AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility

NOMINATION DEADLINE: 1 SEPTEMBER

The Award

The AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility is presented annually by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility.

The Award recognizes scientists and engineers who have:

• acted to protect the public's health, safety, or welfare; or
• focused public attention on important potential impacts of science and technology on society by their responsible participation in public policy debates; or
• established important new precedents in carrying out the social responsibilities or in defending the professional freedom of scientists and engineers.

This annual award was established in 1980 and consists of a prize of $5,000, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration, and reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting.

We hope that the presentation of this award will inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers as they begin their careers.

Eligibility

The award is open to all regardless of nationality or citizenship.

Nomination Procedures

• Send us your name, address, and phone number; and the name(s) and address(es) of the nominee.
• A summary of the action(s) that form the basis for the nomination (about 250 words).
• A longer statement (no more than three pages) providing additional details of the action(s) for which the candidate is nominated.
• The candidate's vita (no more than three pages).
• Any documentation (books, articles, or other materials) that illuminates the significance of the nominee's achievement may also be submitted.

All materials become the property of AAAS.

Submit

Please submit all information to:

2011 Recipient

Drs. Jentsch, London, and Ringach are recognized for their determination to defend the value of the use of animals in research and to ensure that extremists trying to prevent animal studies will not prevail.

Read a list of past recipients.

Deadlines

All materials must be received by 1 September.