Scholarships & Awards

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Student Honors
APS Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
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.

LeRoy Apker Undergraduate Physics Achievement Award
To recognize outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and thereby provide encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for future scientific accomplishment. 

Career Minority Physicists
Edward A. Bouchet Award
The award promotes the participation of under-represented minorities in physics by identifying and recognizing a distinguished minority physicist who has made significant contributions to physics research.

Non-APS Opportunities

Student Honors
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Internships
This is a list of scholarships, fellowships, and internships for minorities, women, and general students. APS provides this list as a service to students and does not endorse any particular program.

Summer Research Internship Programs
This is a list of summer research internship programs in physics and related fields around the US.  Students must apply and be accepted to these paid internships.  While APS does not endorse any particular program, APS does encourage all students to engage in research experiences in order to enhance their education and career options.

Scholarship Databases
List of scholarships for minority and other students. APS provides this list as a service and does not endorse any particular program.