To foster and recognize excellence in astronomy, the AAS presents honors, awards, and prizes for outstanding contributions to astronomical research, instrumentation, writing, and service.

Support

Tax-deductible cash gifts make an immediate impact on the prizes, awards, and grants that have meaning to you. You can donate to individual prize funds by logging in to the AAS member portal.

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Volunteer

There are a dozen committees charged with reviewing nominations and making selections for AAS prizes, honors, and awards. Information about the different prize committees, terms, duties of committee members, and more can be found below.

Learn About Prize Committees

Members may volunteer to serve on a prize committee by signing up in the member portal. Volunteers will be contacted in the spring with a survey where they can indicate committee preferences and enter qualifications and relevant experience. Prize committees are then selected in the spring, and the review runs from July to October.

Volunteer for a Prize Committee