Corday-Morgan Prizes

The Corday-Morgan Prizes are awarded for the most meritorious contributions to chemistry.

Rules & Criteria

• Run annually
• Up to three prizes are available
• Candidates should be 40 years of age or below on 31 January 2009.  The age specified is intended to guide nominators and selection panelists; appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken career breaks or followed different study paths.   
• Candidates may nominate themselves 
• Candidates should be working in the UK
• One page CV for the candidate which should include their date of birth, website URL, summary of education and career, a list of 5 relevant publications, total numbers of publications and patents
• A one page supporting statement addressing the selection criteria
• Name and contact details of two independent referees required who will be contacted by the RSC - these may not include people at the same institution as the candidate or the candidate's post-doc or PhD supervisor
• Winners receive £5000, a medal and a certificate
• Nominations open on 1 September 2009
• Nominations close on 31 January 2010
• Prize winners are chosen by the RSC Awards Sub-Committee  

About the prize

The Corday-Morgan Prize was established in 1949 after the death of Sir Gilbert Morgan in 1940. The first recipient was Sir Derek Barton.