AsHFA Awards 2026
FINAL DEADLINE FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS: MARCH 1, 2026.
- AsHFA Collins Award: The William E. Collins Award is presented for the “Outstanding Human Factors Publication of the Year” for work completed during the previous calendar year. This award includes a plaque and an honorarium of $500.00 for the first author and certificates for the coauthors. Publications considered for the William E. Collins Award are limited to peer-reviewed papers and do not include books, book chapters, proceedings, technical reports, abstracts, or presentations. Criteria for judging the publication award include (1) scientific quality (i.e., significance of the problem, innovativeness of the approach, review of related research, effectiveness of the research design and analysis, interpretation of results, and clarity of writing), (2) relevance to advancing the scientific field of human factors, and (3) utility and ease of application to practitioners in the field of human factors. Nominations form: https://forms.gle/V6U6Vq9XGu13wNrK7
- AsHFA Taylor Award: Lifetime achievement award. The University of Illinois, Institute of Aviation established an Aerospace Human Factors Association endowment to fund the Henry L. Taylor Founder’s Award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of Aerospace Human Factors. The Aerospace Human Factors Association annually presents this award to an individual meeting the following criteria: (1) research and publications; (2) special original contributions (e.g., equipment, techniques, and procedures); or (3) general leadership in the field (e.g., teacher, director of laboratory, officer of scientific societies, etc.). The Institute of Aviation provides a $500.00 honorarium to the selected recipient who will provide a luncheon presentation during the year following their award announcement. Nominations form: https://forms.gle/s4WbRwG34J5RVFXe6
- AsHFA Roscoe Award: The Stanley N. Roscoe Award is presented for the best Doctoral Dissertation written in a research area related to Aerospace Human Factors. This award includes an honorarium of $500.00. Criteria include (1) significance of the problem and innovativeness of the approach; (2) review of related research; (3) effectiveness of the research design and analysis; (4) interpretation of results; (5) theoretical and practical value of the work; and (6) clarity of writing. Nominations form: https://forms.gle/V861XeEkRTo1uDeg7
- ASMA Raymond F. Longacre Award: Established to honor the memory of MAJ Raymond F. Longacre, MC, USA. It is given annually for outstanding accomplishment in the psychological and psychiatric aspects of aerospace medicine. AsHFA is the sponsor for the AsMA Longacre Award. Nominations and Deadline through AsMA; contact [email protected].
AsHFA Fellows Nominations
FINAL DEADLINE FOR FELLOW NOMINATIONS: APRIL 1, 2026.
To be eligible for nomination as an AsHFA Fellow, the nominee must: (a) have been a member of AsHFA for at least five years, (b) have had a minimum of five years’ work experience related to Aerospace Human Factors, (c) have been nominated by a member or Fellow of AsHFA, and (d) have been elected by a majority vote of the AsHFA Fellowship Committee **Successful candidates will have a history of significant contributions to AsHFA and to the field of human factors.** Nominations form: https://forms.gle/Yo1ozV3ujmHtm4ec7
