Mentoring Award

The Elizabeth Bingham Award is presented each year to a distinguished local scientist who has significantly influenced the advancement of women in science.

Call for Nominations: Think back on your career, no matter how long or short it has been. Has there been someone who has had a great impact on your career as a role model, or as a mentor? Was there someone who helped you and others select or advance in your careers or who was willing to listen to your problems and give you support when needed? If so, you now have an opportunity to recognize that person's contribution.

The recipient of the Elizabeth Bingham Award receives an engraved plaque and is the guest of honor and speaker at our annual awards banquet. Nominating letters, accompanied by a brief biography (no set format for nominations), are due by February 15 of each year for presentation at the banquet the following May. To submit a nomination or for more information or a postal mail address contact president@awisphl.org.

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Travel Awards

AWIS-PHL will award three travel grants each year, in the amount of $500.00 each, to support the attendance of female students at national or international meetings of the scientific societies appropriate for their disciplines at which they will be presenting their own research. Each winner will also receive a one-year membership to AWIS National and AWIS-PHL.

• The Robert E. Davies Student Travel Award was established in 1993 by AWIS-PHL in memory of Professor Robert E. Davies, whose life was characterized by untiring efforts toward the entry and advancement of women in science. This award is given to a female graduate student from a school in southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware or southern New Jersey.
• The Adelaide M. Delluva Student Travel Award was established by AWIS-PHL in 2008 with a bequest from Dr. Delluva who passed away in 2006. She was a beloved member of AWIS and AWIS-PHL and a loyal and committed supporter of our travel award program. This award is given to a female graduate student from a school in southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware or southern New Jersey.
• The University of Pennsylvania Women's Club Student Travel Grant was established in 1996 by the University of Pennsylvania Women's Club and is administered by AWIS-PHL. This grant is awarded to a female student (graduate or undergraduate) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Travel Award Policy:

• The application deadline for all awards is December 1 for conferences held any time during the following calendar year.
• Application Instructions - Electronic submissions preferred.
• AWIS-PHL is especially interested in women who will be attending a conference that will provide important exposure for the student and her work and who will be presenting in a significant forum for the first time.
• The award is to be applied to the costs of transportation, registration, housing, and meals. Should the actual costs exceed $500.00, those additional costs must be covered by other resources available to the student.
• The money will be forwarded to the recipient upon receipt of proof of meeting registration.
• The recipient will provide AWIS-PHL with a published or final abstract of the work presented at the meeting and an accounting for $500.00 of meeting-related expenses within 60 days of the conclusion of the meeting or she will be liable for repayment of the amount in full to AWIS-PHL.
• AWIS-PHL must be notified immediately if there is a change in plans by an applicant during the review period, or by a winner prior to attending the specified meeting.
• AWIS-PHL reserves the right to review, reconsider, and/or withdraw an application or rescind an award if the applicant or recipient changes the meeting she plans to attend or fails to present her work at the meeting.
• Previous winners are not eligible, but previous applicants who did not receive an award are encouraged to reapply.

For questions or submissions, contact past_president@awisphl.org.

Please Note: Only one submission per applicant per granting period is necessary. Applicants will be considered for all awards for which they meet the criteria.

Contribute to the AWIS-PHL Travel Fund

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High School Student Awards

The AWIS-PHL High School Science Award ($200), administered by the Delaware Valley Science Council, is given each year to an outstanding female high school science student. The Council oversees a competition involving written exams and interviews and administers the award, which is presented at a banquet in March.

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