Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 1
Award Deadline:
May 18, 2026
To recognize and encourage excellence by women in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS.
Eligibility
The nominee must be a registered female graduate student in an accredited academic institution at the time when the applications are due. Applicants are normally expected not to graduate before the award selection. The award may be given to a particular individual only once. Following the Awards Committee Meeting in the Spring/Summer, the top ten (10) student nominees are selected to give presentations on their research to the Awards Committee in a virtual interview in late summer, after which the final eight (8) awardees will be selected. After the interview, the top female student for the eight (8) awards will receive the Whetten Award. Criteria for selection of the awardee are excellence in research and academic record.
Nature of the Award
The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.
Establishment and Support
The Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award was established in 1989, in the spirit of Nellie Yeoh Whetten, to recognize and encourage excellence by women in graduate studies in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. A fund to support the award was established by Timothy J. Whetten, friends and family of Nellie Yeoh Whetten, and AVS. The award consists of a cash award, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to attend the International Symposium.
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Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 1
Award Deadline: May 18, 2026