The IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Awards recognize and honor individuals who have made significant contributions to our broadly defined virtual and mixedreality community through their research and/orthrough service.Annual awards are given for Lifetime Achievement, Technical Achievement, Significant New Researcher, Best Dissertation, and Service. In addition, each year our community inducts new members to the Virtual Reality Academy. An overview of the awards and the criteria for each can be found here.
Nominations for the 2026 Awards are open now. Award and Academy criteria and Nomination forms are linked below. We invite and encourage members of the Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality community to nominate individuals for the 2026 IEEE VGTC VR Awards and/or for Academy Membership. Self-nomination is allowed. The awards will be presented at the IEEE VR 2026 conference, March 21-25 in Daegu, Korea and at ISMAR 2026, location TBD.
For questions or additional information please email the Awards Program Chairat vgtc-vr-awards@vgtc.org