AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers Grant

AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Association of Physics Teachers
Amount: Up to US $3,000
Last Updated: October 14, 2025

Summary

The AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarships support future high school physics teachers in the U.S. Eligible applicants are undergraduate students or high school seniors preparing for a career in physics education. Each scholarship offers a stipend of up to $3,000 and a complimentary AAPT Student Membership for one year. Preference is given to applicants from Allegheny College. This initiative aims to encourage promising individuals to excel in physics teaching.

Overview

The AAPT Board of Directors offers scholarships for future high school physics teachers. These scholarships, supported by an endowment funded by Barbara Lotze, are available only to U.S. citizens attending U.S. schools. Undergraduate students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in physics teacher preparation curricula and high school seniors entering such programs are eligible. Successful applicants receive a stipend of up to $3,000 and a complimentary AAPT Student Membership for one year. The scholarship may be granted to an individual for each of four years.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must declare their intent to prepare for, and engage in, a career in physics teaching at the high school level and must, at the time the scholarship funds are received by the student, be:An undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or a university; or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment.Pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools. Showing promise of success in their studies, andA citizen of the United States of America.