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The M.W. Welch International Scholarship was established in 1965 to support younger scientists working abroad in vacuum science and technology. The scholarship was made possible by support from M.W. Welch, and the Welch family continues to provide funds annually. The first scholar was chosen in 1968, and scholars have been identified each year since then. The scholarship amounts to $15,000 per year.
The Announcement, Application and Research Proposal and Agreement forms are available on the web or by contacting the Administrator: Dr. F.R. Shepherd, 3 Grierson Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, K2W 1A6, Canada, frank_shepherd@avs.org.
The next competition is for the scholarship period September 2014 - August 2015. The deadline for application is 30 April 2014
Organizational structure of the M.W. Welch Foundation is:
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Scientific Director: David Ruzic (USA)
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Scholarship Treasurer: Gregory Exarhos (USA)
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IUVSTA Treasurer (Ex-Officio): Francois Reniers (Be)
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Trustees:
--Jin-Hyo Boo (Korea)
--Ivan Petrov (USA)
--Lars Montelius (Sweden)
--Monika Jenko (Slovenia)
The scholars and their countries of origin and study have been:
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Year
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Name
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Country of Origin
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Country of Study
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1969
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J. Lopez-Sancho
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Spain
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USA
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1970
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M. Vesely
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Czechoslovakia
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USA
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1971
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S. Tabata
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Japan
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France
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1972
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E. Rieger
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Hungary
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Netherlands
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1973
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J. Czyzewski
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Poland
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USA
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1974
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O. Christensen
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Denmark
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France
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1975
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S. M. Ojha
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India
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USA
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1976
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H. Urbankova
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Czechoslovakia
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USA
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1977
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H. Kezuka
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Japan
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Germany
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1978
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L. Verheij
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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1979
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P. I. Cohen
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USA
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Not Used
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1980
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J. A. Kolaczkiewicz
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Poland
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Germany
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1981
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C. V. Dharmadhikari
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India
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USA
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1982
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P. A. Dowben
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USA
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Germany
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1983
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Antoni Ciszewski
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Poland
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USA
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1984
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Catherine Foley
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Australia
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USA
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1985
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Jan Paul
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
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1986
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Yumin Gao
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China
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France
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1987
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S. N. Sahu
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India
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Australia
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1988
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G. M. Sundaram
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USA
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United Kingdom
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1989
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Suda Uthanna
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India
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Germany
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1990
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Lars G. Hultman
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Sweden
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USA
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1991
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M.-A. Hassan
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Iraq/Sweden
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USA
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1992
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Jose del Barco
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Argentina
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France
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1993
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Wu Hong
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China
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USA
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1994
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Marlin Foltin
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Slovakia
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USA
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1995
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Wei Yang
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China
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USA
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1996
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Helmut Öfner
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Austria
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USA
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1997
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Sasha Gorer
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Israel
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USA
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1998
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M. Keidar
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Israel
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USA
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1999
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She Guan Wang
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China/Israel
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USA
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2000
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Erik Svedberg
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Sweden
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USA
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2001
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Christine A. Nicoll
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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2002
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Muhammad Tawalbeh
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Jordan
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Canada
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2003
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Rafi Shikler
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Israel
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United Kingdom
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2004
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Maksim Kireitseu
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Belarus
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USA
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2005
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Fredrik Eriksson
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Sweden
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USA
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2006
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Johanna Rosen
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Germany
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Australia
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| 2007 |
Oren Tal
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Israel |
The Netherlands |
| 2008 |
Alexy Shashurin
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Israel |
USA |
| 2009 |
Henning Urban
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Germany |
United Kingdom |
| 2010 |
Antonio Politano
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Italy |
Spain |
| 2011 |
Barbara Setina Batic
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Slovenia |
Italy |
| 2012 |
G. Palsson
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Iceland |
USA |
| 2013 |
E. Kalfon-Cohen
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Israel |
USA |
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Applications must this year be received prior to April 30 for the scholarship starting in September of that year. The applicant must have a letter forwarded from the laboratory in which she or he proposes to study in support of the application. The Announcement, Application and Research Proposal and Agreement forms are available on the web or by contacting the administrator: Dr. F.R. Shepherd, 3 Grierson Lane, Ottawa, Ontario K2W 1A6, Canada, frank_shepherd@avs.org
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