AVS Professional Awards
Each year, the AVS solicits nominations for major national awards. These include the Medard W. Welch Award, the Gaede-Langmuir Award, the John A. Thornton Memorial Award and Lecture, the Peter Mark Memorial Award, Fellow of the Society, and the George T. Hanyo Award. Nominations are due March 31, 2026, and should be submitted through the AVS online award submission site. Nomination information is available at www.avs.org or through Angela Klink, AVS Director of Member Programs, at (212-248-0200 ext. 221 or angela@avs.org).
National Student Awards
Students may apply for one National Student Award and one Division/Group Award in a given year.
Each year, the AVS solicits nominations for eight graduate student awards. These are the Russell and Sigurd Varian Award, the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award, the Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Award, two Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships (N.B. the Hoffman Award and Scholarships are distinct from the Hoffman Travel Grants described below), and three Graduate Research Awards. The nomination procedures are on www.avs.org or through Angela Klink (212-248-0200, ext. 221 or angela@avs.org). Applicants should use the AVS online award submission site. The deadline is May 18, 2026.
Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Travel Grants
The Hoffman Travel Grants have been created in an effort to promote student involvement in AVS and encourage their participation in the annual AVS International Symposium. These travel grants will be given to any applying students who meet the following criteria: 1) you must be the presenter of an accepted Symposium abstract, 2) you must be a full-time student, 3) the grant is not transferable, 4) you must attend the Symposium to receive the grant and, 5) you are not eligible to receive the grant if you are receiving any other travel support from AVS. An invitation e-mail will be sent to eligible students (early August 2026), and the student should apply for the grant by responding to the invitation email. The application deadline is Monday, September 28, 2026. Should your application be approved, you will receive an email notification by Monday, October 5, 2026. Grants will be given on a random basis until the 2026 funds are depleted. Funds for the grant recipients will be available at the Symposium Registration Manager’s desk, and you will also be asked to present a student I.D. Please note that all travel grants must be collected at the meeting.
Division/Group Student Awards
- Students may apply for one National Student Award and one Division/Group Award in a given year.
Deadline: May 18, 2026
Focus Topic & Mini-Symposium Awards
- Deadline: May 18, 2026
Society/Division/Group Professional Awards
- Open to all EXCEPT Students
Deadline: May 18, 2026
*All award applications for AVS National and Division/Group awards may be found at the following link: (http://www.avs.org/Awards). Please contact Angela Klink, AVS Director of Member Programs, (angela@avs.org, 212-248-0200 ext. 221) for any additional information.