The EGU has named the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Young Scientists Awards. These individuals, from both European and non-European countries, are honoured for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences. They will receive their prizes at the EGU 2016 General Assembly, which will take place in Vienna on 17–22 April. The EGU has also announced the winners of the Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Awards corresponding to the 2015 General Assembly.

The following individuals will receive 2016 Union Medals and Awards:

The following individuals will receive 2016 Division Medals:

The following individuals will receive 2016 Division Outstanding Young Scientist Awards:

The EGU Awards Committee received 155 applications for the 2016 awards, with 16% of them nominating female scientists (16% of this year’s awardees are female). For more information about the awards above, including application and selection criteria and how to apply, please check the Awards & Medals page on this website.

In addition to the Union and Division Awards and Medals, the EGU also bestows a number of poster awards to students taking part in its annual General Assembly. These OSP Awards aim to further improve the overall quality of poster presentations and foster students’ excitement to present posters at a large scientific conference. The list of recipients of the 2015 OSP Awards is now available online. For more information about the OSP awards, including application criteria and how to apply in 2015, please check the OSP page.

• EGU Awards and Medals
• Proposal and Selection of Candidates