Grants for young researchers to attend APS meetings
The APS recognizes that bringing outstanding young researchers to the annual APS meetings can be a career-changing experience.
Since 2015, the APS and Forum on International Physics (FIP) established the Distinguished Student Program (DS) to provide outstanding non-US young researchers with financial support to participate in the APS Meetings. The Forum for Early Career Scientists (FECS) also recognizes this opportunity and the need for financial support for young researchers. For this reason, we are happy to announce that the FECS will co-sponsor the DS in 2023.
Conditions to apply for the grants
Applicants must be:
Non-US citizen
Young researchers (Postdoctoral researchers, PhD or master students) enrolled in the US or outside the US
Have submitted an abstract at the March or April Meeting 2023
Applicants must be both APS members and also be FIP and/or FECS members.
If you are not an APS member, visit the page See how to join the APS
After registering for APS membership, join FIP and/or FECS. You can join both FIP and FECS at the same time; membership is free for both.
PhD and Master’s students are eligible for one-year Free Trial Student APS Membership.
Postdocs are eligible for reduced APS Early Career Memberships (up to 5 years after PhD).
Grant Amount: For in-person meeting
The DS travel award will cover the following costs for traveling, lodging and registration fees for attending the APS March or April in person meetings 2023:
up to $2000 to assist young researchers enrolled in developing countries
up to $500 to assist young researchers enrolled outside the US (excluding developing countries)
up to $300 to assist young researchers enrolled in the US
The costs will be reimbursed to the awardees after participating in the meeting.
Grant Amount: For virtual meeting
The DS travel award will cover the costs of the registration fees for attending the APS March or April virtual meetings 2023.
Applications should include the following items:
CV
Motivation letter
One Reference Letter
Abstract submitted to the March or April APS Meeting 2023
The deadline is Dec 21, 2022
Only complete applications will be considered.
Students awarded by the DS Program in the last five years are not eligible.
If you have any questions, email the DS Program Chair, Maria Longobardi
maria.longobardi@unibas.ch
These travel awards will be reimbursed to the awardees after the meetings.