URA Honorary Early Career Award
The URA Honorary Early Career Award recognizes outstanding early-career researchers for impactful work benefiting Fermilab in cosmology, particle astrophysics, high energy physics, and accelerator science.
Funder: Universities Research Association INC.
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027: Nomination submission deadline (projected) | April 2027: All nomination materials complete (projected) | May 2027: Reference letters submission deadline (projected)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 honorarium; one-time award; presented at Fermilab Users and Affiliates Annual Meeting.
Summary: Annual award recognizing outstanding early-career researchers whose work benefits Fermilab's scientific program in cosmology, particle astrophysics, high energy physics, and accelerator science.
Description
The URA Honorary Early Career Award, presented by the Universities Research Association (URA), recognizes exceptional early-career researchers for significant contributions to Fermilab’s scientific program in cosmology/particle astrophysics, high energy physics, and accelerator science and technology. The award is designed to honor creativity, impact, and leadership in research that directly benefits Fermilab experiments or projects, whether through experimental, theoretical, instrumentation, computing, or accelerator technology work. The recipient receives a $10,000 honorarium and presents their work at the annual Fermilab Users and Affiliates Meeting.
