Corporate-Sponsored Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Students

Website: American Physical Society

Description

The award consists of $2000 per year for new corporate scholars, and $3000 per year for renewal students to be used for tuition, room & board, educational materials. In addition, each physics department that hosts one or more APS minority undergraduate scholars and assigns a mentor for their student/s will receive a $500 award for programs to encourage minority students.
The award consists of $2000 per year for new corporate scholars, and $3000 per year for renewal students to be used for tuition, room & board, educational materials. In addition, each physics department that hosts one or more APS minority undergraduate scholars and assigns a mentor for their student/s will receive a $500 award for programs to encourage minority students.

Eligibility

Any African-American, Hispanic American, or Native American U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is majoring or planning to major in physics, and who is a high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore is eligible to apply for the scholarship
Ethnicity
African-American, Latino, Native American
Student Type
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
  • Permanent Resident

Procedure

Applications are available for download in PDF formate on the website (beginning November). If you are unable to print an application, you may request one by mail at the address below.

Contact Information

Arlene Modeste Knowles
APS Minority Scholarship
American Physical Society
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-209-3232
E-mail: knowles@aps.org

Award Details

Award Amount
$2,000 - $3,000

Deadlines

  • 2009-02-06: Program deadline