ANS Special Award

The ANS Special Award recognizes an individual or group for outstanding achievements in a topical area selected annually by the ANS Board of Directors on recommendation of the Honors and Awards Committee. Nominees may be from any nation and need not be ANS members, but must not be deceased at the time the awardee is selected. The award is presented at the ANS Annual Conference and consists of a plaque and a $1,000 monetary award; recipients may instead opt for travel reimbursement up to the award amount.

Plaque and $1,000 monetary award or equivalent travel reimbursement; award presented at the ANS Annual Conference.

Nominees may be from any nation and need not be ANS members; nominees must not be deceased at the time the awardee is selected. Nominations may be for individuals or small groups as allowed by the Honors and Awards Committee.

Nominations via completed nomination form with letter of recommendation, narrative summary (up to 1,000 words), brief chronological resume and publications/patents list (two pages), and optional letters of support (up to five).