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Nominate for a FEMS Award
Excellence, recognised
Great work deserves to be seen, celebrated, and shared. FEMS Awards shine a spotlight on the people and achievements that move microbiology forward—recognising excellence in research, education, leadership, innovation, and scientific communication across Europe and beyond.
Whether you’re an early-career scientist making your mark, an established leader whose work has shaped the field, or part of a community driving positive change through collaboration and outreach, there is an award designed to honour your contribution.
Our definition of fields that awards can apply to includes microbiology research, education, policy, business and scientific communication.
FEMS-Jensen Award
The FEMS-Jensen Award was established to support Early Career Scientists and microbiologists in particular.
Nominations for the FEMS-Jensen Award are closed.
FEMS-Lwoff Award for Achievements in Microbiology
The FEMS-Lwoff award rewards those that create high quality knowledge that helps to solve today’s societal problems around microbiology.
Nominations for the FEMS-Lwoff Award are closed. More information on the next nomination cycle is coming soon.
FEMS Outstanding Early Career Microbiologist Award
This award aims to recognize Early Career Scientists that have realized an excellent body of (published) research and research potential.
Deadline - 16 December 2026
Please note that you will be able to save and return to your unsubmitted award nomination at any time via your myFEMS login.
Simply click 'Save draft' at the bottom of the application form
- When logged back in, go to My applications and click 'Actions' next to the name of your Grant application and click 'Continue'