<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">The IAU Ph.D. Prize recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in astrophysics around the world. The Steering Committee of IAU Division E, Sun and Heliosphere, has the opportunity to award a prize to the candidate it feels has carried out the most remarkable work in the previous year in the field of solar and heliospheric physics. Ph.D. Theses must have been defended between the 16 December 2016 and <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">15 December 2017</span></span> to be eligible for the 2018 IAU Ph.D. Prize.<br></div><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Candidates are required to submit by December 15, 2017 an abstract of their thesis that is suitable for public consumption, a 1500-word thesis summary, three letters of recommendation (including one from the PhD advisor), and a CV.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px">The IAU Ph.D. Prize is open to candidates from any country, regardless of whether the country has an IAU National Membership. Additionally, a separate prize is available to be awarded to applicants from developing countries (defined as those not in the OECD).<br><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Additional information on the application procedure for the IAU Ph.D. Prize, including a submission link, can be found at</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/phd_prize/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://www.iau.org/science/g<wbr>rants_prizes/phd_prize/</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The announcement of the winners of this year's IAU Ph.D. Prize may be found at </span><a href="https://www/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://www</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">. </span><a href="http://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann17024/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">iau.org/news/<wbr>announcements/detail/ann17024/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div>
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