Early Career Prizes & Fellowships
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Chang Pivoting Fellowship
Apply for unrestricted funding to pursue a newfound passion connected to optics and photonics.
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Couillaud Prize in Ultrafast Lasers
Early career professionals: apply for a special recognition and prize in ultrafast lasers.
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Deutsch Fellowship in Biomedical Optics
Take your research to the next level with the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Gapontsev Prize for Future Innovations in Fiber Lasers
Be recognized in research excellence the science and applications of fiber laser technologies.
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Gordon Memorial Speakership
Recognizing research excellence in lasers and quantum at CLEO.
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Kaminow Outstanding Early Career Professional Prize
Early career professionals: demonstrate service to the society and communities worldwide.
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Li Innovation Prize (CLEO)
Early career professionals: follow in Tingye Li's footsteps and be recognized for your contributions to laser science.
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Li Innovation Prize (OFC)
Early career professionals: present advancements in optical communications at OFC.
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Optica Foundation Challenge
Propose how to use optics and photonics to solve a global challenge for US$100K prize.
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Simmons Memorial Speakership
Recognizing research excellence in optical networking at OFC.
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