Our Technical Excellence Prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences made by individuals or teams working as technicians or in technical roles.

• Up to three prizes are available
• Individuals and teams can be nominated
• Winners receive £3000, a trophy and individual certificate(s), to be presented at a suitable opportunity
  
  
• Both RSC Members and non-members can nominate for this prize.
• Nominees may nominate themselves.
• The prize is open to individuals and teams based in the UK or Ireland.
• There are no career stage restrictions associated with this prize. 
  • 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. 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.
• Nominated individuals and teams should be working as technicians or in a technical role in the chemical sciences in any sector (industry, education, research institutions, etc.).
• When nominating previous RSC prize winners, please remember that an individual cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work.