FYI: Via the NSF Office of the Director

2014  Alan T. Waterman Award

~ The National Science Foundation’s Highest Honor ~

Call for Nominations (Deadline: October 25, 2013)

The National Science Foundation is pleased to accept nominations for the 2014 Alan T. Waterman Award. Each year, the Foundation bestows the Waterman Award to recognize the talent, creativity, and influence of a singular young researcher. The award consists of a $1,000,000 grant and a trip for two to Washington, DC, to receive the award.  For details about the Waterman Award’s history, the nomination procedure and the selection criteria please visit http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman.jsp.

Nominees are accepted from any field of science or engineering that NSF supports. Nominations must be submitted electronically using NSF’s FastLane system at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards/index.jsp. 

Please direct all inquiries about the award and the nomination procedures to Mayra Montrose (mmontros@nsf.gov).