The Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant is funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. It is awarded to support participation in the ICOPS 2026 Mini-course and to further encourage membership in NPSS.

Eligibility: Outstanding members of NPSS who are either Student Members, Post-Doctoral Fellows or Research Associates, or unemployed members needing assistance in changing career direction.

Basis for Judging: Exceptional promise as a student, postdoc or research associate in any of the fields of NPSS, or exceptional work in those fields by currently unemployed NPSS members with an expectation that attendance to one or more of the Short Courses will result in an improved possibility of obtaining a job in an NPSS field.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a short statement (within one page) of how the grant will help their career development.

For questions about the Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant program, contact Jim Browning at jimbrowning@boisestate.edu.