomination (in the nomination letter), but do not disqualify the individual from participating.

What are the nomination requirements?

All nominations must include:

1. A completed cover sheet; download the form as Word document or as fillable PDF (make sure to open it in your PDF application)
2. The principal nominator’s letter (up to 2 pages), including a discussion of the nominee’s major contributions to the field of geochemistry (this letter may be cosigned by up to 3 additional people)
3. One letter of support (up to 2 pages)
4. A brief (up to 4 pages) CV for the candidate
5. A listing of the candidate’s publications

Professional Ethics Disclosure

When submitting a nomination, the principal nominator is asked to check one of the following:

1. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the person I have nominated has not been sanctioned or found at fault as the result of a complaint, investigation, or other proceeding related to his/her professional conduct (including harassment allegations), and that he/she is not currently the subject of such an investigation.

2. I am aware that the person I have nominated has been sanctioned or found at fault as the result of a complaint, investigation, or other proceeding related to his/her professional conduct, or that he/she is currently the subject of such an investigation, but would nevertheless like to proceed with the nomination.

Please note that selecting the second case is not necessarily disqualifying, but you may be contacted by a member of the EAG Executive or Ethics Committee for a confidential discussion.

What is the nomination deadline?

The nomination must be received by 30 October 2025 for the 2026 Science Innovation Award.
Once submitted, nominations are held for three award cycles (e.g. 2026-2028). If the nominee becomes ineligible during this period, the nomination will be removed from those being considered. Nominators may update their packages every year to keep them current.