John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research Grant

John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Physical Society (APS)
Amount: More than US $5,000
Last Updated: January 26, 2026

Summary

Overview

American Physical Society The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and around the world. APS Honors recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of the global physics community. Guided by our core values, APS Honors encourages nominations that reflect the full range of talent, distinction, and experience in our field, and supports broad canvassing for professional achievement across diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise. John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research Recognizes a particular recent outstanding achievement in plasma physics research. The award consists of $5,000, a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient, and a travel reimbursement of up to $2,000 to attend the APS Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) meeting. Information on allowable travel expenses appears here. In the case of multiple recipients, the stipend and travel reimbursement will be divided equally. The recipient will receive a DPP meeting registration waiver. In the event of a team larger than five (5), DPP may cap the number of registration waivers. Note: There is not an invited talk associated with this award. It will be awarded annually. Nominations will be considered for three review cycles provided the nominator re-certifies the nomination before the next deadline. Prior to 2007, this award was originally named the Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominations are open to scientists of all nationalities regardless of the geographical site at which the work was done. It may be a given to a set of individuals as well as to individual scientists, as appropriate, to honor those who make essential contributions to the cited research achievement.