AMS Father James B. Macelwane Award

The AMS Father James B. Macelwane Award is a student paper competition that stimulates interest in meteorology by recognizing original undergraduate research in the atmospheric sciences. It is open to papers written while the author was enrolled as an undergraduate. The award limits entries to no more than two students per institution. A monetary prize of $1,000 is associated with the award.

$1,000 monetary prize and recognition for an original undergraduate paper in atmospheric sciences.

Applicants must have been enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper was written; no more than two students from any one institution may enter papers in any one contest. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status.

Submit a PDF of the original paper, an abstract (max 250 words), a letter of application with contact details and university name, a letter from the department head or faculty confirming undergraduate status and outlining the student's original contributions, and a completed Student Assessment form.