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text-decoration: none;"><font size="+1">The IAU PhD Prize
recognises outstanding scientific achievement in astrophysics
around the world. Each IAU Division has, once a year, the
opportunity to award its own prize to the candidate it feels has
carried out the most remarkable work in the previous year (i.e.
a PhD Thesis which has been defended between the 16 December in
the previous year, and 15 December this year). Theses which are
in preparation or submitted, but not yet defended by the
deadline of a given year will have to be submitted the following
year.</font></p>
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text-decoration: none;"><font size="+1">The recipient of each
award receives a range of prizes, tailored by each Division at
their own discretion. A standard prize includes airfare and
accommodation to attend the next IAU General Assembly where
certificates will be awarded. Other prizes might include the
opportunity to present their thesis work at Division Days, an
invitation to attend presentations to the IAU Executive
Committee meeting and dinner at the General Assembly, and the
possibility of presenting a talk at either a plenary or special
session.</font></p>
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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.
The winner of each Division will be decided by the Division’s
own standards and methods — guided by the Division Steering
Committee — and possibly with corroborating external
consultation or additional letters of recommendation.</font></p>
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text-decoration: none;"><font size="+1">The IAU PhD Prize is open
to candidates from any country, regardless of whether the
country has an IAU National Membership. On top of this, a
separate prize is available to be awarded to applicants from
developing countries (defined as those not in the OECD).</font></p>
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to include all applications since the previous year’s deadline.
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deadline is at 11:59 PM in the IAU office in Paris, France
(GMT+1).</font></p>
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Prof. Richard de Grijs
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Macquarie University
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