About this award
This award has been established to honour the outstanding contributions of Dr Vicki Gardiner. Vicki has worked tirelessly to promote the RACI and to progress the participation, success, and recognition of underrepresented groups of chemical professionals.
The aim of the award is to recognise outstanding leadership in the areas of promotion of chemistry, outreach, mentorship and inspiration and the provision of a more equitable workplace.
The award requires nomination by two RACI members who know the candidate personally and can provide references.
The nominee is required to be a financial RACI member for a minimum of 3 years.
Please provide:
- a current CV of the nominee.
- a statement (no more than 3 pages) detailing the nominee’s contributions to leadership, mentorship and promotion.
- name, position, email and telephone contact of nominators.
Please prepare your application/submission on a single PDF document and apply via the award application page on the RACI website.
After the closing date, no further nominations for the award shall be accepted.
If in the opinion of the Board there is no candidate who has sufficient merit, the Board may refrain from making an award. The decision of the Board is final and no discussions or correspondence will be entered into.