The Research, Education and Training work group of the Photonics21 Technology Platform has established a prize for students in the field of photonics in order to promote research in photonics especially related to R&D with industrial impact.

Any person under 35 and active in the field of optics and photonics, may apply for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award. The award consists of a certificate, a cash prize of € 5,000 as well as a free registration to the conference where the award ceremony will take place.

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• The completed application form,
• One letter of support (by a supervisor or mentor),
• A short (2 page) biography/CV
• A list of peer reviewed publications
• A description of the innovative R&D work (not exceeding 4 sides of A4, 12 point text), making clear the
  • Nature of innovation
  • Potential impact to industry

Please note that the next Photonics21 Student Innovation Award will be awarded in 2011. The deadline for providing applications via e-mail to to education@photonics21.org will be announced as soon as it has been fixed.

The application form for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award in the word version will be downloadable here.

The application form in the pdf version will be downloadable here.

The rules for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award can be found under:
Rules Photonics21 Student Innovation Award

If you want to become a sponsor for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award you can contact the Photonics21 secretariat for further information via an e-mail to secretariat@photonics21.org or via phone: (0049) 0211 62 14-338