We’ve answered the most common questions about the IAHR Awards here. Can’t find the answer? Additional enquiries can be directed to the IAHR Secretariat via email to awards@iahr.org.
The Council of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), a not-for-profit, global, independent members-based organisation of hydro-environment engineers, professionals, and researchers, established the IAHR Awards.
IAHR Awards seek to recognise excellence and the careers, papers, projects, and achievements of outstanding individuals, businesses, and organisations who have had a remarkable impact on hydro-environment science and engineering within several categories.
Nominating a candidate allows the sector to give recipients due recognition and to encourage excellence in others.
On the IAHR website > Awards
The nomination period changes from one award to another. Please check each of the Awards’ pages for additional information.
Every two years, the recipients of the IAHR Global Awards, the Arthur Thomas Ippen Award, the M. Selim Yalin Lifetime Achievement Award, the Harold Jan Schoemaker Award, the IAHR Honorary Membership Award, the Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award, the John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition, the Hydro-Environment World Heritage Award, and the Industry Innovation Award, are announced at the IAHR World Congress, the major science and engineering event for the hydro-environment community worldwide. The 2023 edition will be presented at the 40th IAHR World Congress in Vienna, Austria, on 21-25 August 2023.
Other awards are presented at different places and times. Please check each of the Awards’ pages for additional information.
Some IAHR Awards are open for nomination. For these, nomination can be made by anyone who meets the criteria of the related award.
Anyone who meets the criteria of the related award can be nominated. We welcome nominations from all parts of the world and strongly encourage the nomination of women candidates.
Some awards have an age limit. Please check the IAHR Awards pages for more information.
All nominations must be submitted via email to awards@iahr.org using the nomination form which can be accessed from each of the Awards’ pages on the IAHR website.
The nomination form needs to be submitted in English.
There are no limits to how many unique submissions can be made by an individual or organisation as long as they meet the eligibility requirements.
Yes, you can nominate for as many awards as you want. Just make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria for each award before submitting.
Past recipients can be accessed from the Awards section > Award pages on the IAHR website.
Yes, you can certainly nominate a candidate who was nominated for the same award previously.
Please make sure that any relevant supporting documents are provided in PDF format.
Yes. All awards submissions are treated as highly confidential. Only the IAHR Awards Committee and the IAHR Council will view them.
Each award has its own selection procedure. Please check each of the Awards’ pages for additional information.
Each award comprises a certificate which will state the purpose of the Award and indicate the specific contribution(s) or area(s) of endeavour for which the awardee is recognised, and in some cases a cash prize.