The Abdel El-Shaarawi Early Investigator (AEEI) Award was established by the TIES Board in order to recognize and honor early investigators who have made outstanding contributions to the development of statistical and/or quantitative approaches for research in the environmental sciences.

Eligibility Criteria
Nominees must:

• Be members of TIES for 2025 and 2026
• Have completed their PhD within 12 years of the nomination deadline (14 February 2026). Candidates who have taken time off for parental leave or primary caregiving responsibilities are granted a one-year extension per child.

The award carries with it: a certificate and free registration for the WSC or TIES conference.

The award is made solely based on nominations received by the President of TIES before 14^th February 2026.

The following are the criteria for assessing outstanding contributions made by a nominee, with weights provided.

• (30%) Outstanding contribution to environmental statistical and quantitative research with quality and impact as proved by the number and the reputation level of publications in the statistical literature.
• (30%) Strong interdisciplinary work for solving important environmental problems, as proved by high reputation interdisciplinary publications and research projects.
• (20%) Contribution to the Environmetrics community, as proved by the organisation of courses and conferences, and professional development in the field of Environmetrics.
• (20%) Contribution to TIES, as proved by, for example, number of years of membership, participation to TIES conferences or courses, organisation of TIES conferences/courses or invited sessions, contributions to the board.

The nomination form, which includes information on the requirements for the nomination and submission details, is available at the following link:

Link to the nomination word form.