Honoring Exceptional Service to the Nation in Science and Technology
The National Science Board is no longer accepting nominations for its 2021 Honorary Awards. Please return for information on 2022 nominations in summer 2021.
The Vannevar Bush Award honors truly exceptional lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the Nation through public service activities in science, technology, and public policy. The award was established in 1980 in the memory of Vannevar Bush, who served as a science advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, helped to establish federal funding for science and engineering as a national priority during peacetime, and was behind the creation of the National Science Foundation.
To view previous recipients of the award, visit: Past Recipients of the Vannevar Bush Award
Candidates for the Vannevar Bush Award should have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishment in meeting at least two of the following selection criteria:
Nominations must include:
Please save all nomination documents as PDF or Word files and email them as attachments to: nsbawards@nsf.gov.
For questions concerning the awards, please contact Kyscha Slater-Williams at kslater@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7889.