The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to a woman resident of North America, who is within five years of receipt of a PhD, for distinguished contributions to astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which have immediate application to astronomy.
The awardee is invited to give a talk at an AAS meeting and is given a $1,500 honorarium.
[1] The award is named in honor of American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon.
[2] This prompted the AAS to set up its first committee on the status of women in astronomy[2] and they ceased issuing the award directly.
From 1973 to 2004 the American Association of University Women issued the awards, on advice from the AAS.