Nominations are now open for Data Sharing Prize — Deadline March 31, 2026

Nominations for the 2026 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prizes are now open!

These awards recognize outstanding examples of impactful data sharing. Sharing research data advances research rigor and reproducibility, enables reuse and new discoveries by others, recognizes data as a first-class research output, and requires expertise and dedicated effort. 

Please consider nominating yourself or fellow Stanford University researchers who:

• make their data available via an appropriate online repository,
• exemplify disciplinary best practices for making their data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable), and/or
• advance others’ research by sharing their own data.

Submissions are due by March 31, 2026. Self-nominations are welcome, as are nominations of research teams or laboratories who engage in data sharing. Nominations are limited to Stanford University faculty, staff, and students. Apply for the prize HERE.

The SDS Center for Open and REproducible Science (CORES) awards Open Science Awards at its annual CORES Symposium. You may also want to consider applying for one or more of these awards via their separate nomination form. 

For inquiries about the Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prizes, please contact the Stanford Libraries data sharing team.