Eligibility

• The nominee shall not have reached his/her 36th birthday prior to January 1 of the year in which the award recipient is announced and the award is presented.
• A nominee need not be a member of the Materials Research Society, and nominees of any nationality are eligible.
• Current members of the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Subcommittee, MRS Board members and previous recipients of the Outstanding Young Investigator Award are not eligible. 

Funding Priorities

A nominee must be a young scientist or engineer who has contributed in an outstanding and innovative way to the progress of materials research; the work should have a significant interdisciplinary aspect.

Additional Information

The nomination will be submitted through the MRS Awards Nomination Submission Web site portal.