Guidelines for Fellowship Nominations
The online submission process
Nomination materials should be submitted through the APS online system, which can be accessed using your APS credentials.
To begin your nomination:
- Select "Start Nomination."
- Complete the form and upload related files.
- If you wish to save your nomination in progress to edit later, you may do so.
- Select "Finalize" to complete your nomination when you are ready to submit.
Each APS Fellowship nomination is evaluated by the Fellowship Committee of the appropriate APS division, topical group, forum, or by the APS Committee on Honors. After review by the full APS Committee on Honors, APS Council elects the final, successful candidates.
Fellow nomination review
As experts in their unique areas within physics, each unit's Fellowship Committee, composed and defined by the unit's bylaws, review and recommend fellows for election. The APS Committee on Honors reviews and approves these recommendations, which are then reviewed and approved by the APS Council Steering Committee.
Notification
The APS President then sends a notification letter to the elected Fellow and the Fellow's sponsor, co-sponsor, selection committee chair, unit chair, and unit secretary. APS also announces the elected fellows through our website and other platforms.
APS Honors staff notify sponsors and nominees who were not elected as Fellows.
Carryover review
If an individual is not elected as an APS Fellow, the nomination may be eligible for carryover review in the new cycle the following year. Sponsors and co-sponsors will be reminded to update and resubmit their Fellow nomination, if eligible. The nomination must be resubmitted by the submission deadline.
Nominations for APS Fellowship expire after two years. If a nomination has expired, the sponsor and co-sponsor may submit it as a new nomination.
Contact
If you have questions about the APS Fellowship submission process, please email the APS Honors team.