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Scholarships & Student Prizes

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Scholarships & Travel Grants

Access resources for students to continue their education, gain new experiences and make advances in research.

Scholarships

Applications Open
Bonenfant International Travel Scholarship

Expand your cultural perspectives and study abroad.

Pollicove Memorial Scholarship

Be recognized for potential in precision optics manufacturing and lens design.

Stoicheff Memorial Scholarship

Demonstrate research excellence and service to the community.

Wolf Outstanding Paper Competition

Recognizing student excellence at Frontiers In Optics (FIO).

Applications Closed
Amplify Scholarship
Amplify Scholarship

Investing in future Black scientists with a US$7,500 scholarship and access to our global network.

Corning Outstanding Paper Competition

Recognizing student innovation and research excellence at OFC.

Macleod Student Prizes

Honoring the legacy of Angus Macleod by supporting the next generation of optics and photonics.

Optica Women Scholars
Optica Women Scholars

Empowering the next generation of women leaders in optics and photonics with US$10,000 scholarships.

Photonics Workforce Scholarship 
Photonics Workforce Scholarship

Crafting opportunities for technicians.

Travel Grants

Corning Women in Optical Communications Travel Grant

For women scientists attending OFC, the premier event in telecom and data center optics.

Hilbert Memorial Student Travel Grant

Present research at FiO+LS or the Optical Design and Fabrication Congress.

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