Minorities

The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) has several openings for members interested in promoting equality for sexual-orientation and gender minorities within our profession.

TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its first cohort of scholars, 31 African American students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2022-23 academic year.

The Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is looking for feedback on how to make future AAS meetings inclusive to the LGBTQA+ community. Please take the survey by 31 January 2023.

At its recent meeting, the National Society of Black Physicists chose the winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards for oral and poster presentations.

Are you — or do you know — a Black undergraduate pursuing a degree in astronomy or physics? Apply now for the TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Program, which awards up to $10,000 per student per school year to reduce the...

The American Astronomical Society will work with the American Institute of Physics and other key societies on a newly funded initiative to decrease underrepresentation of undergraduate African Americans in physics and...

College juniors and seniors looking to connect with other STEM-focused students for professional development and community building are encouraged to apply to join the AL1GN STEM Cohort. Deadline: 15 May.

The American Astronomical Society will work with the American Institute of Physics and other key societies on a newly funded initiative to decrease underrepresentation of undergraduate African Americans in physics and...

The AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) has several openings for members interested in promoting equality for sexual-orientation and gender minorities within our profession.

A group of fellows from the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) is piloting a new virtual mentorship program to provide professional and academic support to PhD students performing astronomy-related research.