In 2016, the IASPEI Bureau has established an IASPEI Early Career Scientist Award program aimed at engaging excellent young researchers in the IASPEI community. Each of the four IASPEI Regional Commissions will be asked to select one Early Career researcher (graduate student, postdoctoral research, pre-tenure faculty member) from their commission at each even-year Assembly of that Regional Commission.
The four awardees will then be provided with registration waivers and partial travel expense reimbursement (with combined total cost not to exceed $1500/awardee) for attendance at the subsequent odd-year IASPEI Assembly. The awardees will be recognized during the IASPEI business meeting at the Assembly that they attend.
The Regional Commissions are free to determine their own procedure for selecting their awardee but should inform the Bureau of the selection when submitting the report on their Regional Assembly. Selection of awardees should take into consideration research excellence and potential for career involvement with IASPEI, ensuring equal access with regard to gender and ethnicity.
