We are happy to announce that we have opened the nomination window for the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Model-Based Optimization for Robotics 2025 Best Paper Award, which will come with a $500 travel award for the winner! Eligible papers for this year's award will have appeared at a conference or in a journal in 2025 (online or in print). We encourage TC members and community members to nominate their favorite papers of the past year (including their own!).

Nominations Due: February 7th, 2026 [self-nominations encouraged, but limited to 2 per group]

Winners Announced: March 2026 (targeted)

Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/8cEMngctzYU25E5A6

Full policies and procedures for the best paper award can be found here.