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Association for Computing Machinery
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ACM Charles P. "Chuck" Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award (nomination)
The ACM Charles P. "Chuck" Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award, sponsored by Microsoft and presented biennially by ACM, recognizes individuals or groups who have made a surprising or disruptive leapfrog in computing and includes a $100,000 prize plus travel to the awards banquet and lecture; next nomination deadline is 15 December 2026 (AoE).
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- $100,000
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award (early-career computing award)
ACM, with financial support from Microsoft, presents the Grace Murray Hopper Award to recognize an outstanding early-career computing professional for a single major technical or service contribution; the prize is $35,000 plus travel to the ACM Awards Banquet.
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- $35,000
ACM Prize in Computing
ACM, with financial support from Infosys Ltd., awards the ACM Prize in Computing—a $250,000 prize plus travel to the ACM Awards Banquet—recognizing an early- to mid-career fundamental, innovative contribution in computing whose impact is clear (nominees are typically within 8–16 years of the terminal degree).
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- $250,000
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