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APS DAP Student/Postdoc Travel Grants

American Physical Society

Funding Amount

Up to US $500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

The American Physical Society (APS) offers travel grants to support graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and postdocs attending meetings. Grants are up to $500 for members presenting in DAP-sponsored sessions, and $250 for those in co-sponsored sessions. Priority is given to graduate students nearing graduation and postdocs, ensuring funds support those who haven't previously received travel grants. This initiative promotes participation and contribution to the field of physics.

Background
The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.
The DAP will offer travel grants to support the attendance of graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and postdocs at this meeting. The amount of each grant will be up to $500 for travel-related expenses for those students who are members of the DAP and who are presenting talks or posters in DAP-sponsored sessions. DAP students/postdocs presenting talks or posters in co-sponsored sessions are eligible for grants up to $250.
If there are insufficient funds to support all applicants, preference will be given to graduate students approaching graduation who are presenting talks or posters in DAP-sponsored sessions and who have not received travel grant support from DAP to an APS meeting in the past. Postdocs will receive travel support only if funds remain after all eligible students have been funded, with priority given to postdocs who are presenting talks in DAP-sponsored sessions and who have not received travel grant support from DAP to an APS meeting in the past.

What American Physical Society actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
37
Total given
$1.75M
Median grant
$25K
Range
$6,000–$223K
  • By dollars: California 22%, Florida 13%, Maryland 12%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA; College Park, MD.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 70% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Wested · Los Angeles, CA

    Sub Awards

    $223K

  • University of Maryland · College Park, MD

    Programs - Sub Awards

    $203K

  • American Mathematical Society · Providence, RI

    Sub Awards

    $195K

  • Florida International University · Miami, FL

    Sub Awards

    $156K

  • Board of Regents - Univ of WI Madison · Milwaukee, WI

    Sub Awards

    $122K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research

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