ðə səsˈaɪəɾi mˌeɪks ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈɛɹɪt ɐwˈɔːɹdz, fˈoːɹ ˈænjuːəli ænd ˈʌðɚz ˈiːðɚ baɪˈɛnɪəli ɔːɹ tɹˈaɪnɪəli, tʊ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈɛksələns ænd ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɪn bˈoʊθ spəsˈɪfɪk ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈiːldz ʌv sˈaɪəns.
The society makes a number of merit awards, four annually and others either biennially or triennially, to acknowledge excellence and achievement in both specific and general fields of science.