Date:
Monday, October 21, 2019 (All day)
NSF Alan T. Waterman Award
Nomination Deadline: October 21, 2019
Award Amount: $1,000,000
The Alan T. Waterman Award honors an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation. The awardee receives a grant of $1 million over five years for scientific research or advanced study in any field of science, plus a medal and other recognition.
Eligibility criteria include:
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be 40 years old or younger, OR not more than ten years beyond the receipt of the Ph.D. degree by December 31, 2019.
- Candidates should have demonstrated exceptional individual achievements in scientific or engineering research of sufficient quality to place them in front of their peers. Criteria include originality, innovation, and significant impact on the field.
- Renominations may be submitted via an updated nomination form, or may be resubmitted the year following their original submission from the Alan T. Waterman homepage using the existing nomination and references.
- Candidates identified for final review by the selection Committee, and who remain eligible under selection criteria (a) above, will automatically be in considered in the next year’s review cycle.
Nominations consist of the following:
- Nominee’s contact information
- Nominee's history and citations.
- Free-text narrative statement which covers the nominee's qualifications for the Alan T. Waterman Award. The statement should be no more than 1000 words.
- Nominee’s publications and contributions. The maximum allowable amount is 20.
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Four reference letters (limit 2 pages) from writers outside of the nominee's home institution. The system will automatically send an email to these reference writers to notify them that their assistance is requested once their contact information is entered. In addition to providing a letter referees will also be asked to answer the following questions:
- How long have you known the nominee?
- In what capacity(ies)?
- What has the nominee accomplished? How has the nominee changed the course of science in his/her field? What is the nominee's potential for future significant contributions?
- If the nominee worked as part of a team, specify his/her role in the accomplishments and leadership in advancing the field of research.