Awards Nomination Procedure

The procedure for Awards nominations is restricted to electronic submissions. The nominator is responsible for uploading the entire nomination package.

The requirements for most award nomination packages are: a possible citation under 25 words; completion of nomination letter limited to three pages; a two page cv; a three page bibliography; three letters of support (each up to 3 pages long). These letters should supplement the information in the sponsor’s original nomination of this individual. Please review specific instructions for each award nomination.

On the nominations page, you must enter your email address and password, then click submit. At this point, click on the award title for which you will be nominating someone and click submit. At this screen you need to fill in your title and affiliation and click submit. On the following screen, fill in the nominee’s first and last name, last name only, affiliation, (birth date and date highest degree received for specific awards), and member number if known. The next screen allows you to edit along with selecting the items from the “check list” box on the left.

The award citation should be under 25 words. The citation should reflect the nominee’s accomplishments, contributions to his or her field and impact on the world or the individual’s particular communities. It generally sums up what is in the nomination letter. For citation examples, follow the link below to the complete list of Award winners.

Select citation and fill in a possible citation for the individual (under 25 words). Click on supporting files and upload the following: a nomination letter (up to 3 pages); no more than a 2 page cv and 3 page bibliography; and three letters of support no more than 3 pages long.

The nominees for awards remain on the committee's active list for three years.

Transferring an Award Nomination
If during deliberations an awards committee feels that a nomination is better suited for a different award, AMS staff will go back to the nominator and provide the information passed along from the committee.  The nominator will be given the opportunity to rewrite the nomination toward the suggested award and resubmit.  This nomination will begin a new three-year cycle with this submission.

The complete list of Award winners with citations can be found on: http://www2.ametsoc.org/awards/search.cfm

The full list of Awards descriptions can be found on: http://www.ametsoc.org/awards/descriptions/index.cfm

Committee members will not be involved in the nomination process.

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