The IEEE VGTC Visualization Awards program recognizes and honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community through their research and/or service. Please nominate individuals that enable us to recognize both the diversity of individuals and the diversity of contributions from the community at large. There are six categories of VGTC Visualization Awards. *VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award:* recognizes outstanding academic research and development in the field. Eligibility: within 2 calendar years of defending. *VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award:* recognizes an individual who has made significant recent research contributions in the field. Eligibility: most recent degree within 7 years. *VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award:* recognizes an individual for a seminal technical achievement and/or significant contribution in the field. *VGTC Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award:* given to an individual to honor that person’s lifetime contribution to the field. *VGTC Visualization Service Award:* recognizes extraordinary service to the community through the IEEE VGTC and/or the IEEE VGTC Sponsored Conferences and Symposia. *VGTC Visualization Academy:* induction into the Academy recognizes the accomplishments of the leaders in the field. The criteria for these awards can be found at: *https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/award-criteria* <https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/award-criteria> Nominations are due by May 31, 2026. New in 2026: a single nomination can be routed to all three of the senior awards: Lifetime, Technical, and Academy. Nominations should provide a rationale that carefully addresses the criteria specified at the above URL that does not exceed 600 words, and also a one-sentence summary, for most of the awards. For the Dissertation Award, nominations should provide - title and abstract of the dissertation, - name of the candidate, - name of the candidate’s primary advisor, - institution where the dissertation was defended, - date of the dissertation defense, - a 1-2 page summary of the significance and impact of the dissertation research, - an electronic copy of the full dissertation, or a pointer to where it can be obtained, - one letter of recommendation, up to 2 pages in length, ideally from the candidate’s primary advisor, - a list of publications, awards, and other recognition by peers produced from the dissertation work. To nominate someone for any of these awards or the academy, please visit: *https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/awards/vis-award-nominations/* <https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/awards/vis-award-nominations/> If you have any questions, please contact: VGTC Awards Program Chair for Visualization Tamara Munzner, University of British Columbia *vgtc-vis-awards@vgtc.org* <vgtc-vis-awards@vgtc.org>