Funder: American Astronomical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Nomination) | July 2027 (Nominee package and support letters)
Funding Amounts: $1,500 honorarium plus paid travel expenses for an invited AAS meeting talk
Summary: Recognizes outstanding research and promise for future research by an early-career woman astronomer.
Key Information: Nominees must meet geographic and PhD-timing requirements; only AAS members may submit nominations, including self-nominations.
Description
The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy, administered by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), recognizes outstanding research and promise for future research by an early-career woman astronomer. Scientific achievement and potential for further contributions receive equal emphasis. Alongside an honorarium, the award includes an invitation to present research at an AAS meeting, with travel expenses paid.
Past recipients have been recognized for work spanning planetary systems, stellar astrophysics, galaxies, and cosmology. Their research includes exoplanet formation and atmospheres, interstellar chemistry, gravitational-wave astrophysics, black holes, and the earliest epochs of the Milky Way. A five-year research plan is part of the nomination package, reflecting the award’s emphasis on future contributions.
