Scholarships & Awards

Spring 2022 Scholarship and Award Winners

First Year Physics Award - Tristan Samuelian

Physics Excellence Award in Memory of Spencer Twining - Henry Rohde and Andy Graf

Rudolph W. Prucha Memorial Scholarship for Education - Forrest Davis and Tim Blohowiak

Y. W. Fok Memorial Scholarship - Xavier Mleziva and Logan Mueller

Scholarship Opportunities

Here are some scholarships, grants, Physics awards, fellowships and other opportunities for Physics Majors. In addition, look at this  for more opportunities.

Scholarships for Women and Minorities

• APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women
• National Society of Black Physicists:
• APS Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
• APS Scholarship for Women Undergraduate Physics Majors
• Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Research Park Technology Scholarship: The scholarships will be awarded each year to two (2) college juniors in a technology field and will continue through their senior year, provided they meet program criteria. Each student will receive $5,000 a year ($2,500 each semester) totaling $10,000.
• WiscAMP Academic Enrichment Program (WiscAMP-AEP) 6 Week course and $3500 stipend.
• EduMed Scholarships for Women
• UW-Whitewater:Go to the following website and log in: scholarships.uww.edu Students can now apply online for approximately 100 different scholarships.
  
  • Christine McLean Metcalf Family Scholarship for Women in Science
  • Dr. Ernella S. Hunziker Scholarship for Women
  • John W. Ebbott Scholarship for Latino Students
  • Sahyun Scholarship for Physics Diversity

UW-Whitewater Scholarships

Scholarships and awards within UW-W Physics department

• First Year Physics Award
• Physics Excellence Scholarship
• R.W. Prucha Memorial Scholarship For High School Physics Teachers: This scholarship is awarded to students pursuing a career in Physics Education and teaching.
• Sahyun Scholarship for Physics Diversity

College of Letters & Sciences Science Scholarships of interest to Physics majors

Go to the following website and log in: scholarships.uww.edu Students can now apply online for approximately 100 different scholarships.

• A. A. Upham Science Scholarship
• William Beck Scholarship
• Caroll & Kay Flanagan Scholarship (Math majors)
• College of Letters & Sciences Alumni Scholarship
• Christine McLean Metcalf Family Scholarship for Women in Science
• Y. W. Fok Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships that may be of interest to Physics Education Emphasis:

Go to the following website and log in: scholarships.uww.edu. Students can now apply online for approximately 100 different scholarships.

• Alice & Floyd Quinney Scholarship
• Alice Jane Sokol Scholarship
• Andy & Anna Burish Scholarship
• Clem and Bernice Wisch Scholarship
• Cord O. Wells Scholarship
• Dr. Ernella S. Hunziker
• Irvin L. Young Scholarship
• James & Patricia Freer Family Scholarship
• Joseph Pease Scholarship
• Ken and Dorothy Otting Scholarship
• Laura Ferris Scholarship
• Raymond, Beulah & Marian James Scholarship
• The Greenhill Scholarship
• Warren & Virginia Theune Scholarship
• Helen Knosker Scholarship
• UW-W Alumni Association Scholarship

Other UW-Whitewater Scholarships

National Scholarships and Awards

• Barry Goldwater Scholarship (DUE JAN 31): Up to 300 Scholarships for $7500 annually. Available for rising juniors and seniors. Students must be nominated internally by the University. Contact: Prof Benjamin (Prof. Anderson, chemistry)
• SPS (Society of Physics Students) Scholarships (DUE starting FEB 1):
• AAPT Physics Teaching Scholarships and Grants
• SMART Scholarship-for-Service program (Dept of Defense, Free tuition, internship and job after school)

STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT

• UW-Whitewater Undergrad Research Program (Due around Dec 1, around April 29): Up to $500 for student research projects per semester. Projects are presented on Undergraduate Research Day on campus in April. Selected projects will be presented nationally at the National Council for Undergraduate Research.
• UW-Whitewater Undergrad Research Travel (Rolling deadline)
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (DUE MAR 15, OCT 15) 
• SPS Undergraduate Research Awards (DUE NOV 15): Up to $2000 for a research project to be carried out by SPS Chapter.

Fellowships Programs

• National Academies Fellowships Office
• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Pre-doctoral, Dissertation, and Post-doctoral fellowships.
• Jefferson Science Fellowships.
• Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
• DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Krell Institute $32,400 stipend, tuition, and fees.
• DOE National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Krell Institute $32,400 stipend, tuition, and fees.
• Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Additional Opportunities

Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program (NUPOC) 

The Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program (NUPOC) offers a scholarship (up to $4300 monthly), a $15,000 sign-on bonus for select positions, and a guaranteed job with the U.S. Navy in nuclear propulsion after graduation to students who are within 30 months of graduation. There are no drills or uniforms before graduation. Available positions are nuclear power school instructor, nuclear reactor prototype instructor, surface nuclear propulsion officer, and submarine officer. Any students having taken two semesters of calculus and two semesters of calculus-based physics and who are U.S. citizens are eligible.