Hynes Award Nomination Form Nominations for the 2026 Hynes Award are now open and will close on December 13, 2025. We welcome nominations for the Hynes Award for New Investigators. The Hynes Award is awarded to a freshwater scientist who was lead author of an outstanding primary publication that appeared in the final print or online format in the last 3 years. Manuscripts accepted for publication by the application’s due date will also be considered. The recipient must have received a terminal post-graduate degree within the last five years and cannot currently be enrolled in a degree program. Nominations may be submitted by either a member of the freshwater science community or the nominee themselves, and will be judged on the scientific merits and impact of the paper, the nominee’s role in developing the research, and the broader considerations of the nominee as a new investigator and contributor to the SFS community. The nomination process includes submission of the nominee’s CV, a noteworthy recently-published paper that motivates the nomination, and a letter of nomination (supporting evidence) addressing the five questions listed below written by a mentor of the nominee. Responses to questions 1-4 will be given equal weight in the evaluation process. Responses to question 5 will serve as auxiliary information to inform scoring of questions 1-4. The nominator will get an automated reply once the nomination is received. Nominee (full name): * Organization/Affiliation and Title of Nominee: * Nominee email: * Year of Terminal Degree of Nominee: * Nominee CV or Resume Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf doc docx. Nominee Paper: Files must be less than 4 MB.Allowed file types: pdf doc docx. Letter of Nomination: Details Letters of nomination must be supplied by a mentor of the nominee. In a single document, please respond to each of the five numbered questions below, then upload in the “Nomination Letter” field. Each of the five responses should be limited to 200 words or less. What are the most important contributions of this paper? What are the potential broader impacts of this paper, including (but not limited to) management implications, conceptual breakthroughs, and/or paradigm shifts? What was the nominee’s role in developing and implementing the overall project (e.g., idea generation, funding, field work) and their contribution to the paper (e.g., writing, data analysis, data interpretation, graphics)? Please summarize the nominee’s other activities as a new investigator (e.g., mentoring, stakeholder and/or public engagement, broadening participation in science, service to SFS and/or the broader freshwater science community)” Are there additional considerations that the evaluation committee should be aware of (e.g., involvement with SFS and unusual challenges overcome by the nominee)? Nomination Letter Files must be less than 4 MB.Allowed file types: pdf doc docx. Nominated by: * Organization/Affiliation and Title of Nominator: * Nominator email: * Troubleshooting this form If you are unable to upload supporting evidence files, please submit the form without attachments and send an email to communications@freshwater-science.org with the files attached.
