The IPS will deliver two special awards to young scientists attending to 50th IPS Seminar/EUROPYRO 2027 Conference.

  • Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist Award

The purpose of the Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist Award (DBED–YSA) is to assist a young scientist in attending and presenting his/her research at an IPS Seminar. One award will be made annually for a young scientist to attend and present a paper at the IPS Seminar.

  • Frank Carver Bursary Award

The Frank Carver Bursary Award promotes advancement in the scientific understanding of energetic materials by assisting young pyrotechnicians to attend and present their work at international seminars being sponsored by the International Pyrotechnics Society.

The Bursary was established following the financial success of the Fourteenth International Pyrotechnics Seminar organized in 1989 by the UK Government Pyrotechnics Research Group, in conjunction with the British Pyrotechnics Industry.

Additionally, a significant contribution was made following the Twenty-eighth Seminar, organized by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia in November 2001.

Between 1989 and 2024, the Bursary was administered from the UK but in 2025 the funds were transferred to the International Pyrotechnic Society. For seminars starting
in 2025, the Bursary will be administered by the International Pyrotechnic Society.

The Frank Carver Bursary is intended to assist young pyrotechnicians to attend and present their work at International Seminars being sponsored by the International Pyrotechnics Society.

The Dr. Bernard E. Douda and Frank Carver Bursaries, which are funded by the IPS, consists of payment of the Seminar and associated Workshop (Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms) registration fees and a two-year Membership in the Society.

Requirements and Eligibility for Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist and Frank Carver Bursary IPS awards

  • 1

    The upper age limit for receipt of the bursary will be 40 years at the time of submission of the full paper to the Selection Committee of the International Pyrotechnic Society.

  • 2

    The applicant must submit a paper for oral presentation.

  • 3

    A curriculum vitae, the full paper and a cover letter explaining the importance of the presented work must be submitted by the deadline set by the Technical Steering Committee of the Seminar. The deadline is May 12, 2027 ; curriculum vitae, full paper and cover letter must be sent to the following address : kennyjsmit@gmail.com.

  • 4

    The recipient must attend and present the paper at the IPS Seminar.

  • 5

    A recipient shall not be eligible for future funding by the Frank Carver Bursary or the Dr. Bernard E. Douda – Young Scientist Award.

  • 6

    The applicant cannot be a past or a current officer of the IPS or IPSUSA Seminars,Inc..

Requirements, eligibility and deadline date information will be posted on the IPS website and in the IPS Newsletter.