Criteria and Procedures

Nominations for 2023 Awards are Now Open. Deadline is October 31, 2023.

  • All nominations received will be submitted to the Awards Committee.
  • Nominations are welcome from anyone, not just AAS members.
  • Nominations will not be accepted from a member who is a direct subordinate of the nominee.
  • Late nominations and nominees who did not win awards will be retained for consideration for the next year’s award cycle.
  • Required for each nomination includes the following items:
    • Name, position, affiliation, and contact information of the nominee
    • Citation (250 characters max)
    • Description of the accomplishments for which the nomination is being made, including applicability to the specific award under consideration
    • Name, affiliation, and address of the submitter.
  • Supporting material for nominee: i.e., curriculum vitae not to exceed 2 pages, is desirable, but not mandatory.
  • Other letters of recommendation supporting the nomination may be submitted.
  • Nominations by members of the Awards Committee must be documented in this same manner.
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Note: Go to the Brouwer Award and the Emerging Astrodynamicist Award to see specific nomination criteria for those awards.

Generally, AAS Awards will be bestowed for meritorious accomplishments during the previous year.  However, meritorious accomplishments prior to then, not previously honored by AAS award recognition, are equally acceptable and will receive full consideration.  Likewise, accomplishments of an individual over a sustained period of time will be sufficient to merit the granting of any relevant AAS award.  As a rule, any nominee who received an AAS award within the preceding 3 years will not be considered for additional awards.

Submit a Nomination Here

Please note: The recipients of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Awards and Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History are selected by the AAS History Committee. For the Emme Awards, deadline for receipt of nominations for books published the previous year is April 30, with review copies due by May 30. The Dirk Brouwer Award and Emerging Astrodynamicist Award are selected by the Space Flight Mechanics Committee and the International Cooperation Award is selected by the International Programs Committee.