• The nominee is required to be an active AGU member.
• Self-nominations are not accepted.
• The following individuals are not eligible to be candidates for the award during their terms of service:
  • Atmospheric and Space Electricity section leadership;
  • Benjamin Franklin Lecture Committee members;
  • Previous Franklin Lecturers;
  • AGU President;
  • AGU President-elect;
  • Council Leadership Team members;
  • Honors and Recognition Committee members; and
  • All full-time AGU staff.

• Members of the general public can submit nominations for the Benjamin Franklin Lecture.
• Multiple nominators for a single candidate are encouraged to collaborate on the nomination package.
• The following individuals are not eligible to be nominators for the award during their terms of service:
  • AGU Atmospheric and Space Electricity Section leadership;
  • AGU President;
  • AGU President-elect;
  • Council Leadership Team members;
  • Honors and Recognition Committee members;
  • Benjamin Franklin Lecture Committee members; and
  • All full-time AGU staff.

• Members of the general public can write letters supporting nominees for the Benjamin Franklin Lecture.
• The following individuals are not eligible to be supporters for the award during their terms of service:
  • Atmospheric and Space Electricity section leadership;
  • AGU President;
  • AGU President-elect;
  • Council Leadership Team members;
  • Honors and Recognition Committee members;
  • Benjamin Franklin Lecture Committee members; and
  • All full-time AGU staff.

The following relationships need to be identified and communicated to the Award Committee but will not disqualify individuals from participating in the nomination or committee review process. These apply to committee members, nominators, and supporters:

• Current dean, departmental chair, supervisor, supervisee, laboratory director, an individual with whom one has a current business or financial relationship (e.g., business partner, employer, employee);
• Research collaborator or co-author within the last three years; and/or
• An individual working at the same institution or having accepted a position at the same institution.

Individuals with the following relationships are disqualified from participating in the award nomination process as a nominator or supporter:

• Family member, spouse, or partner.
• A previous graduate (Master’s or Ph.D.) and/or postdoctoral advisor, or postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated.
• A former doctoral or graduate student, or a former postdoctoral fellow may not write a nomination letter for a former advisor but may write a supporting letter after five years of terminating their relationship with the nominee beginning on 1 January after the year the relationship was terminated