The IASR Early Career Award recognizes outstanding achievements in sexual science by emerging scholars. Eligible applicants are individuals who are Assistant Professor or equivalent (i.e., a junior faculty member, prior to promotion) within eight years of completing their terminal degree. 

The purpose of this award is to recognize rising scientists who are making meaningful contributions to the field of sexual science through any of the following: research, education, clinical work, service, or engagement with the broader community. Applicants will be evaluated based on their impact across multiple domains; however, we do not expect applicants to have experience or deliverables in all areas.

Areas where applicants can be evaluated include any of the following:

- Research: Contributions through scholarly publications, collaborations, conference presentations, grants, white papers, literary work, books/book chapters, and other scientific achievements.
- Education: Excellence in teaching, mentorship, and the education of students, trainees, and peers.
- Clinical Work: Significant clinical contributions that have enhanced the quality, accessibility, or effectiveness of sexual healthcare through excellence in patient care, clinical innovation, or service development.
- Community Engagement: Meaningful partnerships with community organizations, public engagement, or other activities that advance sexual science beyond academia.

Up to three awards can be presented each year. Each recipient will receive a $750 USD award. Final award decisions will be made by a committee of former IASR Presidents and members, who reserve the discretion to determine whether the awards will be presented in a given year.

Eligibility Requirements:

- The person being nominated must be a member of the Academy in good standing (i.e., dues paid)
- The person being nominated is within 8 years of completing their terminal degree 
- The person being nominated cannot be a prior recipient of this award 
- Copy of the person being nominated’s Curriculum Vitae 
- Nominators must be a Full Members of the Academy in good standing (i.e., dues paid); nominators cannot be on the committee to review applicants
- One additional member of the Academy who is in good standing (i.e., paid dues) must endorse the candidate with a co-signature on the nomination letter

Nominations must include a letter with the following information:

- The applicant is an Early Career Scientist and their current career status (i.e., postdoctoral scholar, Assistant Professor)
- The nature of the individual’s work and its impact on the field of sexual science in any of the above areas: research, education, clinical, and/or community engagement
- How the individual’s work is also tied to societal impact
- Letters should be 1 page, single space.