Awards & Honors Nominations

We solicit and encourage nominations from Society members from all regions for each of the awards listed below. A list of past award recipients may be found here.

 

Special Travel Awards for the 16th ICRS Symposium 2026

Due: 15 February 2026

Eligibility criteria and nomination details are listed at the websites for the

Student Travel Grants

John Ogden President’s Awards for 2026 ICRS Symposium Attendance

Dalio Travel Grants for Malaysian Reef Practitioners

Darwin Medal

Due: 15 December 2025 ahead of the 16th ICRS Symposium.

Eligibility criteria and nomination details are listed at the website for the Darwin Medal.

Society Annual Awards

Due: 15 February each year

Eligibility criteria are listed at the websites for:

Except for the John Ogden President’s Awards, Society Annual awards should be submitted here as a single .doc or .pdf file (E-mailed submissions will not be accepted).

Nominations must include:

  • A one-page nomination letter (not to exceed 700 words) from a current ICRS member (self-nominations are not permitted)
  • Two additional letters of support (not to exceed 700 words each)
  • A C.V. (up to 6 pages in length) of the nominee

Rules in nomination:

  1. Nominators for ICRS Fellows and the Darwin Medal must be current members.
  2. Nominators cannot also be nominated for the same award category in the same year.
  3. The committee will consider special circumstances such as career breaks when examining award criteria and this also applies to membership requirements.
  4. Any member can be nominated for more than one award during the same year if they meet the eligibility requirements (e.g., Eminence in Research Award and ICRS Fellow), but the letters of nomination and support should speak to all awards indicated.
  5. The letters of support should avoid repeating information presented in other letters or in the nominee’s C.V.
  6. All nomination materials for a candidate must be submitted together as a single file with the online form.
  7. The file should be named as: AwardName_NominatorLastName_NomineeLastName  (e.g., EarlyCareerAward_Smith_Axelrod.pdf).  If the nominee is being nominated for two awards, please incorporate both award names in the file name.

Applicants for the following awards (Eminence in Research, Mid and Early Career, World Reef or Coral Reef Conservation) who also meet the criteria for ICRS Fellow (as outlined HERE), may include an application for ICRS Fellow Status. To do so, please include a paragraph (<200 words) in the nomination letter that specifically addresses how the applicant meets this awards criteria.

Fellowship Awards

Due: 15 February each year

Eligibility criteria are listed at the websites for:

Questions about awards and honors should be addressed to the Awards Committee Chair.