Nominations Open for ACM India ECR, OCCW and OCCE Awards 2023

In order to recognize outstanding technical and professional contributions to the field of computing from India, the ACM India Council has instituted prestigious annual awards. The ACM India Council is now inviting nominations for 2023 awards for Early Career Researcher (ECR), Outstanding Contributions in Computing by a Woman (OCCW), and Outstanding Contribution to Computing Education (OCCE). The nomination deadline for all the awards is 31 August 2023, 11 pm IST.

  • The ECR award is presented to individuals in the early stages of their career who have made outstanding contributions to the computing field primarily working in India. The award will carry a prize of ₹15 lakhs sponsored by Persistent Foundation.
  • The OCCW award recognizes women professionals who have made fundamental, innovative, impactful contributions to the computing field primarily working in India. The award will carry a prize of ₹7 lakhs sponsored by Google.
  • The OCCE award will be presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the computing education field primarily working in India. The award will carry a prize of ₹7 lakhs sponsored by Microsoft Research India .

An independent international jury for each award comprising eminent computing personalities will select the winners. The details of the awards such as timelines, eligibility, evaluation criteria and nomination process can be accessed via the respective award pages above. Some eligibility criteria have been updated this year, so please follow the nomination process carefully. The online nomination form is now live and available via https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ACMIndiaAwards2023.

Regards,

ACM India Awards Steering Committee