Early Career Prizes & Fellowships
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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.
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.
Gapontsev Prize for 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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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
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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