| DSM’s Performance Materials Award recognizes outstanding contributions to innovative research in the materials sciences by established scientists anywhere in the world. The award carries a cash prize of EUR 50,000 and is granted every two years. DSM has entered into a partnership with IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, for cooperation on this award. | 
IUPAC |
For each time that the award is granted, a specific theme is chosen and nominations are invited for scientists working in the specified field.
2012 award theme:
Chemistry of Materials: from Molecule to Material with Multiscale Control
