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Student Scholarships, Prizes & Travel Grants

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Scholarships, Prizes & Travel Grants

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

Scholarships & Prizes

Amplify Scholarship
Amplify Scholarship

Invests in underrepresented graduate students through scholarship support and access to Optica's global network.

Optica Women Scholars
Women Scholars

Empowers the next generation of women leaders in optics and photonics through scholarships, building a broader and more resilient pipeline fo rthe field. 

Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition

Recognizes student innovation and research excellence at OFC.

H. Angus Macleod Student Prize

Recognizes the potential of our next generation of scientists and engineers at the Optical Interference Coatings (OIC) meeting. 

Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Competition

Recognizes student excellence at Frontiers In Optics (FiO).

Paul Anthony Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship

Helps students expand their cultural perspectives and study abroad.

Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship

Recognizes potential in precision optics manufacturing and lens design.

Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Scholarship

Recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated both research excellence and significant service to society and/or the physics community. 

Travel Grants

Corning Women in Optical Communications Travel Grant

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

Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Student Travel Grant

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

 
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