Medals and Prizes

The Linnean Society seeks to encourage excellence in the natural sciences by awarding a series of medals and prizes to scientists and artists for outstanding work in their field.

For details of the medals and prizes currently awarded by the Society please click on the links below.

• The Linnean Medal
  To a botanist or a zoologist for service to science

• The Linnean Gold Medal
  In special circumstances for services to the Society

• The Linnaean Tercentenary Medal
  On the occasion of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus

• The Bicentenary Medal
  To a biologist under the age of 40 years in recognition of excellent work

• The Darwin-Wallace Medal
  To persons who have made major advances in evolutionary biology

• The H. H. Bloomer Award
  To an amateur naturalist for an important contribution to botanical knowledge

• The Irene Manton Prize
  To a PhD student for the best thesis in botany in an academic year

• The Jill Smythies Award
  To a botanical artist for outstanding illustrations