Awards

Our awards recognise excellence, innovation, and outstanding contributions across various fields. Celebrate the researchers, industry leaders, and emerging talents shaping the future.

Stay tuned for nomination details, categories, and deadlines.

IUVSTA Prize for Science

The IUVSTA Prize for Science is awarded every three years to recognize and encourage outstanding internationally-acclaimed research in the fields of interest to the IUVSTA,

IUVSTA Prize for Technology

The IUVSTA Prize for Technology is awarded every three years to recognize and encourage outstanding internationally-acclaimed achievements in technology and instrumentation in the fields of interest to the IUVSTA,

Ebara Award

The IUVSTA EBARA Award recognizes an excellent young researcher or engineer to support innovation in environmentally friendly solutions in the area of vacuum-related science and technologies.

Apply here: http://iuvsta.org/iuvsta-ebara-award

Student Award/ Elsevier Award

IUVSTA-Elsevier Student Awards: The IUVSTA-Elsevier Student Awards are designed to give partial financial support to Ph.D. or Master students (within seven years of obtaining their bachelor’s degree at the start of the congress) to help them attend IUVSTA meetings and conferences at which they are presenting a paper.

The amount of the IUVSTA-Elsevier Award is 400 EUR on an individual basis.

Student Award/ IVC23 award

To be awarded for best presentations at IVC-23

Welch Award

The M.W. Welch International Scholarship was established in 1965 to support younger scientists working abroad in vacuum science and technology. The scholarship was made possible by support from M.W. Welch, and the Welch family continues to provide funds annually. The first scholar was chosen in 1968, and scholars have been identified each year since then. The scholarship amounts to $15,000 per year.