Inclusion and Diversity Prize

Guidelines for nominators

• Nominations open 12 November
  
• Nominations close 18 January, 17:00 GMT
• Both RSC members and non-members can nominate for this prize
• Nominees may nominate themselves
• Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
  
  • Inclusion and Diversity Prize Committee members
  • Division Presidents
  • Awards Working Group members
  • Trustees of the Royal Society of Chemistry

• The prize is open to nominees based in the UK or internationally
• Both individuals and teams can be nominated
• There are no career stage restrictions associated with this prize
• When nominating previous RSC prize or award winners, please remember that a person cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work

To make a nomination, please use our online nominations system to submit the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• Your nominee's name(s) and contact details 
• For individual nominations only, an up to date CV for the nominee (no longer than one A4 side, 11pt text) which should include a summary of their education and career
• A short citation describing what the nominee should be awarded for. This must be no longer than 250 characters (including spaces) and no longer than one sentence
• A supporting statement (up to 750 words) addressing the selection criteria
• The name and contact details of one referee. Please inform your referee of the nomination; the system will contact them as soon as their details are submitted. For a team nomination, the reference should be for the team as a whole.
• References should be a maximum of 750 words. Referees will be asked to state their relationship (if any) with the nominee(s) and note any conflicts of interest
• References must be submitted through the online system by the nomination deadline, 18 January, 17:00 GMT. Nominations will not go forward to judging without a completed reference. Please ensure you submit your referee's details on the system well in advance of this deadline, to allow them sufficient opportunity to provide their reference

The RSC reserves the right to rescind any prize if there are reasonable grounds to do so. All nominators will be asked to confirm that, to the best of their knowledge, their nominee's professional standing is such that there is no confirmed or potential impediment to them receiving this prize. All winners will be asked to sign the RSC's Code of Conduct Declaration for Recognition. 

Selection Criteria and Judging Panel

Our selection committees base their evaluations primarily on the overall quality of relevant contributions made by nominees and not on quantitative measures.

The selection committee will consider the following aspects of all nominations for the Inclusion and Diversity Prize as appropriate:

• Implementing initiatives to promote a more inclusive and diverse community
• Championing diversity through leadership and new policies and/or through research
• Extent of engagement with the intended audience
• Originality and innovation
• Impact (may be relevant to any audiences, including different age groups, career stages and sectors)

Inclusion and Diversity Prize Committee

• Marina Resmini, Queen Mary University of London (Chair)
• Alan Armstrong, Imperial College London
• Jane Essex, University of Strathclyde
• Deepa Khushalani, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
• Rhodri Owen, Swansea University