The Dalton Emerging Researcher Prize is for inorganic research chemists within two years of completion of their PhD.

• 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 Committee
  
  
• 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 career breaks or interruptions, nominees will typically be within two years of completion of their PhD at the closing date for nominations. 
• 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.
• Assessment for this prize will consider work completed during the nominee's PhD, and not more than 5 years after the PhD's start date.
• When nominating previous RSC prize winners, please remember that an individual cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work