Award Information
ISPRS and CRSS-SCT
Awards Information
The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) celebrates outstanding contributions to the field through a wide range of awards and honours, presented at each quadrennial Congress. Individuals and organizations are invited to submit nominations in accordance with each award’s criteria and deadlines.
Please contact us for more information: isprs2026@icsevents.com
Nomination Process:
Nominations must be submitted in writing (email accepted) to an ISPRS Council member. A web-based submission system will also be available via isprs.org/society/awards.aspx. Self-nomination is permitted only for selected awards.
ISPRS Awards
& Deadlines
Award
Deadline
Honorary Members
Fellows
Brock Gold Medal Award
Otto von Gruber Award
Samuel Gamble Award
Willem Schermerhorn Award
Schwidefsky Medal
ISPRS Best Young Author Award
Eduard Doležal Award
Wang Zhizhuo Award
Karl Kraus Medal
Frederick J. Doyle Award
Giuseppe Inghilleri Award
Student Consortium Service Award
Kennert Torlegård Travel Grant
1 January 2026
1 October 2025
1 October 2025
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
Full paper deadline
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
1 January 2026
See ISPRS website
CRSS-SCT Awards
& Deadlines
Award
Deadline
Best Student Oral Paper & Best Student Poster Paper Awards
CRSS-SCT Awards
National Best Master’s Thesis
National Best Ph.D. Thesis
Student Symposium Travel Grants
2 February 2026
2 February 2026
2 February 2026
2 February 2026
2 February 2026
ISPRS Student Consortium Awards
Excellence Award:
Recognizes outstanding papers published by students/young researchers in ISPRS journals or proceedings. Four finalists from the pre-Congress years are considered, with one overall winner receiving a certificate and a USD 1000 prize.
Service Award:
Presented to an individual for exceptional contributions to the Student Consortium during the Congress term. Includes a certificate and USD 1000 prize.
CRSS-SCT Student Awards
National Best Master’s Thesis and Best PhD Thesis:
The CRSS-SCT issues a Student Award for the best thesis at the Master’s level and the best thesis at the Ph.D. level. The recipients of these Awards will receive a certificate. The student will also be invited to attend the Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing held in the calendar year of the award for a thesis completed in the previous calendar year. The student will receive $1500 from CRSS-SCT to support travel to the symposium.
Student Symposium Travel Grants:
Up to three (3) CRSS Symposium Travel Grants of CAD1500 each are available to students (B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. level) enrolled at a Canadian university or college to attend the Congress.