Early Career Prize for Excellence in Primary Education
Opens 15 Apr 2026 09:00 AM (BST)
Deadline 23 Jun 2026 05:00 PM (BST)
Description
This prize recognises inspirational, innovative and dedicated people in the first five years of their career in primary education.
- Run annually
- The winner receives £3000, a medal and a certificate
- The winner will be chosen by the Education Prize Selection Panel
Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
- Education Prize Selection Panel members
- RSC Subject Community Presidents
- RSC Prize Committee members
- Trustees of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Chemistry staff
Nominees
- The prize is open to nominees working in the primary education sector in the UK or Ireland
- Nominees should be within 5 years of starting their career in education (inclusive of any training year) at the closing date for nominations. Consideration will also be given to those who have taken career breaks, changed to a career in education or followed different career paths
- Nominees do not need to be members of the RSC
- We will not consider nominations of deceased individuals
- Nominations for individuals can only be considered for one of our Education prizes in any given year. In the case where an individual is nominated for more than one prize independently, RSC staff will ask the nominee which prize they would like to be considered for
- Nominees should only be nominated once for this prize in any given prize cycle. In cases where we receive more than one nomination for the same nominee, only one nomination will go forward to judging
Nominators
- Nominators may not nominate themselves
- Nominators do not need to be members of the RSC
Making a nomination
- When nominating previous RSC prize winners, please remember that a person cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work
- All unsuccessful nominations from the previous cycle will be retained on our nomination system ahead of the next cycle. To be considered again, nominators must log in, update details, and resubmit the nomination for the following cycle.
Please note that reconsideration is no longer automatic
- RSC staff will write to nominators and nominees to confirm when the nomination window has re-opened. Nominators will receive instructions on how to log in and update the nomination
Early Career Prize for Excellence in Primary Education
This prize recognises inspirational, innovative and dedicated people in the first five years of their career in primary education.
- Run annually
- The winner receives £3000, a medal and a certificate
- The winner will be chosen by the Education Prize Selection Panel
Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
- Education Prize Selection Panel members
- RSC Subject Community Presidents
- RSC Prize Committee members
- Trustees of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Chemistry staff
Nominees
- The prize is open to nominees working in the primary education sector in the UK or Ireland
- Nominees should be within 5 years of starting their career in education (inclusive of any training year) at the closing date for nominations. Consideration will also be given to those who have taken career breaks, changed to a career in education or followed different career paths
- Nominees do not need to be members of the RSC
- We will not consider nominations of deceased individuals
- Nominations for individuals can only be considered for one of our Education prizes in any given year. In the case where an individual is nominated for more than one prize independently, RSC staff will ask the nominee which prize they would like to be considered for
- Nominees should only be nominated once for this prize in any given prize cycle. In cases where we receive more than one nomination for the same nominee, only one nomination will go forward to judging
Nominators
- Nominators may not nominate themselves
- Nominators do not need to be members of the RSC
Making a nomination
- When nominating previous RSC prize winners, please remember that a person cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work
- All unsuccessful nominations from the previous cycle will be retained on our nomination system ahead of the next cycle. To be considered again, nominators must log in, update details, and resubmit the nomination for the following cycle.
Please note that reconsideration is no longer automatic
- RSC staff will write to nominators and nominees to confirm when the nomination window has re-opened. Nominators will receive instructions on how to log in and update the nomination
Log in to apply
Opens
15 Apr 2026 09:00 AM (BST)
Deadline