The award is designed to recognise those volunteers who have made a personal impact by contributing through a variety of RSC volunteer positions over a sustained period of time.

• Run annually
• Multiple awards are available
• Winners receive an engraved medal
  
  
• This award is only open to current members of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
• Honorary or permanent officers of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Trustees and members of the Member Communities Board, shall not normally be eligible to receive the award whilst in office.
• Non-members and past members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are not eligible for this award.
• Any current member of the Royal Society of Chemistry may submit nominations for this award.
• Staff and non-members of the RSC are not permitted to submit, second or support nominations for this award.
• Self-nominations will not be accepted for this award. 
• It is not possible for a member to be awarded this award and an Inspirational Member Award in the same year. Nominators should not submit nominations for the same individual for both awards in a single year.
• An individual can normally only receive this award once.