Dear Colleague:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased
to accept nominations for the 2015 Alan T.
Waterman Award. Each year, the Foundation bestows
the Waterman Award in recognition of the talent,
creativity, and influence of a singular young
researcher. Established in 1975 to commemorate
the Foundation's first Director, the Waterman
Award is NSF's highest honor for promising, early-career, researchers.
Nominees are accepted from all sources, from any
field of science and engineering that NSF
supports. The award recipient will receive a
medal and an invitation to the formal awards
ceremony in Washington, DC. In addition, the
recipient will receive a grant of $1,000,000 over
a five-year period for scientific research or
advanced study in any field of science or
engineering supported by the National Science
Foundation, at any institution of the recipient's
choice. We are especially interested in
nominations for women, members of
underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
* Candidates must be U.S. citizens or
permanent residents. They must be 35 years of age
or younger, or not more than 7 years beyond
receipt of their Ph.D. degree, by December 31 of
the year in which they are nominated.
* Candidates should have demonstrated
exceptional individual achievements in scientific
or engineering research of sufficient quality,
originality, innovation, and significant impact
on the field to place them at the forefront of their peers.
Complete nomination packages, consisting of
nominations and four letters of reference, are
due by October 24, 2014. The nominations and
letters must be received through the FastLane
system. To submit a nomination, please visit
<https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards/>https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards/.
Please contact the Program Manager for the Alan
T. Waterman Award at
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] or
703-292-8040 if you have any questions. You may
also visit
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman.jsp>http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman.jsp
for more information. A PDF version of the call
for nominations is available at
<http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/nsf_watermanaward_2015callfornominations_140806.pdf>http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/nsf_watermanaward_2015callfornominations_140806.pdf.
The nomination of deserving colleagues is one of
the most important and gratifying aspects of
service in the scientific community. Please help
celebrate the contributions of a promising young
researcher by submitting a nomination for the Alan T. Waterman award.
Sincerely,
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France Córdova
Director
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1205
Arlington, VA 22230
