List of science and technology awards for women facts for kids

A ceremony for the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards in 2010.

This article shares information about special awards given to women for their amazing work in science and technology. These awards celebrate women who have made big discoveries or helped improve our world. They cover many areas like space, medicine, chemistry, and engineering.

Awards for Space and Weather Science

• Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy – This award is given every year to a woman who has done excellent work in astronomy. She must have earned her doctorate degree within the last five years.
• Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences – Since 1998, this award has been given yearly to a woman studying weather science. She must be working on her Masters or PhD at a U.S. university.

Awards for Biology and Medicine

• Elizabeth Blackwell Medal – The American Medical Women's Association gives this award. It honors a woman doctor who has greatly helped women in medicine.
• Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award – The Biophysical Society gives this award to a woman scientist. She must have made important contributions to science early in her career.
• Pearl Meister Greengard Prize – This award was created in 2004. It celebrates women who have made outstanding discoveries in biomedical science.

Awards for Chemistry

• ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences – This award helps more women choose jobs in chemistry. It is supported by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
• Garvan–Olin Medal – This award is given every year. It recognizes women chemists who have made important contributions to chemistry.
• Awards by Iota Sigma Pi – This is an honorary group for women in chemistry. They give several awards, including:
  • Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award
  • Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research
  • Centennial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
  • Gladys Anderson Emerson Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Outstanding Young Women in Chemistry award

Awards for Engineering

• Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education – This award recognizes contributions to teaching engineering.
• Achievement Award of the Society of Women Engineers – This award celebrates important achievements by women engineers.
• Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award – This award honors young women who are making a difference in engineering.

Awards for Mathematics

• Awards by the Association for Women in Mathematics – This group gives several awards, including:
  • Alice T. Schafer Prize – Started in 1991, this award is for excellence in mathematics by undergraduate women.
  • Emmy Noether Lectures – This is an honorary lecture series. It celebrates women who have made fundamental contributions to mathematics.
  • Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education – This award, started in 1991, honors contributions to teaching math.
  • Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics – Established in 1990, this prize recognizes outstanding research in mathematics by women.
• Krieger–Nelson Prize for Distinguished Research by Women in Mathematics – The Canadian Mathematical Society started this award in 1995. It honors excellent math research by women.

Awards for Neuroscience

• Awards by the Society for Neuroscience – This group gives awards to women in brain science, including:
  • Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring – This award is for people who help guide and support women neuroscientists.
  • Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award – This award celebrates women who have achieved a lot in neuroscience. They must also have helped other women in the field.
  • Patricia Goldman-Rakic Hall of Honor – This award honors a neuroscientist who has passed away. It recognizes her excellent career and dedication to helping women in neuroscience.

Awards for Physics

• Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize – This award is given by the Institute of Physics.
• Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award – The American Physical Society gives this award. It recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by women.

Awards for Technology

• BlackBerry Women and Technology Awards – These awards celebrate women who have made important contributions in technology.
• WITI@UC Athena Awards – These awards recognize leaders who encourage and support women in technology. They inspire others to work in tech careers.

Awards for Many Science Fields

• Awards by the Association for Women in Science – This group gives several awards, including:
  • Leadership Award
  • Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award – For college students studying science.
  • Pinnacle Award
• Amelia Earhart Fellowship – This fellowship helps women pursue graduate studies in aerospace-related fields.
• Athena SWAN – This program recognizes universities in the UK. It celebrates their efforts to help women succeed in science, engineering, and technology jobs.
• Scholarships for women in science by Brookhaven Women in Science – These include:
  • Renate W. Chasman Scholarship – For graduate students doing research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize – For graduate students at Stony Brook University or doing research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
• Edison Awards – These awards celebrate great ideas and new inventions.
• Faculty for the Future Fellowships – The Schlumberger Foundation gives these to women from developing countries. They help women study for PhDs or post-doctoral work in physical sciences and engineering.
• Inspiring Women in Science Awards – Given by Nature in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies. They honor early career women researchers and programs that help girls and young women get involved in STEM.
• L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science – These well-known awards celebrate women scientists worldwide.
• Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award – The Maria Mitchell Association gives this award. It honors someone who has helped girls and women advance in science, math, and technology.
• OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World – These awards support young women scientists in developing countries.
• Rachel Carson Prize – This is a Norwegian award for women who work to protect the environment.
• Saruhashi Prize – This award is for Japanese women researchers in natural sciences.
• South African Awards for Women in Science (SAWiSA) – These awards celebrate women scientists in South Africa.
• Weizmann Women & Science Award – This award recognizes women's achievements in science.
• Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame – This honors women who have made major contributions to technology.
• Woman Scientist/Engineer of the Year Award – This award is for South Korean women researchers in STEM fields.

See also

• List of organizations for women in science
• Lists of science and technology awards
• Lists of awards