Nominate a Fellow Nominations may be made at any time during the year, but only those received by the deadline set by APS, currently May 15, will be considered for action in the same year. Nominations on which no favorable action is taken are generally reconsidered the following year. Sponsors may, however, resubmit the nomination with updated supporting material, prior to the deadline for the following year. Nomination Information

Each year, the GSNP Fellowship Committee will review nominations for APS Fellows and make recommendations to the APS. The total number of APS Fellows who may be elected in a given year is limited to one-half of one percent of the total APS membership. Therefore, the selection process is quite competitive, and sponsors should be aware of this when preparing nominations.

It is particularly important for nominators to ensure that the cases that they prepare for the Fellowship Committee are well documented. Inclusion of a complete publication list is highly recommended. Information such as lists of invited talks, awards, committee service, and organization of conferences is also very helpful. Reprints of papers are generally not useful. On the other hand, a detailed statement by both of the sponsors, discussing which of the candidate's achievements are ''exceptional contributions'' can aid the committee considerably. In general, the guidelines for the Fellowship Committee are to look for sustained contributions to the field over a period of time rather than a single, albeit brilliant, piece of research. Supporting letters which evaluate the candidate's work are particularly helpful whereas the brief two-line endorsement on the nomination form does not provide enough information, especially if the candidate is not known to members of the committee.

In 2007, 5 candidates were recommended by GSNP and selected for Fellowship in the American Physical Society.