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Early Career Prizes & Fellowships

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Early Career Prizes & Fellowships

Early Career Prizes & Fellowships

Ambassadors

Join the Optica Ambassadors, emerging leaders who provide with funding support from the foundation provide career advice, technical knowledge and mentorship worldwide.

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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20th Anniversary Challenge
Hänsch Prize in Quantum Optics

Be recognized for excellence in quantum research.

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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
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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