ACM Awards Program Documents

This page collects documents of interest to participants in the ACM Awards Program: nominators, nominees, and committee members. They are grouped by intended audience.

The ACM Awards program encompasses Advanced Member Grades as well as awards; except as noted, the documents here apply to both.

Information about nominations for specific awards will be found elsewhere on the ACM website and on the webpages of the individual Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

Documents of interest to nominators, nominees, and committee members

ACM Awards Summary Chart

This chart summarizes the chief characteristics of ACM-level awards. Potential nominators and nominees will find it helpful in identifying pertinent awards.

Advice for Award Nominators and Endorsers

Each ACM-level award has a web page describing the nomination requirements. All require a completed nomination form and supporting endorsement letters. This document provides important advice and guidance for the creation of these materials. Every nominator should read it before submitting a nomination.

Policies for Honors Conferred by ACM

ACM Awards Conflict of Interest Policy

These documents detail the essential role of ethics in the awarding of honors by ACM.

A.M. Turing Award FAQ

The Turing Award is ACM’s oldest and most prestigious award. This document helps potential nominators and nominees understand the criteria for this award and addresses some common misconceptions.

Documents related to the creation of ACM Awards

Policies and Guide for Establishing, Modifying, or Discontinuing an ACM Award

Proposal Template for Establishing an Award

This document and the associated template define the classes of ACM Awards and describe how to create and modify awards. These policies and procedures apply to ACM-level awards and SIG awards. To create a Best Paper Award for an ACM periodical, see Guidelines for Establishing a Best Paper Award for ACM Periodicals.

Documents chiefly of interest to award committee members and prospective ones

Award Committee Procedures

Each ACM-level award has an associated committee that evaluates nominations. This document describes the procedures by which committees operate. Every individual who serves on an award committee should read this document.

Procedures for Honors Conferred by ACM

This document details the procedures used by award committees to implement the “Policies for Honors Conferred by ACM”, above.

Timelines and workload descriptions for award committees

Though ACM award committees operate similarly, each has its own characteristics: the timeline for its activities and decision-making, expected workload, and the like. The documents below provide these details, which members and prospective members of committees need to know.

ACM A.M. Turing Award Timeline

ACM Prize in Computing Timeline

ACM Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award Timeline

ACM Frances E. Allen Award Timeline

ACM Athena Lecturer Timeline

ACM Luiz André Barroso Award Timeline

ACM Distinguished Service Award Timeline

ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Timeline

ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award Timeline

ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award Timeline

ACM Gordon Bell Prize Timeline

ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling Timeline

International Science and Engineering Fair Timeline

ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award Timeline

ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award Timeline

ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award Timeline

ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award Timeline

ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships Timeline

ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award Timeline

Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award Timeline

ACM Policy Award Timeline

SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering Timeline

ACM Software System Award Timeline

ACM Fellows Timeline

ACM Distinguished Members Timeline