2009 Perkins Memorial Fund Committee Report
Applications for the Award are accepted in the spring and fall, with
application deadlines of April 15 and October 15. For the April 2008
deadline, the Committee received one application, which was funded. For the
October 2008 deadline, the Committee received five applications and funded
two.
One of the questions asked on the application is how the candidate learned
of the award. Most indicated that they saw the award online or learned about
it from their host scientist; one applicant indicated that he learned of it
from colleagues.
The Committee still receives relatively few applications for the award and
needs to continue with efforts to advertise the award. One mechanism used is
to send out notification emails to the entire APS list serv several weeks
before the deadline. The Committee does not have a mechanism for directly
accessing the overseas applicants, but will work with the International
Committee on this issue.
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