Nomination for APS Fellowship

Nomination Components

• The nominee’s name

• A suggested citation: Citations must begin with "For…", and be less than 300 characters in length, including spaces. Do not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns, or symbols.

• A supporting paragraph: Expand on the citation and indicate the originality and significance of the contributions cited in 2500 characters or fewer, including spaces.

• The sponsor and co-sponsor’s names, institutions, and emails

• Affirmation of candidates professional conduct

• The sponsor’s recommendation letter

• The co-sponsor’s recommendation letter. The co-sponsor is responsible for uploading their letter to the nomination system.

• The nominee's CV: This must include the nominee's academic and employment history, professional honors, list of principal publications only, and other contributions to physics

• Up to two additional letters of support (optional). Letter writers are responsible for uploading their letters to the nomination system.

Nomination Submission

The nomination period for fellowship opens January 1 each year. Please refer to the deadlines for when a nomination period closes.

To submit a new nomination or edit an existing nomination:

1. Log in to the APS nomination system with your my APS account credentials
2. Select Start Nomination
3. Complete the nomination form, upload files, and select Save and Finalize

To edit an existing nomination, find the nomination under My Nominations and select Edit.

Nomination Review, Selection, and Notification

Questions? Please contact honors@aps.org.

After the nomination deadline passes, the unit’s fellowship selection committee will begin its review and selection process. Selection committees are formed by the related APS unit. The committee composition varies by unit and may be defined in the unit’s bylaws.

Selection committees recommend fellows for election. The recommendations of APS fellowship selection committees are reviewed and approved by the APS Fellowship Committee, then reviewed and elected by the APS Council of Representatives.

After selections are approved, the elected fellow, their sponsor, co-sponsor, selection committee chair, and the unit chair and secretary receive a notification letter from the APS President. APS will announce the elected fellows on the APS website and other media.

APS Honors staff will notify sponsors whose nominees were not elected fellow. The nomination may be eligible for carryover review in the next review cycle, or the nomination will expire. Nominations for APS Fellowship expire after two years. When the next nomination cycle begins, nominators with a nomination eligible for carryover consideration will receive a reminder to review, make updates if desired, and recertify the nomination. Nominations will only be reconsidered if the nominator recertifies the nomination prior to the deadline. If a nomination is expired, the nominator may submit a new nomination.