Posted by Gordon Emslie | March 14, 2025 | Meeting Announcements

The Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society is pleased to announce the availability of Studentship awards in connection with the 2025 SPD meeting, held jointly with the 246th Meeting of the AAS in Anchorage, AK, from 8-12 June, 2025. The purpose of these awards is to acquaint promising students with the field of solar physics by allowing them to participate actively in this meeting.

Depending upon financial need, the awards comprise a fraction of travel and room and board for the duration of the meeting.

Applications should be submitted by March 31, 2025, using the webform at https://forms.gle/RA2L1jYjSi5P1hBS9.  (Please note that the introduction of this web-based application form is a change from prior years; no more direct e-mail applications!) An application consists of the following:

  1. Name, university, education level (e.g., undergraduate, master’s student, doctoral student), advisor name
  2. Summary of interests and future plans in solar physics
  3. Amount of support requested, with justification*

*The SPD strongly encourages applications for partial support, with the remainder of the necessary funds coming from other (e.g., grant, university) sources. Typical awards are around $1,000.

Recipients are expected to deliver either an oral or poster presentation at the meeting. Awardees will be notified by April 7, sufficiently in advance of the April 10 abstract deadline for them to make the necessary plans to attend.

Student awardees are expected to attend the entire SPD meeting and to be present at a brief recognition ceremony to be held during the meeting, typically immediately before the Karen Harvey Prize lecture.  Awardees will receive reimbursement after the meeting by submitting a request, with necessary receipts, to Treasurer of the Division.

The SPD Student Committee (Gordon Emslie, Matthias Rempel, Lisa Upton)