President's Awards are conferred upon early career geoscientists who are within eight years (full-time equivalent) of the award of their first degree in geoscience or a cognate subject, who show significant early promise and are judged to have potential to be future leaders in their fields. These Awards were instituted in 1980 by Professor Perce Allen and the Awards are made annually at the discretion of the incumbent President. The President’s Awards have a value of £250 each.