ICO Awards

ICO Prize

ICO established in 1982 the ICO Prize, to be given each year to an individual who has made a noteworthy contribution to optics, published submitted for publication before the age of 40.

New Deadline: 15th May

IUPAP Early Career Prize in Optics

This prize is awarded annually since 2008 by IUPAP through ICO to a scientist who has made noteworthy contributions to applied optics and photonics during a maximum of 8 years of research experience after having earned a PhD degree. Career interruptions will not be counted as time of research experience.

New Deadline: 15th May

ICO Galileo Galilei Medal Award

The ICO Galileo Galilei Medal contributes to one of the essential missions of the International Commission for Optics: to recognize the promotion of Optics under difficult circumstances. The award was established by the 1993 General Assembly of ICO and has been awarded annually since 1994.

New Deadline: 15th May

ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award

The ICO and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics have agreed to establish a joint prize reserved for researchers from developing countries , who are active in optics and photonics and have contributed to the promotion of research activities in their own or another developing country. The candidates should be either less than 40 years old or alternatively within 12 years of the completion of their first PhD, by 1 December of the present year, excluding career breaks (e.g., eldercare, maternity or paternity leave, adoption).