The Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to any area of inorganic chemistry made by a researcher in the very early stages of their career.

• The winner receives £3000, a medal and a certificate  
• The winner will complete a UK lecture tour
• The winner will be selected by the RSC Dalton Prize Selection Panel
  
  
• Only RSC Members can nominate for this prize
• Nominees may NOT nominate themselves
• The prize is open to nominees working in the UK or Ireland, or whose PhD degree is from an institution in the UK or Ireland.
• After fully taking account of any time away from research, career breaks or interruptions, nominees should typically be within two years of completion of their PhD at the close of nominations.
  • Nomination material may outline achievements during the nominee’s PhD, as well as work carried out during the subsequent two-year period.
• We particularly encourage nominations of disabled people, those who work part-time, or whose career has spanned a break for any reason,  – for example, a period of parental or adoption leave, caring responsibilities, long-term illness, family commitments, or other circumstances, and for those who have followed different study paths. We understand that these can impact a nominee’s career in different ways, and encourage nominators to use the space provided on the nomination form to explain the nature and impact of the nominees’ individual circumstances.
• When nominating previous RSC prize winners, please remember that an individual cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work