In order to felicitate and boost researchers in the field of lichenology, the following three awards have been constituted:
This award will be bestowed to a senior Lichenologist for his/her outstanding contribution to lichenology of India. The candidate for the award will be selected by the Executive Council of the ILS. The award includes a memento and citation.
This award will be given for the best oral presentations among students and delegate categories. One person from each category will be selected based on his/her presentation in the conference by the chairing committee.
This award will be given to best poster presentations in both students and delegate categories. One person from each category will be selected based on his/her presentation in the conference by the judging committee.