Early Career Prizes & Fellowships

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Apply for unrestricted funding to pursue a newfound passion connected to optics and photonics.

Early career professionals: apply for a special recognition and prize in ultrafast lasers.

Take your research to the next level with the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Be recognized in research excellence the science and applications of fiber laser technologies.

Recognizing research excellence in lasers and quantum at CLEO.

Be recognized for excellence in quantum research.

Early career professionals: demonstrate service to the society and communities worldwide.

Early career professionals: follow in Tingye Li's footsteps and be recognized for your contributions to laser science.

Early career professionals: present advancements in optical communications at OFC.

Propose how to use optics and photonics to solve a global challenge for US$100K prize.

Recognizing research excellence in optical networking at OFC.