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In addition to the funding, scholars gain access to our global network of mentors and the supporting companies.</p> </section> <section id="programApplicationInformation"> <hr class="border border-primary"> <h4>Application Information</h4> <h5><a id="ProgramAppInstructions"></a>How To Apply</h5> <p>Apply on apply.osa.org</p> <p> </p> <h5>Important Dates</h5> <p> <strong>Opens 14 October 2024</strong> <br/> <strong>Closes 02 December 2024</strong> </p> <h5>Applicant Requirements</h5> <ol> <li>Self-identify as a woman.</li> <li>Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or Master's student at a university.</li> <li>Undergraduate Student: have a major in optics, physics, chemistry, math or engineering and a demonstrated interest in optics and photonics.</li> <li>Masters Student: have a major and/or concentration in optics or photonics demonstrated with your research and coursework.</li> <li>Demonstrate academic potential (GPA, publications, references, other awards/merits).</li> <li>Program requirements recognize and exclude career breaks from timelines (eg, eldercare; maternity or paternity leave).</li> </ol> <h5>Application Requirements</h5> <ol> <li>CV or resume</li> <li>Personal statement describing academic/professional background and interest in optics and photonics in 500 words or less. <ul> <li>What are your educational, research, and career goals?</li> <li>Describe your experiences and interests related to optics and photonics (e.g., laser science, fiber optics, lens design, vision science, imaging and sensing, electrical or mechanical engineering, biomedical optics, quantum theory, or applications.)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Budget reflecting anticipated academic expenses and other sources of funding.</li> <li>Copies of academic transcripts from the last 2-3 years demonstrating competence in physics or engineering.</li> <li>Two letters of recommendation addressing your interest in optics as well as merits for receiving this scholarship.</li> </ol> <h4><span style="font-size:26px;"><strong>Previous Recipients:</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="font-size:26px;"><strong><a href="/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/optica_women_scholars/2023_optica_women_scholars/">2023</a> | <a href="/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/optica_women_scholars/2022_optica_women_scholars/">2022</a></strong></span></h4> </section> <section id="currentRecipients"> <hr class="border border-primary"> <a id="CURRENT"></a> <h4><a id="CURRENT" name="CURRENT"></a>2024 Recipients</h4> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-xl-3"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Julia Bertero Di Tella聽 " class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/julia_bertero_di_tella_2.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Julia Bertero Di Tella     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina</em><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Ernestina Domey聽" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/ernestina_domey.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Ernestina Domey</h5> <h6><i>University of Rochester,<br /> USA</i><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/leah_frackleton.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Leah Frackleton   </h5> <h6><i>University of Ottawa, <br /> Canada</i><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Alejandra G贸mez Ram铆rez&" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/alejandra%C2%A0gomez%C2%A0ramirez.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Alejandra G贸mez Ram铆rez</h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium </em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Carolyn Hokin聽" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/carolyn%C2%A0hokin.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Carolyn Hokin</h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>University of Arizona,<br /> USA</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Nuri Hong" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/nuri%C2%A0hong.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Nuri Hong   </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Cornell University,<br /> USA</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Petra Ivatovic" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/petra_ivatovic.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Petra Ivatovi膰    </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>University of Zagreb, <br /> Croatia</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Yewon Kim" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/yewon_kim.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Yewon Kim     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Yonsei University, <br /> South Korea</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Inbal Kom Betzer" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/inbal%C2%A0kom_betzer.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Inbal Kom Betzer</h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Zhamila Kulchukova" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/zhamila_kulchukova.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Zhamila Kulchukova     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Nazarbayev University,  Kazakhstan</em><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Mariia Leontieva" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/mariia%C2%A0leontieva.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Mariia Leontieva     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,<br /> Taiwan</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Sydney Lepard" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/sydney%C2%A0lepard.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Sydney Lepard   </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Institut national de la recherche scientifique, <br /> Canada</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Lily McKenna" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/lily%C2%A0mckenna.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Lily McKenna     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>University of Arizona,<br /> USA</em><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Lily McKenna" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/maria_vitoria%C2%A0moura_cabrera.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Maria Vitoria Moura Cabrera    </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Wellesley College,<br /> USA</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Anulia Mykhaelian" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/anulia_mykhaelian.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Anulia Mykhaelian     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany</em><br />  </h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Eleanor Richard" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/eleanor_richard.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Eleanor Richard     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Cornell University,<br /> USA</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="SMalley Richardson" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/malley%C2%A0richardson.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Malley Richardson     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>University of British Columbia, Canada</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Maisie Russell" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/maisie_russell.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Maisie Russell  </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>University of Auckland, <br /> New Zealand</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Gabrielle Vaz" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/gabrielle%C2%A0vaz.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Gabrielle Vaz    </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="Jacqueline Yang" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/jacqueline%C2%A0yang.jpg" /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">Jacqueline Yang     </h5> <h6 class="card-title"><em>Columbia University,<br /> USA</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="contributors"> <hr class="border border-primary"> <a id="ProgramContributors"></a> <h4>Contributors</h4> <h5>Founders US$100,000+</h5> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-xl-3"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/womenscholars/fender_ottenpng.png" /></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/womenscholars/roganpng.png" /></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.coherent.com/"><img alt="Coherent Corp." class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/coherent_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.corning.com/worldwide/en.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Corning Inc." class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/corning_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Google" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/google_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.innolight.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Innolight" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/innolight_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html?cid=sem&source=sa360&campid=2024_ao_cbu_us_gmo_gmocrbu_awa_text-link_brand_exact_cd_HQ-intel-brand-global_3500186468_google_b2b_is_non-pbm_intel&ad_group=Corp-Brand_Brand-Core_Core_Exact&intel_term=intel&sa360id=43700079788652491&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6auyBhDzARIsALIo6v_QYvYAbpZs1Mbxbh9UbNPLDDtmeMF9uj5kT9RskLxW33AzDkYOxv0aAm7rEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank"><img alt="Intel" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/intel_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.lumentum.com/en" target="_blank"><img alt="Lumentum" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/lumentum_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://about.meta.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Meta Platforms" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/meta_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.sourcephotonics.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Source Photonics" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/source_photonics_logo.png" /></a></div> </div> </div> <h6>Contributors US$10,000+</h6> <div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-xl-4"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/jgoodman_card.png?t=638380573751412383" /></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/womenscholars/sinclairpng.png" /></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><img alt="" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/womenscholars/wyant.png" /></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.edmundoptics.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Edmund Optics" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/edmund_optics_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.marvell.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Marvell Superconductor" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/marvell_superconductor_card.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card"><a href="https://www.optimaxsi.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Optimax" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2023/women%20scholars/optimax_card.png" /></a></div> </div> </div> <h6> </h6> <div> </div> </section> <hr class="border border-primary"> <h4> <p id="ProgramCommitteeCode">2025 Selection Committee</p> </h4> <table class="table table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th class="col-md-3" scope="col">Name</th> <th class="col-md-4" scope="col">Affiliation</th> <th class="col-md-3" scope="col">Country</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Imrana Ashraf</td> <td>Quaid-I-Azam University</td> <td>PAKISTAN</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lisa Bickford</td> <td>Google LLC</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frank Chang</td> <td>Source Photonics</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Prathmesh Deshmukh</td> <td>Reality Labs Research,Meta Platforms Inc</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Janet S Fender</td> <td></td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maninder Kaur</td> <td>Qureca</td> <td>UNITED KINGDOM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danuta M Sampson</td> <td>University of Western Australia</td> <td>AUSTRALIA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lydia Sanmarti</td> <td>ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques</td> <td>SPAIN</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hui Su</td> <td>Corning Inc.</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Tatarczak</td> <td>Coherent Corp</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olivia Frances Wheeler-Williams</td> <td>Edmund Optics Inc.</td> <td>UNITED STATES</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="footer bg-black pb-3"> <div class="container py-2"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 py-1 py-lg-2"> <svg class="my-2" viewBox="0 0 778.66 208.72" fill="currentColor" style="max-width: 255px;"> <path d="M6.94,192.36l-2.84,8H0l9.83-27.82h5.11l10.24,27.82h-4.38l-2.94-8H6.94ZM16.85,188.86c-2.52-7-3.94-10.9-4.56-13.09h0c-.68,2.43-2.26,7.07-4.3,13.09h8.86Z" /> <path 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