Chemistry Travel Award, SCNAT and SCS For PhD students to support the costs of participation at an international conference or short visit to a research lab abroad; non-specified support for travel cost
EPFL Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award For junior scientists who independently made pre-graduate scientific contributions (in Chemistry) in their last year of PhD thesis preparation at EPFL; monetary award of $ 5k
IBM Research Prize, EPFL For outstanding Master's and PhD students undertaking their project in computational sciences at EPFL, to develop advanced modelling and simulation methods or their applications to important topics in diverse areas of science (physics, chemistry, and biology) and engineering; monetary award of CHF 5k
Ville de Lausanne Prize, EPFL For outstanding Master's and PhD students undertaking their thesis at EPFL, to distinguish innovative and high-level research (in the chemical sciences); monetary award of CHF 6k offered every 3 years
Dr. Max Lüthi Award, SCS For students having completed outstanding degree theses in the chemistry department of a Swiss University of Applied Sciences; monetary award of CHF 1k
EFCATS Best PhD Thesis Award For recent doctoral graduates who have completed their PhD thesis within two calendar years preceding the EUROPACAT meeting; monetary award of € 1k
Talented 12 by C&EN
For non-tenured scientists below the age of 42 taking risks in the early stages of their career, and extraordinary PhD students and postdocs.
Postdocs & non-tenured group leaders
Ružička Prize, D-CHAB at ETH Zurich For young scientists in the field of chemistry in Switzerland (age limit 40 years); monetary award of CHF 10k
Zeno Karl Schindler-EPFL Award For EPFL postdocs (within 5 years of PhD graduation) performing excellent research at EPFL in the field of environmental sciences and/or sustainability; monetary award of CHF 20k
Werner Prize, SCS For young scientists of Swiss nationality or working in Switzerland for outstanding chemical research (age limit 40 years); monetary award of CHF 10k
Jochen Block Prize, DECHEMA For catalysis scientists below the age of 40 years, which have contributed to the field through fundamental studies and innovative approaches; monetary award of € 3k
EFCATS Young Researcher Award For individual contributors in heterogeneous catalysis with emphasis on theoretical or experimental discovery and understanding of new catalysts and catalytic processes, synthesis and catalytic function of novel inorganic solids and complexes, mechanisms of reactions, or deactivation phenomena (age limit of 41 years); monetary award of € 5k
Beilby Medal and Prize Recognizing early career scientists’ work of exceptional practical significance in chemical engineering, applied materials science, energy efficiency or a related field; monetary award of £1k
Clara Immerwahr Award For young female scientists at an early stage of their career, to foster equity and excellence in catalysis research; monetary award of € 15k to be used for a research stay at UniSysCat
Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award For young women of any nationality within the first 15 years of their independent career in chemical research, in recognition of the candidate’s outstanding achievements in organic chemistry (broadly defined to include medicinal, biological, organometallic, or materials chemistry, and related areas); monetary award of € 5k
Talented 12 by C&EN
For scientists below the age of 42 taking risks in the early stages of their career, and extraordinary PhD students and postdocs
Paracelsus Prize, SCS For scholars with outstanding, international scientific impact in chemistry; monetary award of CHF 20k
Green & Sustainable Chemistry Award, SCS For professors with outstanding discoveries in green and sustainable chemistry (age limit 45 years); monetary award of CHF 10k
Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis, EFCATS For individual contributor to elucidations of mechanisms and active sites involved in catalytic phenomena and to development of new methods or concepts that advance the understanding and/or practice of heterogeneous catalysis; monetary award of $ 6k
François Gault Lectureship, EFCATS For outstanding individual contributors to catalytic literature and impact on theory and practice of catalysis in all fields of catalysis (from theoretical to experimental, and fundamental to applied research); monetary award of € 5k
Robert K. Grasselli Award, EFCATS For outstanding contributors in theoretical and experimental oxidation catalysis towards advancing recent understanding and practice of catalysis; monetary award of € 5k
EFCATS Applied Catalysis Award For individuals excelling in scientific novelty, technical achievements in development and scale-up or interdisciplinary teamwork between scientists and engineers, with emphasis on actual or potential commercial application; monetary award of € 5k
European Sustainable Chemistry Award, EUChemS For individual scientists and teams, to raise the profile of sustainable chemistry and be a spur to innovation and competitiveness; monetary award of € 1k
Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award For young women of any nationality within the first 15 years of their independent career in chemical research, in recognition of the candidate’s outstanding achievements in organic chemistry (broadly defined to include medicinal, biological, organometallic, or materials chemistry, and related areas); monetary award of € 5k
Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist For scientists based at a higher education institution in Switzerland whose work is of excellent quality, original, innovative and topical
ACS Catalysis Lectureship For individuals or collaborative team for significant contributions to the field
All career stages, teams
Sandmeyer Award, SCS For a team or an individual for outstanding work carried out in Switzerland and/or including Swiss nationals in industrial or applied chemistry; monetary award of CHF 10k for individuals or CHF 20k for groups
EFCATS Applied Catalysis Award For individuals excelling in scientific novelty, technical achievements in development and scale-up or interdisciplinary teamwork between scientists and engineers, with emphasis on actual or potential commercial application; monetary award of € 5k
Horizon Prizes, RSC For teams or collaborations who are opening up new directions and possibilities in their field, through ground-breaking scientific developments in contemporary chemical science
Inclusion and Diversity Prize, RSC For individual or team contributions and impact in promoting and improving the accessibility, inclusivity and diversity of the chemical science community; monetary award of £ 5k
Centenary Prize, RSC For outstanding chemists and communicators at all career stages; monetary award of £ 5k
European Sustainable Chemistry Award, EUChemS For individual scientists and teams, to raise the profile of sustainable chemistry and be a spur to innovation and competitiveness; monetary award of € 1k
