Awards
A number of awards honor commitment to science outreach. Prominent examples are:
- Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology (AAAS)
- Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication (European Commission)
- Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science to a UK audience (Royal Society)
- Communicator award (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
- Synapse Mentorship Awards often given for exceptional contributions to science outreach (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Other prizes reward outreach work concerning specific subjects, such as:
- Nicholson Medal for Human Outreach (American Physical Society)
- Charles A. Black Award for exemplary contributions to public understanding of food and agricultural science
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