Welcome to the login page for the SPIE Society Awards Program. To better secure your information, all recognition programs require you to login with your SPIE account. Applications remain eligible for a three-year term. 

Nominations of historically marginalized groups are especially encouraged. The SPIE Awards committee utilizes a blind review process of nominations, ensuring the elimination of conscious or nonconscious bias when selecting award recipients.  

Both self-nominations, and nominations by others are accepted. 

Nominations are due July 1, 2023.  Recommendation letters are due no later than July 15th, 2023.

Nominations submitted after July 1, 2023 will be eligible for the 2024 Award year.  Nominations are eligible for a 3 year period.*

Gold Medal Award

A.E. Conrady Award in Optical Engineering

Aden & Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award

Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award

Britton Chance Biomedical Award

Chandra S. Vikram Award in Optical Metrology

Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics

Diversity Outreach Award

Early Career Achievement Award - Academic

Early Career Achievement Award - Government/Industry

Frits Zernike Award for Microlithography

George W. Goddard Award in Space and Airborne Optics

GG Stokes Award in Optical Polarization

Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics

Harrison H. Barrett Award for Medical Imaging

Maria Goeppert Mayer Award in Photonics

Maria J. Yzuel Educator Award

Maiman Laser Award

Mozi Award

Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design

Note the following awards are not processed via this nomination platform:

• Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award
• SPIE President's Award
• SPIE Directors' Award
• Visionary Award

Go to SPIE Awards  for additional information.

*Early Career Achievement Awards contributions must have been made within the first 5 years: 

Academic focus: of a faculty appointment after completing training.