APS Meeting Travel Grants

March Meeting and April Meeting awards require recipients to present abstracts at the Meeting! 

Abstract Submission
Submit your abstract by your Meetings' deadline.
  March Meeting Abstract Submission
  April Meeting Abstract Submission

Basic and Scholar Travel Awards

  How to Apply for a Travel Grant

FPD Basic Travel Award ($200)
To qualify for the Basic FPD Award, you must be:

• An undergraduate member of APS (membership is free for undergraduates)
• Presenting research at your Meeting in any session (SPS Student sessions or standard Meeting sessions, oral or poster).
• Preregistered for the meeting (registration is also free for undergraduates)  

After completing the Basic Travel Award application form, you will receive an email confirming your award recipient status. You can pick up your reimbursement check during the Student Awards session at the Meeting, or arrange to have it sent to you after the Meeting by emailing Crystal Bailey (bailey@aps.org)

FPD Scholar Travel Award ($1000*)
Students who meet the FPD Basic Travel Award requirements and submit additional documents will be eligible for the $1000* award. 

Scholar Award Documents:

• A statement of need, signed by your mentor, which states that you were not able to secure sufficient funds to attend the meeting from other sources (REU or departmental grants, etc.).
• A statement of matching funds from your department, signed by the department chair, stating that the $500 APS award will be matched by the department (for a total award of $1000).
• A short report, to be submitted after the Meeting, describing the research you presented, your goals after graduation, and your experiences and impressions of the meeting.

After completing the Scholar Travel Award application form, you will be emailed instructions for submitting additional materials and receiving your award.

* $1000 = $500 travel stipend from APS + Guaranteed match from your home institution