Each year the Argonne Board of Governors recognizes the lab’s top performers with more than $40,000 in awards for distinguished performance, outstanding service, education, and safety achievements.
The annual awards include:
- Distinguished Performance Awards, which recognize a specific outstanding achievement or a distinguished record of such achievements by an employee
or team of the laboratory in the areas of basic and applied science and engineering - Outstanding Service Awards, given to Argonne employees with exemplary service who have significantly contributed toward helping the laboratory fulfill its missions and attain its overall goals
- Director's Awards for Outstanding Safety Leadership, which recognizes laboratory leaders who, in an exceptional and exemplary way, embody the principles of integrated safety management, contribute to a positive safety culture, demonstrate a commitment to excellence in workplace safety, and successfully address critical challenges and vulnerabilities in safety
- James B. Porter Jr. Team Awards for Outstanding Safety Performance, given to a team of laboratory employees who embody the principles of integrated safety management and directly contribute to the creation and sustaining of a positive safety culture and a commitment to excellence in workplace safety
- Pinnacle of Education Awards, that recognizes employees for exceptional contributions and continuous efforts that help to make science education and outreach inspiring and unique for students, teachers, and community groups
- Excellence in Core Values Awards, which is a recognition presented to an employee who exemplifies Argonne’s Core Values of respect, integrity, teamwork, impact, and safety in meaningful interactions and significant accomplishments, or leadership of an initiative that emphasizes and highlights Argonne’s commitment to Core Values
National Laboratories Scholarship Program
The University of Chicago welcomes applications from all children of Argonne employees. To learn more about the admissions process, financial aid, and the National Labs Scholarships: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/cost-aid/scholarships/national-laboratories