These presentations raise awareness of the accomplishments of women physicists, and the women speakers can serve as role models for women students and faculty.
Eligibility extends to physics departments of American colleges and universities.
Canadian and Mexican colleges and universities are also eligible, provided that at least one of the women they invite is currently affiliated with an American institution. Application should be made by host institutions, not by the speakers themselves. An institution must schedule the two women speakers during a single academic year to qualify. Both speakers must have presented their talks before the end of the academic year. The CSWP maintains a Womens Speakers List , but qualifying speakers are not limited to this list.