Nominations

Premier Awards

• Copley Medal
  For outstanding achievements in the physical sciences.
• Royal Medal
  For the most important contributions in the physical, biological and applied sciences.
• Bakerian Lecture
  The premier lecture in the physical sciences.
• Croonian Lecture
  The premier lecture in the biological sciences.

Biological sciences

• Buchanan Medal
  For distinguished contributions to the medical sciences.
• Francis Crick Lecture
  Given on a subject in the field of biology.
• Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture
  For original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences.

Physical sciences

• Davy Medal
  For important discoveries in chemistry.
• Hughes Medal
  For original discoveries relating to the generation, storage and use of energy.
• Leverhulme Medal
  For significant contributions to chemistry or engineering. 
• Clifford Paterson Lecture
  Given on a subject in the field of engineering.
• Royal Society Milner Award
  For outstanding achievement in computer science.

Interdisciplinary sciences

• Gabor Medal
  For interdisciplinary work between the life sciences with other disciplines.

Science communication

• Michael Faraday Prize
  For excellence in communicating science to UK audiences
• Royal Society Kohn Award
  For excellence in engaging the public with science.

Promoting women in science

• Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
  To support the promotion of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Philosophy, history and social function of science

• Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture
  Given on a subject relating to the social function of science, the philosophy of science or the history of science.

Science in Africa

• Royal Society Pfizer Award
  For scientists working in the biological sciences to promote capacity-building in Africa.

Science and National Prosperity

• Mullard Award
  For individuals whose work has the potential to make a contribution to national prosperity.

Medals, awards and prize lectures may not be made to any of the following at the time when Council decides who shall be the recipient:

• Members of the Council of the Royal Society.
• Any person on the selection committee of the relevant award at the time when the Committee makes its recommendations to Council.
• Other exclusions for specific awards, are listed on their web page.

For further information about nominations please email