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Award ID:
FNAL-NTN-AWARD [#31775]
Award Title: 
URA Early Career Award
Award Type:
Fellowship or award
Location:
Batavia, Illinois 60510, United States of America
Subject Area: 
High Energy Physics / accelerator
Appl Deadline:
2026/04/06 23:59:59 (posted 2026/03/06, listed until 2026/04/06)
Description:
   

Description

Overview:

Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA) makes an award for outstanding work conducted by an early career researcher at Fermilab or benefiting the Fermilab scientific program. The award is presented during the annual Users' Meeting held at Fermilab in June. 

Eligibility: 

All Ph.D. researchers at Fermilab or an academic institution who are within six years of their initial appointment to a tenure-track or a Fermilab tenure-track equivalent position (*) as of the nomination deadline are eligible. Career breaks and time spent on family or medical leave will not be counted as part of the six-year period. The work for which the award is made must directly benefit a Fermilab experiment or accelerator project or be performed in conjunction with Fermilab staff. The work may be experimental, theoretical, or a contribution to instrumentation, computing, or accelerator technologies. 

Nomination:

The nomination consists of: 

1) Name and title of nominator. Candidates may nominate themselves for the Award. If not self-nominating, the nominator should provide one of the letters of support. The cover letter should be brief, simply identifying the nominator, and not a separate nomination letter; if not self-nominating, the nominator should submit a separate reference letter.

2) Curriculum vitae for the candidate, including a list of invited talks and showing initial tenure track position and year of appointment if different from current position. Please do not submit personally identifiable information such as birth date or social security number. If career breaks have been taken, please explicitly state the time periods. 

3) A list of publications. 

4) A list of outreach, mentoring, and community engagement activities. 

5) A written statement of no more than five pages from the candidate describing the research and demonstrating the nominee's scientific insight and creativity. The award is for the body of work by the researcher while in a tenure-track or a Fermilab tenure-track equivalent position. The research may be conducted in collaboration with others or as part of a larger project and may include several research projects or a single large research project. 

6) No more than three letters of support from scientists or faculty familiar with the work. Letters should provide sufficient background such that the significance of the candidate's work can be understood by all members of the committee, including those who are not experts in the subfield of the candidate. The reference letters must be submitted online by the reference writers on this site) 

7) A brief statement (<250 words) by either the nominator or the candidate highlighting how the candidate’s work benefits the laboratory.

For any questions, please contact uraearlycareer@fnal.gov. 

Selection:

A committee appointed by the Fermilab Director will select the most outstanding work. The recipient is notified in May of the award year and is invited to present the work in a talk at the annual Fermilab Users' Meeting in June. The recipient of the award receives a certificate of recognition and a check for $10,000 from URA. 

All submissions must be complete by Friday, April 3rd, 2026 and all documents must be submitted using Academic Jobs Online (AJO) at [AJO COORDINATES HERE]

(*) At Fermilab, "tenure track equivalent" positions are Associate Scientist and the Wilson and Peoples fellowships.

Further Info: https://www.ura-hq.org/awards/ura-early-career-award/ Or contact the Chair of the URA Early Career Award Committee, André de Gouvêa 847 467 6462.

Nomination Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your nomination:
  • Curriculum Vitae 
  • Research statement 
  • Publication list 
  • Mentoring & Outreach 
  • Benefit to Fermilab Statement 
  • Name and Title of Nominator 
  • Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
And anything else requested in the description.


Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Research statement
  • Publication list
  • Mentoring and Outreach Statement
  • Benefit to Fermilab Statement
  • Name and Title Cover Letter
  • Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site. Letters should be submitted by 2026/04/15 11:59PM help popup)
And anything else requested in the description.

Further Info:
https://www.ura-hq.org/awards/ura-early-career-award
email address
+1 847 467 6462
 
Theoretical Physics Department
MS 106
Fermilab
P.O. Box 500
Batavia, IL 60510-5011
USA