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JMU - National Fellowships
The Honors Program has initiated coordination of those campus advisers for
nationally competitive undergraduate scholarships since there is currently no
such coordinating campus office at James Madison. This list of scholarships is
NOT an attempt to be comprehensive of all awards the student should consider.
Scholarships that are not listed include: JMU scholarships; state scholarships;
solely need-based scholarships; doctoral or graduate research scholarships;
scholarships below $5000; and paid internships (e.g. Smithsonian). Instead, the
awards listed below represent a select set of nationally competitive capstone
awards that represent significant funding and recognition for the student and
the university and require specialized long-term planning and preparation. This
is a first step in initiating mentoring partnerships between students and
faculty beginning early in the student's college career in order to best prepare
for the most competitive awards. For the best chances of success, students
should begin planning and mentorship in their first or second year of college.
Other Physics Scholarships
LeRoy Apker
Award
Purpose: 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.
Two awards may be presented each year, one to a student from a Ph. D. granting institution and one to a student from a non-Ph. D. granting institution. The award to the recipient(s) consists of $5,000, an allowance for travel to the meeting of the Society at which the award is being presented, and a certificate citing the work and school of the recipient. Each of the finalists in this annual competition will receive an honorarium of $2,000 and a certificate as an Apker award Finalist. Certificates and awards will also be presented to the Physics Departments whose nominees become finalists and recipients. The awards to the nominating Physics Departments will be $5,000 for the recipients and $1,000 for the finalists. The purpose of the awards to the Physics Department is to support undergraduate research. The award is to be presented annually.
Barbara Lotze
Scholarship
The
AAPT Executive Board offers two scholarships for future high school physics
teachers. These scholarships, supported by an endowment funded by Barbara Lotze, are
available only to
SPS
Leadership Scholarships
Awarded annually to undergraduate students applying in at least
their junior year of study, in the amounts of one top scholarship of $5,000, and
a number of $2,000 scholarships. The awards are based on scholarship, potential,
and activity in SPS. Funded by the Sigma Pi Sigma Trust Fund and the American
Institute of Physics.
Minority Scholarships
APS Education
and Outreach COM - Corporate Minority Scholarships
Each year, the APS Committee on Minorities in Physics (COM) acts as
the selection committee for this scholarship which attracts many excellent
applicants. 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.
AWIS:
Association for Women in Science
The Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award is a new AWIS Educational Foundation
program for college sophomores and juniors studying physics, including space
physics and geophysics, or geoscience. The award in the amount of $1,000 will be
given annually to an exceptionally well-rounded student who excels in her
studies as well as outdoor activities, service, sports, music, or other
non-academic pursuits or who has overcome significant obstacles.
XEROX
In demonstration of our commitment to the academic success of
minority students and to the cultivation and recruitment of qualified minority
employees in technical fields, scholarships are available in the amount $1,000 -
$10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence and classification)
Gates
Millennium Scholars
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding
African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander
Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an
undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a graduate
education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science,
engineering, education, library science, or public health. The goal of GMS is to
promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of
outstanding students with significant financial need to reach their fullest
potential.
Graduate Scholarships
DOE
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Now entering its 15th year, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet
the nation’s workforce needs and helps to create a nationwide
interdisciplinary community. The fellowship provides support and guidance to
some of the nation’s best scientific graduate students, and these graduates
now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions. The
fellowship currently supports 63 students at 30 universities in 22 states.
Graduate Research
Program for Women
The Fellowship provides full tuition to any appropriate, accredited,
nonprofit United States institution of higher education offering advanced
degrees in science, mathematics or engineering. An annual stipend of $25,000
which can be used for living expenses, books, and travel to conferences.
Graduate
Fellowship Awards
The Hertz Foundation's Graduate Fellowship award, which is based on
merit (not need) consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a
personal-support stipend.
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