Description: The GRSS GOLD Early Career Award is to promote, recognize and support young scientists and engineers within the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society that have demonstrated outstanding ability and promise for significant contributions in the future.

Award Items: Certificate and US$ 1500,– Honorarium.
Selection Factors: Quality, significance and impact of contributions, papers published in archival journals – papers presented at conferences and symposia, patents, demonstration of leadership, and advancement of profession.
Eligibility: The candidate must be an IEEE GRSS Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) member (defined as any IEEE member within 10 years of their first professional degree) at the time of nomination and making contributions in a GRSS field of interest. Previous award winners are ineligible.

Nominee Solicitation: A nomination package must be submitted by an IEEE GRSS member, to the GRSS Major Awards Committee Chair, consisting of the following:
- a nomination letter from a GRSS member (Nomination Form)
- nominee performance portfolio
- up to 3 recommendation letters from individuals familiar with the candidate’s technical contributions and achievements

Presentation: The award shall be presented at an awards ceremony during IGARSS of the following year.

Publicity: A feature publication will be published in the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience And Remote Sensing and/or in the GRSS Newsletter.

Timetable:
Dec. 15.: nominations are due for awards in the following year
Dec. 20.: all nominations sent out to the Major Awards Cmte
Feb. 15.: evaluations received from the GRSS Major Awards Cmte