In 2021 the Paul Walden medals were awarded to:
- Dr. chem. Pavel Arsenyan (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis) for research in selenium chemistry
- Professor Māra Jure (Riga Technical University, Latvia)
- Professor Māris Knite (Riga Technical University, Latvia)
The poster prizes from the chemical equipment company Armgate received students from the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis:
- Ph.D. students Viktorija Vitkovska and Glebs Jeršovs
- M.Sc. student Armands Sperga
- B.Sc. student Olavs Rāciņš
