Best Astronomy Discovery Award

1. About the award

The aim of the Carl Sagan Prize for Best Astronomy Discovery award, instituted by the AICASE, is to motivate non-professional astronomers to make astronomy and astrophysics related discoveries. The award need not be given each year.

The award consists of a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a citation of honour.

The AICASE Executive Council has decided that the nominees will be non-professional astronomers such as amateur astronomers or students (excluding those pursuing PhD in Astronomy/Astrophysics and related areas).

2. Nomination Criteria

The nominees will be non-professional astronomers such as amateur astronomers or students (excluding those pursuing PhD in Astronomy/Astrophysics and related areas). The discovery could include any aspect of Astronomy and Astrophysics – observational, theoretical, work based on analytic, semi-analytic and numerical modelling etc. There is no age limit for this award.

3. Application

All nominations for the award must be received by the AICASE, by the deadline as indicated on the website of the AICASE. Nominations must be submitted via the online interface on the AICASE website. Nominations can be made by professional astronomers or other eminent members of the AICASE.

For the award year 2024, we should receive the nominations by 15 Dec 2023.

Nominations must include the following material:

  1. Name of Nominee
  2. Details of Nominee
    1. Affiliation
    2. Address
    3. email id
    4. Mobile number
  3. Nomination letter with signature and date
  4. A statement clearly outlining the merits of the work of the nominee
  5. A short biography and CV of the nominee
  6. Details of Proposer
    1. Name
    2. Designation and Affiliation
    3. Corresponding Address
    4. Email id
    5. Phone number

 

Online form for application

 

4. Selection Process

A five-member Award Selection Committee (ASC) is constituted by the AICASE ensuring technical and gender representation. Each member of the ASC receives all nominations along with the supporting material. The ASC will communicate the result of its deliberations to the AICASE council within three month following the submission deadline.

 

5. Result of the Award

The successful nominee will be informed of the decision of the AICASE council and be asked to receive the award during the following AICASE

The List of Past Awardees :

Sr. No.  Year Awardee Discovery 
1 2026
2 2025
3 2024

Last Updated on December 3, 2022 by Sonkamble Satish