American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is currently being accepted for the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science
The AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recognizes exceptional contributions in connecting science with the public.The award highlights individuals who actively engage diverse audiences, foster dialogue, and make science accessible and relevant.
Benefits of AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science
- The recipient receives a monetary prize of $10,000, a commemorative plaque, and recognition at the AAAS Annual Meeting.
AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science Requirements
- Nominations may be made by individuals, universities, government agencies, media, research organizations, and AAAS affiliate organizations. One nominator can nominate multiple candidates.
- Editors from publishing houses may only offer one nomination.
- Self-nominations are permitted.
- Prior nomination does not exclude a nominee applying in subsequent years. Re-nomination is encouraged.
- Nominee must be an individual scientist, mathematician, or engineer. Groups or institutions will not be considered for this award.
- AAAS employees are ineligible.
- Eligible nominees include active or retired scientists and engineers from all disciplines (including social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and medicine) who have contributed substantially to the public's engagement with science or technology. They may be based in academia, government or industry. Public engagement activities must be above and beyond job responsibilities.
- Nominees considered “early career” may be eligible for the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Early career is defined as an individual who has completed their terminal degree within seven years of the deadline for nominations.
Application Date and Process
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All nominations must be submitted electronically through our nomination site. If you require an alternate format, please contact [email protected]. Nominations and supporting materials will not be accepted by email or by post.
Nominations and materials must be in English.
You will be asked to provide:
- Name, email address, institution, position, and phone number of the nominee.
- Name, email address, institution, position, and phone number of the nominator (if not a self-nomination).
- A brief citation (25 - 30 words) describing the accomplishment(s) for which the individual is nominated.
- Nomination rationale describing the public engagement activities that form the basis for the nomination, and the impact of those activities.
- This statement of no more than 3 pages should discuss the nominee’s approach to public engagement. It should emphasize the nominee’s public engagement goal(s), intended audience(s), and message(s), as well as the level and type of dialogue achieved with their audiences, evaluation of public engagement work, and examples of how public engagement has affected the nominee’s scientific work.
- More information about AAAS’s approach to public engagement is available in the Communication Toolkit.
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae
- Limit CV to five pages, with a specific section highlighting public engagement activities distinct from work that is required as part of the nominee’s job. If the CV is longer than five pages, only the first five pages will be considered.
- At least two (up to five) representative samples or other documentation which illustrate or describe the nominee’s public engagement contributions
- Samples should exhibit the activities discussed in the statement and further contribute to the narrative of the nomination, showing different representations of the breadth of their public engagement.
- Letters of support (up to two) are optional and count toward the five sample/document limit. Letters should provide more insight into the candidate's public engagement and discuss their accomplishments and can be written by a colleague, supervisor, or participant.
- If the nominee uses social media as part of their public engagement work, there will be a space to include all relevant accounts
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All materials submitted become the property of AAAS.
Application Deadline
30 June, 2026
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