Deadline: February 20, 2026
Applications are open for the Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture 2026. The Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture, supported by Microsoft Research in order to help sustain a thriving research community in Europe, is the premier European award for outstanding achievement in computer science. It is awarded to recognise an outstanding European computer scientist, someone who has made a substantial contribution and who is likely to go on to further top-level achievement.
The recipient is a European researcher or researcher who has been resident in Europe for 12 months or more, and is chosen by the Council of the Royal Society on the recommendation of the Milner Award Committee. The Committee is made up of Fellows of the Royal Society, Members of the Académie des sciences (France) and Members of Leopoldina (Germany). The award is named in honour of Professor Robin Milner FRS (1934-2010), a pioneer in computer science.
Award
- The medal is of bronze, is awarded annually and is accompanied by a gift of £5,000.
Eligibility
- Open to European citizens or those who have been residents for at least 12 months.
- Nominees cannot be employed by Microsoft and its subsidiaries (full- or part-time), including anybody who had had a remunerative relationship with the company in the 12 months prior to nomination.
- While there are no restrictions on career stage, nominees should still be active in their career and not retired or retired from the post in which the body of research is what they are being nominated for. Early- to mid-career computer scientists should have made major contributions to and impact in their field of research.
Nomination
For more information, visit Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture.