Guidelines for nominations and background information

1. The international "Chemistry for the Future" Solvay Prize rewards a single recipient for fundamental contributions to chemistry (rather than a single discovery) with potential industrial impact.

2. The laureate should be active (as measured by the number of publications in the last years) and should not have received a higher or similar international prize for the same contributions.

3. The field of the prize is broad and covers chemistry in all its aspects. It could include contributions bordering to the areas of biochemistry, aspects of molecular biology, material sciences, soft matter, biophysics, chemical engineering, geosciences and environmental sciences. Specific medical applications or prebiotic chemistry will however not be qualified.

4. The contributions of the laureate should be of fundamental character with a long-lasting impact on the basic understanding of chemistry (as defined in the previous paragraph).

5. They should also possess a "potential industrial impact" in a broad, long-term sense. This potential industrial impact of the prize will be examined by the jury on a binary, "0-1 basis". Nominators are asked to write in the nomination a short rationale on the potential industrial impact of the candidate's contributions. Candidates who pass this « 0-1 » step will then be evaluated by the jury on the sole basis of scientific merit and scientific excellence.

6. The nominees should not be aware that they are nominated. The jury will work more freely if a strict secrecy policy is enforced.

7. The nominations should preferably be made using the enclosed nomination forms. The requested nomination information contains: Name, short Prize motivation, up to one page description of the major contributions including the key references. Also, a one-sentence rationale on the potential industrial impact.

8. There is no need to send CVs, reprints, publication lists or any other material that can easily be found from the internet. The jury will be assisted by scientific secretaries who will complete the nominations with this information.

9. More information is available on the WEB page:
   https://fund.syensqo.com/nurturing-innovation/ernest-solvay-prize