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Hickinbottom award
The Hickinbottom award is run annually by the Royal Society of Chemistry and awards contributions to the area of organic chemistry from researchers under the age of 35. The prize winner receives a monetary award and will complete a lecture tour within the UK. The winner is chosen by the an awards committee of the Royal Society of Chemistry's organic division.

Award history
The award was established by the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1979 following Wilfrid Hickinbottom's bequest. Hickinbottom was noted for supporting high standards in experimental chemistry.

Part of the monetary award is the Briggs scholarship, which was funded following a bequest from Lady Alice Lilian Thorpe, William Briggs' daughter.

Previous recipients
The award was first granted in 1981 to Steven Ley and Jeremy Sanders. The latest recipient is Stephen Goldup from Queen Mary University of London for his work on rotaxanes.