Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
The Heineman Prize for Astrophysics is awarded jointly by the American Institute of Physics and the American Astronomical Society to recognize outstanding work in the field of astrophysics.
Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation
The AAS's Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation is to be awarded to an individual, of any nationality, for the design, invention or significant improvement of instrumentation (not software) leading to advances in astronomy.
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
The Warner Prize is normally awarded annually for a significant contribution to observational or theoretical astronomy during the five years preceding the award. It is given to an astronomer who has not attained 36 years of age in the year designated for the award or must be within eight years of receipt of their Ph.D. degree.
Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
The Pierce Prize is normally awarded annually for outstanding achievement, over the past five years, in observational astronomical research based on measurements of radiation from an astronomical object. It is given to an astronomer who has not attained 36 years of age in the year designated for the award.
International Travel Grants
The AAS administers a National Science Foundation grant, which provides funding for airline travel to international science meetings. This funding is available only to individuals at US institutions.
Hints on Preparing Research Proposals
Summary of Presentations at the AAS Business Meeting Supplementary Session Chicago, IL, June 1999
Chrétien International Research Grants
Chrétien grants further international collaborative projects in observational astronomy. Emphasis is on long-term visits and the development of close working relationships with astronomers in other countries.
Small Research Grants Program on Hold
The AAS Executive Office has decided not to pursue renewal of our NASA SmRG grant. We hope we will be able to announce the resumption of the SmRG program under new management in the very near future.
Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award Rules
The Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards are given to recognize exemplary research by undergraduate and graduate students who present at one of the poster sessions at the meetings of the AAS. Awardees are honored with a Chambliss medal or, in the case of honorable mention, a certificate.
Rules for Chambliss Writing Award
The Chambliss Writing Award is to be given for astronomy writing for an academic audience, specifically textbooks at either the upper division undergraduate level or the graduate level. This page is only available for AAS Members.
Rules for Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award
Annual award for an achievement in astronomical research made by an amateur astronomer
AAS Grants, Prizes, and Awards List
To foster and recognize excellence in astronomy the AAS and its Divisions award grants and prizes for outstanding contributions to astronomical research.
Prize Nominations
All AAS members may submit prize nominations and are encouraged to do so. With the exception of the student awards, prize nominations are due in the AAS Secretary's Office by 30 June each year.
AAS Names Seven Prize Winners
The American Astronomical Society announces the selection of seven prize winners.
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